New Delhi, After directing entertainers like “Main Hoon Na”, “Om Shanti Om” and “Happy New Year”, which were high on glamour and stars, choreographer-director Farah Khan is now planning to make a movie on “girl power“. She says it will be more “real” than her past films. “I’m writing a script which is about two […]
Washington, After the Paris terrorist attacks, governors of at least 24 US states, all but one of them Republican, including Louisiana’s Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, have announced they will not accept Syrian refugees. The announcements came after authorities revealed that at least one of the suspects believed to be involved in the Paris attacks that […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Chhath puja. “On the occasion of Chhath — Sun worship, I extend my greetings to everyone. I wish goddess Chhath brings happiness and prosperity in everyone’s life,” said Modi in a tweet.
New York, Three to five cups of coffee a day may lower the risk of dying prematurely from some illnesses than those who do not drink or drink less coffee, new research suggests. The researchers from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that drinkers of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee saw benefits, […]
Islamabad, The Islamic State (IS) is very much present in Pakistan, said a leading daily, contradicting official claims that the group has no presence in the country. An editorial in The Nation said that in the wake of the horrific Paris terror attacks, the world has been forced to confront the IS question: how dangerous […]
Hyderabad, A five-year-old girl child died after being stuck in a lift in a private school here on Tuesday, police said. Rehana Fatima, a student of first standard, was going to her class room on the third floor when she got stuck between the lift doors and died. The incident occurred at Star Kids […]
Patna, Bihar is witnessing the return of its natives in droves. A million migrants are back at their villages and towns over the past week or so to celebrate Chhath festival, the biggest community celebration, along with their families and relatives. According to a conservative estimate, over one million Bihar migrants working across the country […]
Hyderabad, Heavy rains continue to lash three districts of Andhra Pradesh, killing at least five people and damaging crops over thousands of acres. Chittoor, Nellore and Kadapa districts bordering Tamil Nadu received heavy rains for a second day on Tuesday, inundating dozens of villages and disrupting road and rail transport. The rains, under the impact […]
Laws introducing tougher penalties to target the illegal firearm trade have passed NSW Parliament tonight. Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Justice Troy Grant said the Firearms and Weapons Prohibition Legislation Amendment Act 2015 will deliver on a commitment by the NSW Government to crack down on those who endanger the community. “These laws […]
Chennai, The continuing low pressure over the Bay of Bengal led to steady rain throughout Sunday night here, affecting normal life without offering any respite to the general public. In many areas, people remained awake past midnight to keep a check in case the rain water entered their houses. “My neighbours had to keep a […]