London, May 6 (IANS) Even an uncomfortable skin allergy has a good side to it. If we believe researchers, eczema caused by defects in the skin could reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. According to a study, the immune response triggered by eczema could help prevent tumour formation by shedding potentially cancerous cells from […]
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Amole Gupte says he is dedicating his forthcoming film “Hawaa Hawaai” to his father Sudhakar Laxman Gupte, who passed away earlier this month. “My father was able to see the film before he was gone. That means the world to me. The film is dedicated to him. My life is dedicated […]
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Actress Kajol, who has been named ‘Mighty Mother’ ahead of Mother’s Day, says she is careful about the content that her children watch on the small screen as these are “learning years” for them. Green Gold Animation, the makers of children’s shows “Chhota Bheem” and “Mighty Raju” have decided to […]
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) Lalit Modi is back on the Indian cricket scene as elected president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) after the Supreme Court (SC) appointed observers announced the poll results here Tuesday. The Supreme Court last week asked its observers, former apex court judges Justice N.M. Kasliwal and Justice S.P.Pathak to release […]
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman admits he felt like an old man on the set of “X-Men: Days of Future Past” because his younger fellow actors like Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence, who are in their 20s. The 45-year-old stars alongside 24-year-old Hoult in the latest instalment of the Marvel comic book […]
Algiers, May 6 (IANS) Algerian troops Monday killed nine militants in the southernmost province of Tamenrasset, near border with Mali, the media reported. The operation took place in a locality of Tinzaouatine, Xinhua reported citing Alhadath news website. As many as eight weapons were seized, including Kalashnikov guns and two RPG7 rockets. More Algerian troops […]
Caracas, May 6 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Panamanian president-elect Juan Carlos Varela have pledged to waste no time in normalising relations and relaunching diplomatic, economic and trade ties cut off two months ago, Venezuela’s foreign ministry said Monday. Maduro spoke with Varela late Sunday, just hours after the Panamanian presidential challenger was declared […]
Bratislava, May 6 (IANS) The European Commission in its spring prognosis predicts that Slovakia’s economic growth will accelerate both this year and the next after the slowdown seen last year, the media reported Monday. According to the commission, Slovakia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) should grow by 2.2 percent this year and by 3.1 percent in […]
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Supermodel Tyra Banks, who was insecure as a teenager, wants to encourage women to love themselves for who they are. Banks started her own charity, the TZONE Foundation, to empower young women to discover their own strength and realise their ambitions, as she hated being teased for being too thin […]
Berlin, May 6 (IANS) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has presented a five-point plan to solve the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, a German daily reported Monday. In an article for the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Steinmeier called on Ukraine, Russia, the US and the European Union (EU) to meet again in Geneva and send on […]