Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had a narrow escape Sunday when his chopper was hit by a bird, officials said. Yadav was accompanied by his wife Dimple Yadav, the MP from Kannauj, and Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav. He was returning from Saifai after attending the funeral of his […]
Sharjah, April 28 (IANS) Riding on a fine show by opening batsmen Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum, Chennai Super Kings registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here Sunday. Smith struck 66 and McCullum 40 as Super Kings romped home safely with three […]
Baghdad, April 28 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 26 others wounded in separate attacks across the Iraqi province of Anbar Sunday, police said. An explosive-laden car was blown up by a suicide bomber outside a base of police commando force in the provincial capital city of Ramadi, some 110 km west of Baghdad, […]
Kiev, April 28 (IANS) Hundreds of pro-Russian protesters stormed and occupied a regional television station building in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk Sunday afternoon, the media reported. The protesters broke the building’s gate and entered the regional television facility as about 30 policemen stood idle nearby and did not intervene, Xinhua reported citing Interfax-Ukraine news agency. […]
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Hollywood actor Billy Bob Thornton, who stars in the TV series “Fargo”, enjoys a cordial relationship with his ex-wife and actress Angelina Jolie. Thornton-Jolie’s tumultuous marriage, which was latter’s fifth, lasted only three years. Huffingtonpost.com reports that the actor talked about his ex-wife in an interview with YourTango.com. When asked are […]
Tripoli, April 28 (IANS) A Libyan court Sunday reopened the trial of dozens of senior figures from Muammar Gaddafi’s government, with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the slain leader’s son, appearing in court via a video-link. The defendants are facing charges of systematic rape, advocating violence and undermining national unity during the war that toppled the former government, […]
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Singer Fergie has confirmed that she and her husband Josh Duhamel would like to have another child, but not in the near future. Fergie and Duhamel are parents to a son, seven-month-old Axl. The 39-year-old entertainer recently spoke with Us Weekly about wanting to have another child, reports huffingtonpost.com. “We definitely […]
Jerusalem, April 28 (IANS) The Coordinator of the Israeli Government’s Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced Sunday that it is halting the legalisation of 19 Palestinian outposts in the West Bank due to sanctions enacted on the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Israeli government had earlier been committed to authorise those outposts in accordance with the resolution […]
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Ever since actress-singer Selena Gomez unfollowed everyone on her Instagram account, and, fans began to speculate that something is up with the pop star. Her Instagram purge started last week. According to eonline.come, a source said the singer has had an epiphany of sorts after attending the Coachella Valley Music Festival […]
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Singer Rihanna gave basketball fans way more than they were expecting when she attended a match in a see-through white tank top. The singer gave brasserie a miss while attending a playoff match-up between the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets in New York City Friday, sitting courtside in a see-through white […]