Deepika Padukone won Filmfare trophy for ‘Best Actress’ and same night Ritesh Sidhwani surprised her by throwing an unarranged party. The actress was very happy to see Priyanka Chopra (her new pal in Bollywood), Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar joining in the party. But, as it was around midnight, restaurants around Ritesh’s house […]
Actor Pulkit Samrat who will be next seen in ‘O Teri’ says that Salman Khan has got the “Midas touch” and is proving to be a great mentor for him. Pulkit said, “His (Salman’s) backing will definitely help me. Salman has got midas touch, if he is touching us (our work as actors) we must […]
On his first visit to Myanmar, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Sunday announced that the WB Group plans to invest $2 billion in a multi-year development programme for the country, Xinhua reported. The plan will include projects that dramatically improve access to energy and health care for poor people and support other key government […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain status quo on key rates when it reviews its monetary policy Tuesday as inflation remain sticky. Exerts and market analysts say the central bank would like to see more clarity on inflation trend before tinkering with the policy rates. “We are expecting no change in […]
Over 600 delegates and 300 exhibitors from 30 countries will take part in a four-day mega mining conference to be held here from Feb 13. The fifth International Mining, Exploration, Mineral Processing Technology, Metals and Machinery Exhibition at the Salt Lake Stadium would end Feb 16, a release from the organisers, Metallurgical Institute of India […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets plunged 337.63 points or 1.60 percent in the pre-noon trade Monday. All the sectors were trading in the red. Substantial selling pressure was seen in the banking index (bankex), capital goods, metal, auto and oil and gas sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock […]
With an image showing the motorcycle display, similar to the ones performed at the Republic Day Parade, Google doodle Sunday celebrates India’s 65th Republic Day. On Jan 26, 1950, the Indian Constitution came into force and the country celebrated its first Republic Day then. The Google doodle, in the colours of the Indian flag – […]
In a first, national broadcaster Doordarshan Sunday broadcast on internet High Definition live streaming of the Republic Day Parade in the capital, fetching over 13,000 views. The crystal clear picture quality of the parade arrived on computers, laptops and mobile phones, barely a few seconds behind the actual proceedings. It was a welcome development for […]
With social networking sites catering to people of all age groups, youngsters and students need a space of their own in the cyber world. Now thanks to ‘Campus Plugin’, young adults can connect with people of their own age group across the country. Pegged as the “first site that is focussed just on the youth […]
Scientists have discovered the use of a simple single-celled amoeba to understand the function of human proteins in causing Alzheimer’s disease. A single-cell amoeba can equip scientists with a much better understanding of how human proteins cause Alzheimer’s disease, that too without the need for animal testing. Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and […]