By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, March 3 (IANS) After the western front, laser walls and other hi-tech surveillance systems would be put in place in India’s eastern border with Bangladesh to bolster security, top BSF official said. “Under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS), laser walls, sensors, closed circuit television,[Read More…]
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to hide behind the Indo-Pak tensions and extract political mileage out of the air strikes on terror launch pads in Balakot in Pakistan. Addressing party office-bearers and leaders at a hurriedly[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia, whose next film is ‘Milan Talkies’, says he is one of those who have to struggle throughout despite having proven his talent as a storyteller. Talking about how a film’s box office results can create obstacles for a[Read More…]
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 10 others reported missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, authorities said on Sunday. Triggered by heavy rain since Friday, the floods have also destroyed homes and swept away vehicles, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs[Read More…]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Priyanka Chopra has always walked to the beat of her own drum. But the actress says glorification of trolling has added “crazy pressure” on entertainers. She feels the increasing prevalence of trolling culture only leads to bullying and depression. “First of all,[Read More…]
By Mohammed Shafeeq Book: Finding Radha – The quest for love; Edited by: Malashri Lal and Namita Gokhale; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 265 This anthology is a tribute to Radha, whose character has remained a mystery and captured the imagination of many writers across centuries.[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Music composers Shekhar Ravjiani and Vishal Dadlani gushed with their birthday wishes for musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Salim Merchant on Sunday, calling the artistes “legendary and promoters of new talent”. Mahadevan of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is known for songs such as ‘Breathless’, ‘Gallan goodiyaan’, ‘Dilbaro’ and ‘Bumbro’. “Happy[Read More…]
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle, who blasted 77 runs in 27 balls in his final home one-day international match reflected on his two-decade international career, and what it meant playing for the national side. The 39-year-old expressed his gratitude to the people of the Caribbean[Read More…]
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) Samsung has sent samples of its foldable display to tech giants Apple and Google, according to media reports. “The samples reportedly measure 7.2 inches, just 0.1 inches smaller than the main panel on the Samsung Galaxy Fold,” AppleInsider quoted South Korea’s ET News as saying on[Read More…]
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Bengali matinee idol Prosenjit Chatterjee, who has completed 35 illustrious years in the industry and acted in close to 350 films, feels he still has a lot to offer as an actor and wishes that his “overwhelming hunger for acting” remains till his last breath. Participating[Read More…]
Los Angeles, March 3 (IANS) Singer-actress Miley Cyrus, who is married to actor Liam Hemsworth, says her first kiss was with a girl. Cyrus opened up about her innocent smooch during a new podcast chat, saying she locked lips with a school friend in Tennessee, reports aceshowbiz.com. “When I was[Read More…]
Manchester, March 3 (IANS) Striker Romelu Lukaku netted a brace to lead Manchester United to a thrilling 3-2 win over visiting Southampton in Premier League action at Old Trafford. The victory in that Matchday 29 contest on Saturday catapulted the Red Devils (58 points) into the fourth spot ahead of[Read More…]
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) In a jolt to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Telangana, one of its two legislators on Sunday decided to switch loyalties to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). Sandra Venkat Veeraiah said he was impressed with the development and welfare programmes taken up by the[Read More…]
Los Angeles, March 3 (IANS) Veteran actor Ian McKellen has apologised after making controversial comments about the sexual assault allegations that have been levelled against actor Kevin Spacey and filmmaker Bryan Singer. McKellen, 79, released a statement on Twitter on Saturday, saying that his comments were “wrong”, reports people.com. “As[Read More…]
Buenos Aires, March 3 (IANS) River Plate climbed to fourth in the Superliga Argentina standings with a 4-2 home victory over Newell’s Old Boys. Lucas Martinez, Matias Suarez and Cristian Ferreira on Saturday scored first-half goals for the hosts while Newell’s midfielder Alexis Rodriguez was also on target before halftime,[Read More…]
Washington, March 3 (IANS) An Indian-American teenager has been conferred with the 2019 National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Award for her ground-breaking invention designed to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. The $10,000 award given by STEM Education US, recognises Kavya Kopparapu, 19,[Read More…]
San Francisco, March 3 (IANS) Facebook’s new “Dark Mode” feature for Messenger, which the company said it is still working on, can now be enabled manually on Android and iOS devices. The social media giant had announced last October that it would soon roll out the much-awaited feature. But it’s[Read More…]
Panama City, March 3 (IANS) Frog skin bacteria may help develop alternative drugs to treat fungal infections that are becoming more drug-resistant in humans, finds a study. The study showed that Pseudomonas Cichorii — a bacteria with antifungal properties living on frog’s skins — can potentially inhibit the growth of[Read More…]
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh V.P. Singh Badnore on Sunday wished the people on the occasion of Maha Shivratri and appealed to them to celebrate it in a spirit of harmony. In a message, the Governor said Maha Shivratri “reminds us of our pursuit of[Read More…]
By Subhash K. Jha Web series: “Abhay”; Cast: Kunal Kemmu; Rating: ** ZEE5’s web series “Abhay” with Kunal Kemmu in the title role as an unsmiling cop from the Special Task Force who investigates impossibly complicated crime cases, is a thriller that throws away its potential by indulging in excessive[Read More…]
Madrid, March 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona got a first-half goal from Ivan Rakitic in a 1-0 La Liga victory over Real Madrid, who lost for the second time in four days to their arch-rival. The league-leading Catalans’ victory in the Matchday 26 contest at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium here on[Read More…]
Rome, March 3 (IANS) Goals from Ecuador’s Felipe Caicedo and Ciro Immobile, as well as Dino Cataldi helped Lazio to a 3-0 win over Roma in the 26th round of the Serie A, Italy’s First Division. Two years after their last, Lazio once again won a derby in the Italian[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will be visiting Paraguay and Costa Rica between March 5-9, in the first high-level visit from India to the two countries. He will be accompanied by a delegation including Union Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons, MPs and senior officials. The visit[Read More…]
By Ananda Majumdar New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) When Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd and Adani Defence and Aerospace Ltd joined hands for a Navy chopper upgrade project, it was a strategic partnership. Alpha Design Technologies had the industrial licences to manufacture defence equipment in India. It had got several[Read More…]
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Two militants, five security personnel and a civilian were killed in a 48-hour-long gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara area, a defence official said on Sunday. “Two terrorists were killed. The gunfight has now stopped but search operations are ongoing,” Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia[Read More…]
