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Los Angeles: Model Blac Chyna plans, who is expecting her first child with fiancé and reality TV personality Rob Kardashian, is planning to drop 30 kg weight post pregnancy. The mother of two, who already has a son, three-year-old son King Cairo, with her ex-boyfriend Tyga, has shared she will embark on a “strict diet” […]

Los Angeles: Actress Kristen Stewart believes that people should not regret or blame the past, but take responsibility for their own happiness. The 26-year-old actress, who previously dated her “Twilight Saga” co-star Robert Pattinson for five years and is now in a romantic relationship with her assistant Alicia Cargile, says she prefers to feel sadness […]

Mumbai: The rupee today lost 39 paise to close below the 51-level against the US currency due to fresh dollar demand from importers and weakness in stock markets. Snapping its two-day gaining streak, the rupee settled at 51.11/12, down by 39 paise, or 0.77 per cent, over the previous close. In last two days, it […]

New Delhi: The US-based Internet giant Yahoo Inc, accused of hosting allegedly objectionable content on its site, on Wednesday got relief from a Delhi court which removed it from the list of accused parties. Administrative Civil Judge (ACJ) Praveen Singh allowed the application of Yahoo Inc for removing its name from the list of accused […]

Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she will never allow herself to get typecast in the film industry. “I didn’t know about movies and this industry, as I did not grow up here. But as an actress, I will never allow myself to be typecast because it’s so boring,” Aditi told IANS. “People want a […]

Ahmedabad: Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that IPS officer Rahul Sharma was charge-sheeted with regard to missing CD of phone-call records relating to the 2002 riots period only on the basis of his deposition before the Nanavati Commission. CAT has also stayed the proceedings against Sharma. It said in the order pronounced yesterday that […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Residents of the coastal village, where at least two old women were attacked and one killed by stray dogs, have lashed out at Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for her sympathy towards strays. The gruesome incident took place on Friday night around 9 p.m. when 65-year-old Sheeluamma was attacked by […]

New Delhi: A 22-year-old youth has been sentenced to life term for raping a 77-year-old woman in the capital by a Delhi court which observed that the case was a glaring example that "no woman is safe, whatever her age". Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sanjeev Kumar refused to show any leniency to Bhola Aadivasi, a […]

Kabul: Taliban militants on Saturday seized control of Khan Abad district in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province as sporadic clashes continued around the district centre, officials said. “Dozens of armed militants overran the district bazaar early Saturday morning. They also stormed the district centre and seized government office buildings after security forces made a tactical retreat to […]

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today stayed its order for a CBI inquiry against seven senior IPS officers including Maharashtra ATS chief Rakesh Maria for allegedly shielding a fellow officer accused of obtaining a law degree without appearing for the practical examination. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and P D Kode stayed […]

New Delhi: Makers of Tatra trucks, Tatra a.s. of Czech Republic, today dismissed allegations that it was involved in corruption in supply of its vehicles to Army and said it has no direct or indirect relationship with Indian Army or any of its representatives. The company said it will seek an explanation from Vectra Chairman […]

Rio de Janeiro: India was disqualified in the men’s 4X400 metres competition in the Heat 2 at the Olympic Games here. The team comprising Kunhu Muhammed, Muhammed Anas, Ayyasamy Dharun and Rajiv Arokia on Friday failed to make a legitimate effort and was disqualified. Jamaica, the United States, Belgium, Botswana, Poland, defending champion Bahamas, Cuba […]

Bangalore: India is set to launch an indigenous satellite with the "unique" capability to capture images in all-weather conditions that will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, ISRO said today. India currently depends on images from a Canadian satellite as domestic remote sensing spacecraft cannot take pictures of the ground during cloud cover. After nearly 10 […]

Rio de Janeiro: India failed to qualify for the final of the women’s 4X400 metres competiton after finishing seventh in the Heat 2 at the Olympic Games here. The team comprising of Nirmala Sheoran, Tintu Lukka, M.R. Poovamma and Anilda Thomas on Friday clocked 3:29.53 minutes to finish seventh in its Heat and 13th overall […]

Dhaka: An influential opposition BNP lawmaker was today indicted by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for "crimes against humanity" during country`s 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, nearly two years after his arrest. "The 23 charges (brought by the prosecution against you (Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury) is framed," chair of the three- member panel of International Crimes Tribunal-1 […]