First look : Bollywood’s rumoured off screen couple Alia Bhatt and Ar...
Bollywood’s rumoured off screen couple Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor will soon be seen playing onscreen husband-wife in Abhishek Varman’s ‘2 States’, which is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name. The film’s first poster shows Arjun, who plays a... read more »
Rahul Gandhi launches ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan’
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi threw his weight behind keeping politicians out of sports bodies in the country and said sportspersons themselves should be at the helm of affairs. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi interacts with sports personalities after the launch of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel... read more »
Morphine accessibility to improve after Rajya Sabha passes act
Accessibility to morphine will improve further with the passing of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011, said city doctors who have regularly faced hurdles when it comes to accessing morphine for patients suffering from terminal illnesses such as cancer, HIV and... read more »
Why is the US spending so much on the F-35 fighter?
Washington – Despite incessant technical problems and delays, the US military has no plans to cancel the new F-35 fighter jet, the costliest weapons program in Pentagon history. The Joint Strike Fighter has been touted as a technological wonder that will dominate the skies but it has suffered... read more »
Parties slam Jayalalithaa’s decision on Rajiv case convicts
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday came under fire from political parties over her decision to release former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s killers with Congress leader... read more »
Google’s fund invests $40 mn in education technology firm Renaissance Learning
Google Inc’s investment fund, Google Capital, has invested $40 million in exchange for a minority stake in Renaissance Learning, valuing the education technology firm owned by British... read more »
Chinese man sues government over gay rights
Beijing -A man in China is suing the government after officials refused his application to register a gay organisation and replied that homosexuality is “against the construction of... read more »
Egypt troops kill a dozen suspected militants in Sinai
Almost a dozen suspected militants have been killed in the northern Sinai Peninsula as Egyptian troops continue an extensive campaign against an Islamist insurgency in the volatile... read more »
Several protesters dead in new Kiev clashes
28 people have died and 287 have been hospitalized during the two days of street violence An Associated Press reporter has seen the bodies of several protesters at the edge of the protest encampment... read more »
