Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 154.94 points or 0.63 percent down Thursday as IT and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) stocks slumped. Selling pressure was seen in IT, TECK, metal and oil and gas sectors. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which […]
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Kapil Sharma, who says his former colleague Sunil Grover has expressed interest to return to “Comedy Nights With Kapil”, will be more than happy to welcome his ‘Gutthi’ back. Sunil, the comic actor whose drag act as Kapil’s neighbour Gutthi on the show went quite a way in initially popularising the show, […]
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju said Thursday that he will discuss Air India’s revival with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to reporters after taking charge at the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, the headquarters of the civil aviation ministry here, Gajapati Raju said: “I will discuss Air India’s situation with the […]
London, May 29 (IANS) Searching for the elusive fountain of youth? Begin Tai Chi classes as the traditional Chinese martial art and sport exercises may have anti-aging benefits. Tai Chi has been found to be beneficial in raising the numbers of an important type of cell in young people who were tested to discover the benefits […]
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha’s son Kush, who has assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is set to turn a full-fledged director with an Indian televised version of Jeffrey Archer’s political bestseller “First Among Equals”. The rights to film the novel were bought by producer Sheetal Talwar at a reported Rs.1.5 crore. The series would be […]
Seoul, May 29 (IANS) Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea Jad Saeed El-Hassan was killed in a car accident Thursday, a media report said. El-Hassan’s car crashed into the back of another vehicle in central Seoul at around 12.08 p.m., Xinhua reported. The accident occurred while the diplomat was being taken to a hospital.
Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Deep-sea underwater search vehicle Bluefin-21 has completed its last mission to hunt for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said Thursday. Bluefin-21 searched the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic signals detected early April by the Towed Pinger Locator deployed from the Australian Defence […]
London, May 29 (IANS) Know why your kitten asks for more food as the mercury drops and chill settles in? They too, like humans, need comfort food in the winter. Cats eat more during the winter and owners should give their pet more food during this time, research has found. “Cats, like many humans are more […]
Panaji, May 29 (IANS) Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo severely criticised the Goa government Thursday over rising crimes against women in the state. The criticism comes a few days after the state BJP demanded his resignation following the disclosure of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s intention to quiz Wanchoo in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper scam. […]
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Police Thursday gunned down three red sander smugglers in the forests near Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, bordering Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred after a team of police and forest officials came under attack by smugglers in Silathoranam forests. Some police and forest personnel were injured in the attack. Three smugglers […]