Riyadh, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Friday listed the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and two Syrian jihadist groups, Al-Nusra Front and Daash, as terrorist organisations, media reported. It also slated the Shiite Houthi group fighting in north Yemen and a Hezbollah group in the Hijaz as terrorist groups, according to Xinhua. […]
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has gifted the beautiful dress she wore for ‘Essence’ cover to one of her female fans. Atlanta resident, Brandi (Twitter user @snobaby28), tweeted Winfrey about her love for the dress, joking “I know u won’t wear again.” Said Oprah, “You’re right, I won’t,” and directed Brandi […]
Ankara, March 8 (IANS) A court in Turkey has decided to release the country’s imprisoned former army chief Ilker Basbug, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting an overthrow of the Turkish government, media reported Friday. Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday in favour of Basbug who said his legal rights were violated, according to Xinhua. […]
Dublin, March 8 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday spoke highly of the Irish bailout programme, saying that it is a “tremendous success story”. “For me as I just said, what’s most important is that the Irish programme first and foremost can be seen as completed and that is tremendous success story that you were able […]
Baghdad, March 8 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 29 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq Friday, police said. Four people were killed and 18 others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded at a market in Tuz Khurmatu, some 170 km north of Baghdad, Xinhua reported. Unidentified gunmen Friday killed a local […]
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone will attend the audio launch of superstar Rajnikanth’s Tamil period-drama “Kochadaiiyaan” here Sunday. Deepika essays the role of princess Vadhana in the film, which is directed by Rajnikanth’s daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin. “(I’m) very happy (that) Deepika Padukone, our princess Vadhana, will be in Chennai for the audio […]
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct during the five-phase Lok Sabha elections in the state. At a meeting of political parties convened here, Narula requested their representatives to cooperate with officials and adhere to the Election Commission […]
London, March 7 (IANS) Many patients who need heart transplant to survive lose the battle midway as the waiting period for a donor heart often gets prolonged. But those who remain physically active have greater chances of surviving the period, a study said. Anxiety-ridden, depressive and passive patients, on the other hand, run the risk of […]
London, March 7 (IANS) The fact is that women fall for men who are taller. Now, they have an extra reason to go for them as researchers have discovered a significant correlation in the DNA between tall people and intelligence. “We tested whether DNA-based genetic similarities among people related to their similarities in height and intelligence. […]
London, March 7 (IANS) Those red meat balls and ready-to-eat nuggets that you pick up from the supermarket may actually put you at an increased gut cancer risk, scientists warned. In humans, they found the link between red and processed meat intake and cancer to be relatively small in magnitude but consistent. “Therefore, it may still […]