New York, Dec 30 (IANS) Suffering from cervical cancer? Along with your radiation therapy, start eating blueberries. New research shows consuming blueberry extract while on treatment may have a positive outcome. “Radiation therapy uses high-energy…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah here. Shah, in a tweet, said that he congratulated Thakur. “I believe that…
Los Angeles, Dec 30 (IANS) Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee has filed a police complaint claiming that $300,000 has been stolen from his account. The 95-year-old filed the complaint on Tuesday after discovering that the…
Jaipur, Dec 30 (IANS) Ace designer Raghavendra Rathore will be opening a design school for aspiring talent here in August 2018. Jewellery house Amrapali has invested in The Gurukul School of Design. “It is a…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Actress Jacqueline Fernandez says she is working on the Bollywood remake of the Hollywood film “The Girl On The Train”. “We are working on ‘The Girl on the Train’, which…
London, Dec 30 (IANS) The British police chief in charge of child protection says an estimated 20,000 men have shown an interest in sexually abusing children, the media reported. Officer Simon Bailey, the National Police…
By Sandeep Sharma Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Actress Ayesha Jhulka, who is making her Bollywood comeback after seven years with Anil Sharmas “Genius”, says she has survived in the entertainment industry on her own terms…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) A day after the tragic fire in a pub which claimed 14 lives, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s demolition squads went hammer and tongs after illegal fittings, extensions and obstacles at…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A neutral Election Commission (EC) is to a democracy what a violin is to a symphony orchestra or a vertebra is to the backbone. The EC,…
Los Angeles, Dec 30 (IANS) Singer Bruno Mars and musician Mark Ronson have been sued for their hit single “Uptown funk”. Female rappers group The Sequence believe the song is “too similar” to their hit…
By Sundeep Pouranik Bhopal, Dec 30 (IANS) This past year was expected to be crucial for moving ahead with the corruption charges involving the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), popularly known as Vyapam. The…
By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) While the strategic petroleum sector, including oil and gas, continues to remain outside the new GST indirect tax regime that replaced a 70-year-old system, the industry did…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 30 (IANS) Sporting Lisbon has beaten off competition from a host of European rivals by signing highly-rated Brazilian midfielder Wendel, according to widespread media reports. The Portuguese outfit agreed to pay…
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) While December 2017 was dominated by “Tiger Zinda Hai” and to a lesser extent by “Fukrey Returns”, there are no other major Hindi releases until the middle…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Greatest Showman”; Director: Michael Gracey; Cast: Hugh Jackmam, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams and Rebecca Ferguson; Rating: *** 1/2 What is it about morality tales that makes them so perennially…
Medellin (Colombia), Dec 30 (IANS) Colombia’s Atletico Nacional have announced the return of their former player Giovanni Moreno from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. Moreno, who joined Shanghai from Argentine side Racing in 2012, had been…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) NASA has said its flying observatory Sofia is preparing for its 2018 campaign, which will include, among others, observations of celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets and Saturn’s giant moon Titan….
San Francisco, Dec 30 (IANS) Apple has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office that will reportedly let the user set up wireless charging transfers in a particular order so that…
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Google has updated its review policies according to which people are now banned from reviewing their former place of work negatively on its business tool. The move will also make more…
By Prashant Sood and Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Opposition parties face a daunting task to check the BJP’s rise and expansion under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coming year presents them…