New York (US): Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Barack Obama, in New York, US on Sept 28, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A “budding bromance” between India and the US or…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The world of Bollywood, it seemed, was controversy’s favourite child this year! Starting with the brouhaha over the AIB Knockout, Salman Khan’s tweet support for Yakub Memon, the FTII logjam,…
London, Dec 22 (IANS) British novelist J.K. Rowling has defended the casting of a black Hermione Granger in upcoming play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, following a backlash. Some “Harry Potter” fans are said…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) The influential Indian-American community packed more heft in 2015 as America wooed “India’s reformer-in-chief” Narendra Modi, as President Barack Obama called his “good friend” amid another love fest with the Indian…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) A third of patients with chronic conditions who exchanged secure emails with their doctors said that the communications improved their overall health, according to a study conducted by one of…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Apple’s “Live Photos” feature in iPhone 6s is gaining popularity as big third parties are finding ways to integrate them. After Tumblr, Facebook is now rolling out the ability to…
Christchurch, Dec 22 (IANS) New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will retire from all international cricket in February after a Test series against Australia. McCullum revealed his plans at a press conference here on Tuesday and…
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Tuesday announced a consortium involving Chinese investors as a preferred bidder to build a theme park in partnership with US-based Universal Parks and Resorts, reviving the project…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Researchers from Cornell University have devised a new method to measure ultra-fast and thin photodetector. The team, headed by associate professor Farhan Rana measured the ultrafast response of their 2D…
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, who is currently undergoing physiotherapy sessions for a backache, will resume work next month, says his son Mahaakshay. The 65-year-old actor has been laid low with back…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) In a first, researchers have shown that a drug that boosts activity in the brain’s “garbage disposal” system can decrease levels of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other…
Los Angeles, Dec 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Guy Ritchie’s “Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur” is no longer slated for release next summer. Warner Bros has pushed the film, which is set to star Charlie Hunnam,…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Beyond the poetry of crashing ocean waves, salt- and carbon-rich sea spray has a dramatic effect on the formation and duration of clouds which cover 60 percent of the Earth’s…
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during the Big Star Entertainment Awards 2015 in Mumbai on Dec 13, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Director Ali Abbas Zafar says the first schedule for Salman Khan’s upcoming…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) In a bid to grow potatoes in the most inhospitable environments to save millions of lives on the Earth, a team of world-class scientists is set to grow potatoes under the…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Acknowledging “legitimate terrorism concerns and threats” in South Asia, US says it continues to welcome and encourage efforts by India and Pakistan to work bilaterally to solve very difficult, complicated issues…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday supported Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and said the latter will come out of DDCA corruption charges with “flying colours”, a senior minister said. “Arun…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Tuesday met central minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to demand early passage of the juvenile justice bill in parliament. “We have been…
Kumar V. Jahgirdar New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Child rights activists on Tuesday protested against the Juvenile Justice Bill that seeks to amend existing law and treat juveniles in the age group of 16-18 as…
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) Facebook is the most popular social networking service in South Korea this year, out-doing other global and local platforms, a poll released on Tuesday showed. According to a survey by market…