Washington, March 6 (IANS) The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said here Wednesday that the US plans to expand military cooperation with Poland and Baltic states to show “support” for its allies amid crisis in Ukraine. “This morning the Defence Department is pursuing measures to support our allies,” including expanded aviation training in Poland and increasing […]
Jerusalem, March 6 (IANS) The Israeli special forces Wednesday intercepted an Iranian ship in the Red Sea that ferried missiles for militants in the Gaza Strip, capping an intelligence operation that lasted months. Naval commandos raided the vessel on the maritime border between Sudan and Eritrea, approximately 1,500 km from the Israeli coast, while it was […]
Athens, March 6 (IANS) The outbreak of the flu in Greece has reached alarming levels with fatalities rising to 79 this winter, according to the latest data released Wednesday. In the last 24 hours five patients who had been diagnosed with the H1N1 flu strain, died from complications, Xinhua quoted health authorities as saying. According to […]
Dubai, March 6 (IANS) Dubai, March 6 (IANS) The UAE foreign ministry said Wednesday that it has exempted citizens of another 13 European Union (EU) member states from requiring a pre-entry visa to visit the country, Xinhua reported. The 13 countries that come under the new exemption include Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, […]
By: Isha Sahni Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, in recent days has made it evidently clear that he was not going to be the Congress-led UPA government’s or any other government’s supporting system or their ‘yes man’. To those who have met him, he has said, his role in Rashtrapati Bhavan is strictly within the ambit of […]
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Actor John Travolta, who recently mispronounced actress-singer Idina Menzel’s name at the 86th Academy Awards held here recently, has apologised for the same. Travolta said that he has been “beating” himself over mispronouncing Menzel’s name while introducing her before she performed Oscar winning song “Let it go” from “Frozen”. He has […]
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani says Christmas is the perfect time to release “Peekay” as most Aamir Khan-starrers released around the festival have performed well at the box office. Earlier, the film was slated to release June 6 this year. However, now it will hit the screens this Christmas Dec 25. “There was no […]
Salman Khan will be seen doing an item song in brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri’s upcoming film, ‘O Teri’. It is learnt that the song will be shot today in Bandra’s Mehboob Studio and it will be choreographed by Rajeev Surti who is an expert in hip-hop choreography. The lively track will also feature female b-boying dancers. […]
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Del Harris feels a well-defined, proficient youth programme can see India potentially catching up with China as a truly professional basketball nation. India’s men’s team is ranked 58th and China’s 12th in the FIBA world rankings. Among women India are 39th and China 8th. The yawning […]