In what could be considered the resurrection of an erstwhile ‘Janata Parivar’ icon, schools in Uttar Pradesh have been directed to declare Friday a holiday on account of the birth anniversary of late prime minister Chandra Shekhar. A note from a principal of a school in Noida to parents on Thursday evening said that the […]
Angry and shocked over the alleged snooping on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ family by successive Congress governments, concerned citizens here termed it a “national shame” and demanded to know the truth that is purportedly buried in secret government files. United in rage, a large section of eminent personalities and commoners alike have called for the […]
Having basked in envious glory for the past few decades, the Gandhi bastions of Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh seem to have fallen on bad times after the ascendancy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the centre. With the union government red-flagging an ambitious mega food park project of Congress vice […]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio is recovering at a hospital here following a “medical procedure” after suffering “constant headaches”. The 34-year-old supermodel underwent the procedure on Tuesday and is currently being monitored at UCLA Hospital in Westwood here, reports dailymail.co.uk. A friend of Ambrosio said she had been suffering what […]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) “Avengers: Age of Ultron” star Scarlett Johansson says she is “very lucky” to be able to juggle work and parenthood. The 30-year-old who welcomed her daughter Rose — her first child with husband Romain Dauriac — seven months ago, says her personal responsibilities mean she now has more to think […]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Actress Rumer Willis, who is the daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, admits there have been pros and cons to growing up with famous parents. The 26-year-old star and her sisters Scout, 23, and Tallulah, 21, spent a lot of their childhood travelling around movie sets with their […]
Paris, April 16 (IANS) A book written by the late editor of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier, who was killed in a terror attack in January, is set to be published, media reported on Thursday. Charbonnier, also known as Charb, was killed during an attack at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris on […]
New York, April 16 (IANS) Next time when your kid asks you to “pull his finger,” also tell him the secret behind the distinctive popping sounds that are heard while cracking knuckles. Settling a a decades-long debate about what happens when you crack your knuckles, an international team of researchers led by the University of […]
President Pranab Mukherjee called on the youth of the country to lead India to the high table of the international community, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Addressing the first batch of NIT scholars’ “In-Residence” programme, the president said he was impressed by their willingness to take on challenges with courage and find solutions. “If the […]
Mukesh Singh, one of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape, on Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to an order a CBI inquiry and prosecution of the maker of the controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter”. Advocate M.L. Sharma, appearing for convict Mukesh, alleged that the film is “outcome of fraud and conspiracy” […]