Zoya Akhtar seems to be quite possessive about her next project ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’. Everything about her next directional venture is kept under wraps. It was reported that Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra will be seen playing siblings in the film and Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar will be their love interest in the film. […]
Farah Khan says she doesn’t need an alarm clock to get up in the morning. The choreographer turned filmmaker has three children Anya Diva, and son Czar and her son is an alarm clock for her. On Sunday, Farah tweeted, “You don’t need a morning alarm when you have a six-year-old boy who’s got a […]
Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted a part of Japan Sunday evening, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami, however, was predicted. The temblor struck 110km NNW of Nago, a city located in the northern part of Okinawa Island, at 8.11 GMT Sunday, Xinhua reported. The quake’s epicentre, having […]
Tehran, March 3 (IANS) Lifting all sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme will help Tehran and world powers reach a final agreement regarding the issue, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday. In the nuclear talks, “what is important is boosting the Iranians’ confidence and respecting their rights” by the P5+1 group, namely Britain, […]
Kiev, March 3 (IANS) Ukraine’s acting Defence Minister Igor Tenyukh Sunday dismissed Navy Commander Denis Berezovsky, who reportedly swore allegiance to pro-Russian Crimean authorities earlier in the day. “The vacancy has been fulfilled by Rear Admiral Sergey Hayduk,” Xinhua quoted the Ukrainian defence ministry as saying in a statement. Information from Ukraine’s Security Council said that […]
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Expressing deep concern, China Sunday urged all sides involved in the Ukraine situation to comply with international law and seek a political solution to their disputes through dialogue and negotiations. “China is deeply concerned with the current Ukraine situation,” Xinhua quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Gang as saying while responding to a […]
Brussels, March 3 (IANS) EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Sunday condemned the Kunming terrorist attacks and sent condolences to the victims’ families. “The High Representative is appalled by the reports she has received of the significant loss of life and the many casualties caused by a mass knife attack that took place at Kunming train […]
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China investigated and punished 829 judges and other court staff for corruption in 2013, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Sunday. The latest statistics show 42.3 per cent rise. Among the 829 court officials, 157 were transferred to judicial organs for prosecution, 294 punished for violation of Party disciplines, and 531 punished […]
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China investigated and punished 829 judges and other court staff for corruption in 2013, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Sunday. The latest statistics show 42.3 per cent rise. Among the 829 court officials, 157 were transferred to judicial organs for prosecution, 294 punished for violation of Party disciplines, and 531 punished […]
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) At least 16 Taliban militants were killed in two military operations carried out by Afghan security forces, officials said Sunday. Nine militants were killed and five wounded when Afghan army commandos launched an operation in Dar-e-Sangara area of Laghman province early Sunday, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying. Four militants were also […]