BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday said NRIs should not be “weighed in dollars and pounds” and their experience should be used to give new direction to the nation. “When we talk about NRIs, we think that they will bring dollars and pounds. Our Indian brothers and sisters should not be weighed in dollars […]
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan has already uprooted more than 200,000 people from their homes, a UN spokesperson confirmed here Wednesday. “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that an estimated 201,000 people have been internally displaced by the current crisis in South Sudan since Dec 15,” reported Xinhua citing Farhan […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to France and Kuwait from Jan 11 to 15 ahead of a key peace conference on Syrian crisis, the State Department said Wednesday. In Paris, the top US envoy will attend a ministerial meeting of the London 11, a group of countries backing the Syrian opposition, to […]
Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed Thursday after fresh snowfall in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors of the over 300-kilometre long road in Jammu and Kashmir. “Fresh snowfall has occurred during the night in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors of Srinagar-Jammu national highway. “Keeping passengers safety and road conditions in view, the highway has been closed today (Thursday) […]
Actress Emma Watson, who broke up with her ex boyfriend William Adamowicz last summer, has now reportedly grown close to Oxford University rugby player Matthew Janney. The two are said to be “into each other” and recently enjoyed a vacation together as well, reports contactmusic.com. “It’s early days but they’re very much into each other. […]
Actress Kristen Stewart has been signed on as the face of French fashion house Balenciaga’s new perfume, Rosabotanica. She has posed topless in a latest campaign for the brand. The 23-year-old is topless in the black-and-white campaign shots which show her holding a perfume bottle up as she gazes into the camera, reports mirror.co.uk. The […]
Actor Sanjay Dutt’s wife Manyata has been hospitalised at Global Hospital here, said her cardiologist Ajay Chaugule. Chaugule told IANS: “Yes, Manyata was hospitalised yesterday (Tuesday) morning. We are currently investigating (her case) and looking at her medical reports.” In December last year, Chaugule had confirmed that Manyata has a tumour in her liver and […]
Actor Jimmy Sheirgill, who plays a mall security head in “Darr@The Mall”, says shooting for it took a toll on the team’s health, but he is sure that the movie will make its mark as a “one of the best horror films made in Bollywood”. “This was one of the toughest films to shoot for […]
Bollywood star Aamir Khan, the great grand nephew of Muslim scholar and nationalist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Wednesday said it is his dream to make a film on the life of the great leader. “I hope that some day I can use my capabilities, and through the art form that I practise, to make a […]
In a ground-breaking discovery, researchers have crossed one of the largest barriers to produce cost-effective biofuels. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple and effective technique for removing lignin – nature’s way of protecting plant cell walls – from the plant material used to make biofuels. This discovery may bring down the […]