Mumbai, Chhaya — the younger of the two daughters adopted by Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon — is set to tie the knot in Goa on January 25. The actress will walk her down the aisle. “Off to Goa for my younger one’s wedding… going to be a hulla gulla (noisy) week,” Raveena posted on Twitter […]
Mumbai, Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and his wife of 15 years, Adhuna Akhtar on Thursday announced their decision to separate “mutually and amicably”. “This is to announce that we, Adhuna and Farhan, have mutually and amicably decided to separate. Our children remain our priority and it is immensely important to us, as responsible parents, that they […]
Canberra, India suffered an astonishing batting collapse to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as Australia bounced back from a difficult situation to win the fourth One Day International (ODI) by 25 runs at the Manuka Oval here on Wednesday. Set a formidable target of 349 runs, India folded up for 323 despite centuries […]
Peshawar, Ayat Ibrahim was entering the South Block of the Bacha Khan University on Wednesday morning when she heard the first of the gunshots and huge blasts. Initially, the student, in her late 20s, had no idea that the university, named after the iconic Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, was under terrorist attack. It took only […]
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh),India on Wednesday placed its fifth navigation satellite in the earth’s lower orbit after a textbook-launch from the rocket port here. With this launch, India moves closer to joining a select group of nations having their own satellite-based navigation systems to provide accurate position information services to users across the country and the […]
Peshawar, At least 21 people including students were killed and dozens injured when four terrorists stormed the Bacha Khan University near here and opened indiscriminate fire in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is at war with the Pakistani state, claimed responsibility for the horrific attack at Charsadda that only […]
Hyderabad/New Delhi,As protests continued for the fourth day at University of Hyderabad over a Dalit research scholar’s suicide, the central government said on Wednesday that this was not a “Dalit versus non-Dalit issue”. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said there was a “malicious attempt to project it as a caste battle”. Another central minister, […]
NSW remains well ahead of the other states when it comes to economic performance, according to today’s ANZ Stateometer. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has welcomed the positive report, which uses key monthly data to assess and compare state and territory economic progress. “Throughout 2015, the NSW economy surpassed the rest of the nation on a […]
Victims of crime whose wifi-enabled smart phone, tablet or notebook computer is stolen will soon have a better chance of getting it back, thanks to changes to the Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Regulation. Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello said the changes will include forcing pawn shop staff to record media access control […]
New Delhi, The team of the forthcoming film “Airlift” — which delves into the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Iraq-Kuwait war — paid a promotional visit to the office of airline company Air India, which played a crucial role in evacuating a record-breaking number of people during the war. Actor Akshay Kumar […]