Los Angeles, March 28 (IANS) Actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident last November at the age of 40, said in an interview in 2013 that car racing was part of his DNA thanks to his grandfather. During an interview on the sets of his last complete film “Brick Mansions”, he was questioned about […]
Washington, March 28 (IANS) South Carolina’s Indian American Republican Governor Nikki Haley is getting ready for a November rematch with Democrat Vincent Sheheen banking on lower joblessness and a record of bringing jobs to the state Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, India, and Democratic state Senator Sheheen both signed up […]
Los Angeles, March 28 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp, who proposed to Amber Heard two months ago, may be in for a heartbreak as she reportedly felt pressurised to say yes. According to Star magazine, Heard felt pressurised to accept Depp’s proposal and marriage with him was never on the cards, said a statement. “She cares about […]
Beijing, March 28 (IANS) The bodies of six miners trapped after a rock burst at a coal mine in central China’s Henan province were found by rescuers Friday. The rock burst occurred at 11.18 a.m. Thursday, when 18 miners were working in a shaft of Qianqiu coal mine, owned by the Henan Yima Coal Industry Group. […]
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) High-ranking military officials from South Korea, Japan and the US will hold tripartite talks in Washington next month on defence coordination against the backdrop of nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. Col. Wi Wong-seop, vice spokesman at the South Korean defence ministry, told a routine press briefing that the sixth round […]
Agra, March 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will help to make Agra a heritage city if it wins the Lok Sabha battle here. Agra deserves a much better deal for its contribution to history and India’s secular ethos, its candidate Ravindra Singh told IANS. “Corruption-free governance is our top priority. But we also have […]
Washington, March 28 (IANS) In his first public appearance as the new Indian-American CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella made a break from the company’s long-standing Window-centric world view to unveil Office suite for rival Apple’s popular tablet iPad. “It’s a beautiful set of applications,” said Hyderabad-born Nadella, only the third CEO in the software giant’s 39-year […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 28 (IANS) Fans have already bought 2.56 million tickets for this year’s World Cup, according to football’s governing body FIFA. The demand for tickets has been highest among Brazilians, who have bought more than a million tickets for the June 12-July 13 tournament, reported Xinhua. Next are the US fans with 154,000, […]
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) One person was killed and three others injured Friday when unidentified gunmen wearing army uniforms fired at a private vehicle in Kathua district of the Jammu region. A senior police officer told IANS the unidentified gunmen stopped a Mahindra Balero vehicle at Dayala Chak in Kathua district on the Jammu-Pathankote national highway […]
Dubai, March 28 (IANS/WAM) As technology helps smart services become part of one’s life, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has launched what it called the world’s first store for smart government applications on Android and iOS platforms. The store features over 100 smart applications developed by the UAE’s local and federal agencies to provide services […]