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New Delhi: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who has gained immense success in the Hindi film industry, says her dedication and hard work comes from her background as a sportsperson. Before venturing into the modelling and film world, Deepika used to play badminton. The daughter of celebrated badminton player Prakash Padukone, she has come on board […]

Mumbai: Director Ashutosh Gowariker, who is awaiting the release of his next release “Mohenjo Daro”, says he enjoys the process of finding actors and more so by browsing through the various regional language TV channels. “Right up to my recent film, I would go on the various channels on television, to look at the regional […]

Srinagar/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in Jammu and Kashmir where more than 30 people have been killed in widespread protests after the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani. Modi chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi and voiced concern over the incidents of violence in the Kashmir Valley, where […]

Bhubaneswar:Though the agriculture sector provides employment and sustenance to more than 60 percent of Odisha’s total workforce, its share in the gross state domestic product (GSDP) continues to decline, say official reports. Besides, large tracts of agricultural land have remained uncultivated for the past several years despite the claim of the Odisha government that it […]

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of dengue in different parts of Odisha has triggered panic among people with the number of affected people reaching 654 in the state, and one person dying of the vector-borne disease. A total of 654 persons have tested positive so far while 128 persons are in hospitals, said an official on Monday. […]

New Delhi: In a relief to Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court on Monday extended his parole till August 3, 2016. The bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, however, said Roy will deposit Rs 300 crore by August 3, 2016. Roy was granted parole on May 6 this year which was extended […]

Paris: On a high after winning the European Championship beating hosts France 1-0, Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo described the historic moment as one of the best in his glittering football career. Substitute Eder scored the only goal in extra time as Portugal edged past a fighting France to win the Euro 2016 here on Sunday. […]

Kingston: Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan believes Twenty20 cricket is a challenge for players of his kind but it is something he relishes. The left-armer is currently here for his Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stint with Jamaica Tallawahs. “It’s challenging (being an all-rounder in T20 cricket), but I love this kind of challenge,” the […]

Madrid: The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, on Monday took off from Seville in Spain to Egypt. After intense preparations, pilot Andre Borschberg communicated with the control tower just after 6 a.m. and was given confirmation he could take off and continue the aircraft’s round-the-world journey, Efe reported. It reached Seville on June […]

New Delhi: In a fillip to government’s Skill India initiative, technology giant Google on Monday launched its “Android Skilling and Certification” programme to help make the country a global hub of high-quality mobile developers. The programme aims to train two million mobile developers by unveiling a slew of initiatives to skill up, educate and certify […]

Srinagar: A soldier was killed on Monday along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district when the army battled guerrillas who tried to sneak in from Pakistan. Defence ministry sources told IANS here that a group of heavily armed terrorists tried to breach the Line of Control (LoC) to sneak into India in Keran […]

New Delhi: With violence over a guerilla leader’s killing continuing in Kashmir, Tata Sons-run airline Vistara on Sunday offered to change flights and flight dates free of cost to customers travelling to and from Srinagar. “In view of the present situation in the Srinagar area, Vistara is offering free date and flight change, and cancellation […]

Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan, who will star alongside debutante Pooja Hegde in the upcoming epic adventure-romance film “Mohenjo Daro”, says she is hardworking and a “lovely girl to work with”. Hrithik will introduce Pooja at a special event here on Tuesday. “The last time I was paired opposite a debutante was for my own debut […]

Mumbai: Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Dixit-Nene says she misses her late father Shankar Dixit everyday. The actress is currently seen as a judge on dance reality show “So You Think You Can Dance ‘Ab India ki Baari'” along with choreographers Terence Lewis and Bosco Martis. All the three judges and actor Riteish Deshmukh got emotional […]

London: Scottish DJ Calvin Harris was spotted partying with his close friend and former The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger at a club here. Harris, who recently split from singer Taylor Swift, and Scherzinger were photographed partying and smiling happily with friends on the dance floor at Tape London, reports mirror.co.uk. “Nicole was out for […]