Pakistani actress and model Sanam Saeed, who found popularity in India with her TV show “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”, is now going to play an Indian girl in Nasir Khan’s romantic thriller film “Bachaana”. “Bachaana” is a journey of a sweet and bubbly Indian girl Aalia, played by Sanam, who undergoes a series of unfortunate events […]
Auto and taxi drivers on Thursday took pledge to make Delhi roads safer for women. They took the pledge in this regard at ‘Gender Sensitization’ workshop held at the Institute of Driving and Traffic Research here. “Delhi is among the cities where rate of crime against women is high. Several untoward incidents also happened with […]
Banking could play second fiddle to Information Technology (IT) in the near future and the RBI is thinking about starting an IT subsidiary, which will help the apex banking regulator to develop policy as well as capabilities in the sector, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday. Rajan, who was addressing a press conference after […]
The age-old home remedy for jaundice – nimbu paani or lemon juice – has now got a 21st century spin, thanks to Indian scientists. They have literally squeezed lemons to nano-dimensions to create a nanodrug for speedy and accurate therapy of the disease. Widening the scope of nanomedicines in India, scientists in West Bengal have […]
The annual rate of wholesale price inflation (WPI) decelerated further to its lowest in six months at (-)2.65 percent for April from (-)2.33 percent for the month before, providing more room for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease its monetary policy stance. The annual rate of inflation based on WPI was 5.5 percent […]
An Indian-origin family of four has been found dead in Britain. Police suspect the father killed his wife and twin daughters before committing suicide, according to media reports. Pullarkattil Rethishkumar, 44, was found hangied in a forest near Woodford in northeast London on Wednesday morning, while his wife Shighi, 37, and daughters Niya and Neha, […]
A 14-year-old Indian-American won this year’s National Geographic Bee, the contest about the geograophy IQ, in which the runner-up and the second runner-up are also of Indian origin. Karan Menon, an eighth-grader from New Jersey, fought off competition from 10 finalists, to win the annual contest, joining a long list of Indian-American winners. The win […]
The Indian embassy in Kabul has strongly condemned the Taliban attack on the Park Palace Hotel in which four Indians were among the 14 people killed. In a statement, the embassy on Thursday said it was grateful for the condolence messages from the Afghan leadership and also appreciated the Afghan security forces for their “valiant […]
The overseas small screen is calling for Bollywood talent. From Priyanka Chopra, Nimrat Kaur and Tina Desai to veterans like Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi – Indian actors are landing plum roles in international TV shows. And they’re truly loving it. After creating waves globally with her singing talent, former Miss World and B-Town’s ‘desi […]
A 12-year-old Iraqi boy, who underwent a rare ‘Half Matched Stem Cell Transplant’ at the Artemis Hospital is recovering well, a senior consultant said here on Wednesday. According to hospital authorities, the case is considered to be the first successful half matched bone marrow transplant for Fanconi Anaemia in India. Zaid Ali Khadim was admitted […]