Ebola death toll nears 4,000 as global effort steps up
The World Health Organisation said the recorded number of deaths from Ebola has almost reached 4,000 worldwide, but warned the real number could be more than this as overwhelmed hospital staff were experiencing “profound” problems recording data. Britain is to send more than 750... read more »
Veteran journalist MV Kamath dies at 93
MANIPAL: Former chairman of Prasar Bharati and veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath, popularly kmown as MV Kamath, died at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal on Thursday. He was 93. Kamath was the Washington correspondent of the Times of India from 1969 to 1978 and was also the editor of Illustrated... read more »
Twitter to host Big B’s birthday celebrations, help him interact with...
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has decided to connect online with his millions of admirers on his 72nd birthday this weekend. The unique initiative has been launched by micro-blogging site Twitter and Fluence, India’s leading Celebrity Digital media network which connects celebrities with... read more »
Hrithik Roshan Reveals Who Planted The Bang Bang Dare Seed in His Head
Actor Hrithik Roshan, who had been challenging his colleagues from the film industry as part of his film’s promotions, revealed that the idea for Bang Bang dare came to him through one of actress Nargis Fakhri’s tweets. He said that the coffee-addict actress had sworn off caffeine based... read more »
Dayanidhi Maran forced Sivasankaran to sell his stake in Aircel to Maxis: CBI
Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran had “pressurised” and “forced” Chennai-based telecom promoter C Sivasankaran to sell his stakes in Aircel and two subsidiary... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal requests Jung to withdraw letter to President Pranab Mukherjee
AAM Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal met Najeeb Jung on Wednesday and requested the lieutenant-governor to “revise” the September 4 letter in which he sought the... read more »
Embarrassment for UP govt as court returns chargesheet filed against BJP chief Amit Shah
Lucknow: In a major embarrassment for the Samajwadi Party government led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, a local court on Thursday returned the chargesheet filed yesterday by the Uttar... read more »
TN urges Centre for ‘broad consensus’ on GST
Chennai – The Tamil Nadu government has said the Centre should strive for a ‘broad consensus’ on many aspects related to Goods and Services Tax (GST) and address... read more »
Obama walks US back into limited war in Middle East to destroy IS...
WASHINGTON: President Obama is walking the United States back into the Middle East minefield to “degrade and destroy” Sunni terrorists operating under the banner of the Islamic State,... read more »
