Kiev, April 21 (IANS) Russia should be responsible for a fatal shootout between unidentified gunmen and pro-Moscow activists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk, authorities said Sunday. “Armed lawbreakers and saboteurs who are terrorising the local population around Slavyansk … have turned to cynical provocation,” Xinhua quoted the Ukrainian Security Service as saying in […]
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Thirteen people were confirmed dead in a coal mine gas explosion in China’s Yunnan province early Monday, authorities said. A total of 56 people were working in the pit, of whom 42 escaped without injuries and 14 were trapped. As of 8 a.m., rescuers had retrieved 13 dead bodies and were […]
Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton chose to slip into revealing outfit for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival here. Hilton was spotted in a leather bra and pant set April 18 and she danced the night away, reports mirror.co.uk. She tried to cover up slightly by wearing curtain-like outer garment. Hilton teamed […]
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will campaign for party candidates Monday in his most extensive single-day programme by addressing rallies in Hardoi, Etah, Hathras, Firozabad and Mathura. BJP leaders said among others, Modi will be campaigning for Bollywood actress and party candidate from Mathura Hema Malini. Modi will […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 21 (IANS) Midfielder Nilton has played down a possible move to Europe this summer. Reports have linked the Brazilian with a transfer to Liverpool and Internazionale, but the 26-year-old insists his focus is on helping Cruzeiro defend their Brazilian Serie A title, reported Xinhua. “This has been going on since last […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) It was a pleasant Monday morning in Delhi as the minimum temperature settled five notches below average at 18.6 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear day. “The sky will remain clear with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius,” said an India Meteorological Department […]
Book: “Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra”; Author: Rakita Nanda; Publisher: Rupa & Co; Pages: 248; Price: Rs.499. He never needed any special costumes or makeup. Just his trademark lascivious sneer and a voice that could switch from silken menace to wheedling entreaty was all it needed to establish him as villain in the viewer’s […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a growing number of books written by young Indian authors now made into successful movies and the increasing number of publishing houses eager to offer a break to budding writers, young authors in India can now live their dreams, said Nikhil Chandwani, the first Indian to win the UK […]
New York, April 21 (IANS) To understand why different individuals have different pain tolerance levels, scientists have discovered four genes that play a vital role in deciding this. “The study is quite significant because it provides an objective way to understand pain and why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others,” said […]
London, April 21 (IANS) What if moon emits enough light to make the night sky brighter so that you do not need to switch on power to illuminate roads and streets? A Swedish cosmetics firm Foreo has a definite plan: to brighten the surface of the moon to achieve super night brightness! The idea is […]