US President Barack Obama has ordered the establishment of a temporary office to be known as Afghanistan and Pakistan Strategic Partnership Office (APSPO). The new office would help promote further security and stabilisation and transitioning to a normal US diplomatic presence in the two countries, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported Saturday. The office […]
The ubiquitous tulsi in your backyard may be a potent weapon against all kinds of cancer, so believes a team of researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist. Tulsi or basil has eugenol that helps fight cancer. Now the research team is genetically modifying tulsi in the lab to produce the anti-cancerous compound in abundance. “When […]
Junior HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, who died Friday night, had “injury marks” on her body and it is a “case of unnatural, sudden death”, a doctor who conducted the post-mortem said. “We can say that it is a case of unnatural sudden death. There were certain injury marks on the body but […]
African envoys will meet officials of the external affairs ministry later Saturday to allay their concerns in the wake of the alleged misbehaviour with some African nationals by supporters of a Delhi minister. The ambassadors of the African countries have been called to South Block in the evening for a meeting following concern expressed by […]
Sans a warm-up game, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hoped Saturday that five days of practice at the Nelson Park here had prepared the team well for the first ODI of the five-match series against New Zealand at the nearby McLean Park on Sunday. “I think preparations have been good. We were given very good […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday launched the pulse polio immunisation programme for 2014, administering pulse polio drops to six small children. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was also present at the function at Rashtrapti Bhavan, pointed out that in this round of the polio campaign, more than 17 crore children will be vaccinated, an […]
Goa Police have been directed by a trial court to file a First Information Report (FIR) against both the Congress and the BJP state units for illegally accepting Rs.5 crore each from a foreign-registered mining company, Vedanta. Vedanta Resources has a significant presence in the Goa mining sector. The order, passed Friday evening by Judicial […]
The army Saturday foiled another infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. Just six days ago, an infiltration bid was foiled in this sector. A defence spokesman said: “At 8.30 a.m. today, alert troops in the Krishna Ghati-Mendhar sector foiled an infiltration bid by three […]
Actress Juhi Chawla, known for playing bubbly, vivacious and lovable characters on screen, had her reservations about playing a villainous politician in her forthcoming film “Gulaab Gang”. But she is glad that she finally took up the role in the movie, which also stars her contemporary Madhuri Dixit. “When I read the script, it was […]
Yo Yo Honey Singh has proved his mettle with a string of chartbusters in the year 2013 and this year too seems to be equally exciting for the rapper. Honey will be seen sharing screen space with Indo-Canadian actress Sunny Leone in a special video from Sunny’s upcoming movie, Ragini MMS 2. The duo appeared […]