Aizawl, April 26 (IANS) A 100-seat medical college will come up soon in the northeastern state of Mizoram, an official said here Saturday. “Mizoram government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the union health ministry recently to set up the first ever medical college in the state,” a Mizoram health department official told reporters. […]
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) Director Vijay Saturday put an end to rumours about his relationship with actress Amala Paul by announcing that they plan to get married soon. “I herewith take this opportunity to announce my conversion of status from single to couple. The search for my life partner ends here as I have found […]
Film: “Tarzan”; Voices of: Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Trevor St. John, Les Bubb, Mark Deklin, Jaime Ray Newman and Anton Zetterholm; Director: Reinhard Klooss; Rating: ** Who isn’t familiar with Tarzan, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs? The plot is inconsequential as it is the jungle boy’s experience of living with the apes that is the […]
London, April 26 (IANS) This may sound strange but many couples agree not to have children after only one discussion, and sometimes none at all! According to researchers from Middlesex University, 40 percent of the childless women they surveyed had either not talked about having children, or had only discussed this once early in their […]
Gimcheon (South Korea), April 26 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu settled for the bronze medal as she lost her women’s singles semi-final to Chinese top seed Shixian Wang at the Badminton Asia Championships here Saturday. After securing the bronze by qualifying for the last four Friday, the 18-year-old Indian went down to her World No.2 arch rival […]
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) The first teaser of Tamil-English biopic “Ramanujan”, about mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, was unveiled Saturday on his death anniversary. The makers feel it made sense to release the teaser on the day. “We live in a virtual world today and the internet is all-pervasive. Releasing the first look teaser online on this […]
New York, April 26 (IANS) You may have several reasons not to muster courage for wedding yet. Now add another one in your list: depression. Marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression, according to a recent study. People who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savour positive experiences, a hallmark of […]
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Declaring that she was “bullish” on India-US ties, a senior US official says the two countries will play a key role in advancing prosperity and stability in Asia. Asia, “a region with tremendous promise and potential” faces many challenges ranging from economic development to defeating terrorism and counter violent extremism, Nisha […]
Sao Paulo, April 26 (IANS) Olympic champion Cesar Cielo overcame a slow start to set the world’s fastest 50m butterfly time. Competing in the Maria Lenk trophy Friday, the 27-year-old Brazilian clocked 23.01 seconds in the final to eclipse the previous best 2014 time of 23.07 seconds set by South African Roland Schoeman, reported Xinhua. […]
Tampa Bay (Florida), April 26 (IANS) Actor Govinda, who is known for his comic timing unveiled the first look of his home production film “Abhinay Chakra” at International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards here Friday. He plays a policeman in the film. “I am extremely excited to unveil the first look of my […]