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Panjim, Sep 17 (IANS) American DJs and production duo The Chainsmokers and Dutch DJ Martin Garrix will be headlining the Sunburn 2019 electronic dance music festival. They will perform at the three-day music fest, which will be held from December 27-29 here. The event is being organised in association with[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 17 (IANS) Actor Dan Aykroyd will appear in the upcoming “Ghostbusters 2020”. It was assumed Aykroyd would once again play his iconic character, Ray Stantz, since he has been talking about the film since its development, but he had not confirmed it until now, reports hollywoodreporter.com. “I’m[Read More…]

Jakarta, Sep 17 (IANS) Air pollution reached alarming levels on Tuesday across Southeast Asia, where smoke from wildfires in Indonesia affected thousands and led to the closure of dozens of schools, while Vietnams capital Hanoi was engulfed in smog. Kuching (Malaysia), Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Singapore topped the list[Read More…]

London, Sep 17 (IANS) An American woman on Tuesday became the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop. Sarah Thomas, 37, began the epic challenge in the early hours of Sunday and finished after more than 54 hours on Tuesday morning, the BBC reported. The open water[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) From film stars, sports persons, politicians, BJP leaders, commoners and admirers, Twitter was flooded with greetings for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he turned 69 on Tuesday. Several Twitter hashtags made it to the top India trends on the micro-blogging site. While #happybirthdaynarendramodi topped the[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday at India Gate with a massive cake having 370 and 35 A written on it. The party workers led by the state president Manoj Tiwari assembled at the India Gate lawns on the Tuesday[Read More…]

London, Sep 17 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he would “wait and see what the judges say” before deciding whether to recall Parliament. Johnson’s remarks to the BBC on Monday came a day before the UK Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear two appeals that will[Read More…]

Changzhou (China), Sep 17 (IANS) Indian duo Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy made an emphatic start to their campaign at the China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament by defeating World No. 7 Indonesian pair of Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti in the first round of the mixed doubles[Read More…]

Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Goa will soon be declared an organic state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant urged farmers and dairy owners to focus on the generation of vermicompost, which he said, would replace chemical fertilisers, to be used as manure for agricultural and horticultural crops. “In[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Twitterati on Tuesday celebrated the 69th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their own style, some praying for his good health and praising his exemplary leadership skills, others dedicating songs, creating memes and GIFs and sharing his memorable photos and videos. Modi began the[Read More…]

By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANSlife) As an international coffee expert, Sherri Johns has had an incredible presence in the coffee industry. Over the past 40 years, she has worked on educating people about the brew, helped brands set up coffee businesses, one of them being Starbucks, and[Read More…]

By IANSlife Features Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANSlife) Nothing cheers up a life better than a colourful bunch of flowers. But investing money in flowers, which will wilt in a few hours, is an expensive proposition. Understandably then, people prefer artificial flowers. Or you can head to Champs Fleur, India’s first[Read More…]

By IANSlife Features New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANSLife) Download these five travel apps before you plan that long holiday. 1. Airbnb With more then 50 million users, Airbnb is a known tool among travellers looking to take accomodations on rent. It started by connecting travellers with people who have rooms,[Read More…]

Nul-Sultan (Kazakhastan), Sep 17 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat made a brilliant start to her campaign at the World Wrestling Championship as she defeated reigning Olympic medalist Sofia Mattsson 12-0 in the opening round of the women’s 53kg category on Tuesday. Vinesh had established unassailable 8-0 lead in[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Various sports personalities on Tuesday took to Twitter to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 69th birthday. While legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar recalled PM Modi’s clean India mission that has been an ‘inspiration’ to millions, India captain Virat Kohli wished the Prime Minister success[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) After Supreme Court Justice M.M. Shantanagoudar recused the hearing of rebel Karnataka MLAs plea challenging their disqualification from the state Assembly, the top court on Tuesday adjourned the matter. When the matter came up for hearing before a three bench of Justices Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana[Read More…]

Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS) From taking a stroll along the Sardar Sarovar Dam site, visiting a cactus garden in Narmada district, to releasing a basket full of fluttering butterflies into a Butterfly Garden in Kevadiya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in numerous activities in Gujarat on Tuesday to mark[Read More…]