Author: IANS

By Vinayak Chakravorty New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Every generation defines the entertainment it gets. As we get ready to enter the third decade of the 2000s, we look ahead at an unprecedented era in Bollywood that is at the same time exciting and unpredictable, much like the audience it[Read More…]

Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) Suffering from depression and unable to bear the hot and sultry weather in the plains, a large number of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in jails in Uttar Pradesh have sought a transfer back to their state. A senior jail department official said, “Many of them have said[Read More…]

Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) After losing the plush bungalow allotted to him as former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and then the sprawling Lohia Trust office, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is now set to lose his swanky Mercedes SUV. The Mercedes, according to Estate Department sources, has developed[Read More…]

Prayagraj, Sep 22 (IANS) Former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand, who was arrested on Friday on charges of intimidation and sexual harassment of a law student, is now facing more trouble from his peers. The Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the highest decision making body of saints, is all[Read More…]

BY VINOD MIRANI There is an influx of new talent. But, there was a phase not long ago when every big named corporate house backed only Page 3 makers who had rapport with stars. The corporate houses bankrolled projects, not content, blindly. So, okay, if you had made a name[Read More…]

Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) India vice-captain Rohit Sharma will renew his battle with skipper Virat Kohli for the top spot in highest run getters’ in T20Is, when the third and final rubber gets underway against South Africa here on Sunday. Rohit is eight runs away from regaining his pole position[Read More…]

New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister has reached New York on a week-long visit to attend the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session and be part of a host of other activities, including a meeting with US President Donald Trump. He was received on Saturday by Pakistan’s UN[Read More…]

Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) A Special CBI court has issued summons to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh to appear before it on September 27 in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition case. Taking note of Bar Association’s information that Kalyan Singh’s gubernatorial term ended in first week of[Read More…]

Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) The BJP has asked its MPs, MLAs and office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh to participate in a massive mass contact campaign to inform people in the state about the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. The programme will begin on Wednesday which is[Read More…]

By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Dutee Chand is part of the Indian contingent that will be going to the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships to be held in Doha, Qatar which starts on September 27. When Qatar hosts a sports event, conversations invariably veer as to how[Read More…]

By Bharat Upadhyay New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) As economic slowdown is often linked to anxiety and depression, which may also become a reason for suicide, experts suggest that rather than thinking about the future, working people need to live in the present and avoid mulling too much over a[Read More…]

Houston, Sep 22 (IANS) A 16-year-old Indian-origin boy, born with a rare medical condition known as osteogenesis imperfecta’ or brittle bone disease, will be singing the Indian national anthem at the ‘Howdy Modi’ event on Sunday and is excited at meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sparsh Shah, who is wheelchair-bound,[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) After Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political charm seems to be working on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the tango seems to be clearing the obstacles for regularisation of 1,797 unauthorised colonies in the capital. According to sources, a rapprochement between the two[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The whisper in the corridors of power in the capital is that the letter ‘A’ seems to have more currency in the top bureaucratic echelons compared to the other 25 letters. More than half-a-dozen Union government secretaries in important departments seem to be on the[Read More…]

Houston, Sep 22 (IANS) India’s Petronet LNG has inked a MoU with US liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Tellurian Inc for up to five million tonnes of LNG through equity investment in Driftwood Holdings, a subsidiary located in Louisiana. The agreement was inked on Saturday on the sidelines of the[Read More…]

Houston, Sep 22 (IANS) In his first engagement after arriving in Houston, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a fruitful round table interaction with 16 oil sector CEOs on Saturday, with the discussions focused on boosting cooperation in energy security. Before the meeting, the Prime Minister first posed for photos with[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) Actress Hilary Duff, who is battling “very contagious” strep throat, has opened up about feeling mom guilt. The actress took to Instagram Stories about how she was battling a “very contagious” case of strep throat. Although Duff, 31, felt terrible, she said her mom guilt[Read More…]

Houston, Sep 22 (IANS) India’s Petronet LNG has inked an MoU with US liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Tellurian Inc for up to five million tonnes of LNG through equity investment in Driftwood. The agreement was inked on Saturday on the sidelines of the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi[Read More…]

Houston (Texas), Sep 22 (IANS) In his first engagement after arriving in Houston, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a round table meeting with oil sector CEOs on Saturday, with India and the US looking to boost cooperation in the sector. Before the meeting, the Prime Minister first posed for photos[Read More…]

London, Sep 22 (IANS) Model Kate Moss showed off her toned legs in leather shorts and paired it with a khaki green jacket during a recent outing, and fans can’t stop gushing over her style statement. Moss was spotted when she was out on a designer shopping trip on London’s[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) Singer Hayley Kiyoko says that being gay has become her “biggest strength” after years of living life in fear of other people not accepting her. “My biggest weakness growing up was that I was gay and I was different from everyone else and now it’s[Read More…]

United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Saturday welcomed the Houthi rebels’ announcement on the cessation of hostile military acts against Saudi Arabia. He also welcomed the expression of further openness toward the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement between the Houthi rebels and[Read More…]

Houston, Sep 22 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi was handed a large bouquet of flowers in welcome on his arrival at Houston airport, a flower stalk fell to the ground. Unhesitatingly, the PM bent to pick up the stalk, before handing it away to an aide, in a gesture[Read More…]