Los Angeles, Dec 14 (IANS) Hackers have released a seventh cache of files leaked from Sony Pictures Entertainment and have promised to share more on Christmas. Someone claiming to be a member of the hacking group Guardians of Peace sent an email to journalists that listed two web addresses where new Sony information could be […]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) A Delhi Police assistant-sub inspector and a constable were killed while a head constable was left critically injured when a call centre van, asked to halt at a police barricade, ploughed into them, the police said Sunday. The incident occurred shortly past Saturday midnight (12.45 a.m) in south Delhi’s Kalindi […]
Brisbane, Dec 14 (IANS) After a close encounter at the Adelaide Oval in which the Australian team managed a 48-run win over India, the visitors will now be greeted with a green top at the Gabba here in the second Test starting Dec 17. “It’s a well grassed wicket,” curator Kevin Mitchell was quoted as […]
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Singer Mel B was saved by her chauffeur, who rushed her to hospital after she collapsed on her way to “The X Factor” rehearsals here. The reality show’s judge, who is currently in a specialist high dependency hospital, is said to be having tests for a virus and stomach ulcer and […]
Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar should stop playing a ‘shadow’ chief minister of Goa and fully focus on his new role as the minister of a sensitive central portfolio, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Sunday. Parrikar’s constant presence in Goa despite his elevation as defence minister indicated that the former chief […]
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress of trying to disrupt the CBI probe into the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam, the Congress Sunday said it will move the Supreme Court seeking its intervention. Congress leader Abdul Mannan, who played a key role in filing a petition on which the SC eventually directed […]
okyo Dec 14 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its partner Komeito Party were confirmed to have secured 246 seats in the 475-seat lower legislative chamber, according to local reports Sunday. Voting for Japan’s House of Representatives (the lower house) started at 7 a.m. Sunday at over 48,000 polling stations […]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Salman Khan, who often teases contestants of the popular reality show “Bigg Boss 8” when he dons the host’s hat, got upset after his joke was not taken sportingly by Karishma Tanna. During the course of the show, Salman teased Pritam Singh saying that he might get a little confused […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) The Indian hockey team lost 1-2 to Australia in the bronze medal match of the Champions Trophy at the Kalinga Stadium here Sunday. Eddie Ockenden (19th minute) and Matt Gohdes (52nd) scored for the world champions Australia while Lalit Upadhyay (42nd) scored the Indian goal.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani is possibly India’s longest-serving legislator having won every election to the assembly since 1965. But things turned sour for the 81-year-old minister after a corruption case was filed against him for allegedly receiving a Rs.1 crore bribe to reopen the closed bars in the state. The […]