Bollywood actress molested, robbed in Delhi

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A Bollywood actress was thrashed, molested and robbed by two people while she was heading home in Delhi, police said Saturday. The victim was looking for an auto-rickshaw in the Vishwas Nagar area of east Delhi Friday night to reach her home in Anand Vihar. She told police two people, […]

Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab

Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets for their first win of the season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 169 with five balls to spare after skipper Rohit Sharma top scored with 39 and Corey […]

Klose signs extension with Lazio

Rome, May 3 (IANS) German striker Miroslav Klose has confirmed that he has agreed to extend his stay with Italian football club Lazio for another year. The 35-year-old forward, who has been linked with a move back to Germany or a switch to the MLS, revealed Friday that he had re-signed with Lazio for extension, reports […]

Sai Kabir ponders on world of ‘Revolver Rani’

  Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Following the release and reactions to his directorial venture “Revolver Rani”, Sai Kabir has much to ponder over about the movie’s characters, plot, twists and turns, as also the “mistake” he made in the story’s narration. Kangana Ranaut plays a female goon in the movie, while Vir Das plays her toy-boy. […]

Indian-American Manish Shah confirmed as federal judge in Illinois by US Senate

PTI WASHINGTON: The US Senate has confirmed the Indian-American Manish as a federal judge in Illinois, becoming the first South Asian federal judge in the 5th most populous state of America. Shah, 40, was confirmed by the Senate by 95-0 votes. “His experience as a prosecutor and in various leadership positions at Chicago’s US Attorney’s […]

One of Jesus’s earliest images discovered in Egypt

LONDON: One of the earliest images of Jesus Christ has been discovered from the most unlikely place — buried deep in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Egyptians were not Christians but a team of Catalan archaeologists have found five or six coats of paint on the tomb’s walls, the last of which was from the Coptic […]

Ahmed Patel ‘Good Friends’ with Modi?

Isha Sahni NEW DELHI: Political secretary of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel has strongly denied the claims made by BJP’s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi in an interview conducted by Doordarshan. “I will quit public life, if Modi can prove I went to his house since he became the chief minister of Gujarat,” […]

BJP condemns Pakistan army chief’s Kashmir remarks

New Delhi, May 1  The BJP Thursday condemned Pakistan Army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif’s comment that Kashmir was Islamabad’s “jugular vein”, and said Pakistan occupied Kashmir was an integral part of India. “BJP condemns statement made by army Pakistan army chief…PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) is an integral part of India,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson […]

‘Fossil’ galaxy from early universe discovered

Washington, May 2  In what could provide a new window into how the first galaxies were formed, astronomers have discovered a first-ever ‘fossil’ galaxy left over from the early universe. The faintest known galaxy has been named Segue 1. “Segue 1 is the least chemically evolved galaxy known. After the initial few supernova explosions, it […]