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The Jharkhand government on Friday announced a Rs.1,398 crore package for farmers hit by drought this year due to scanty rainfall

A 19-year-old nurse was raped in a moving bus here by its driver while the bus cleaner drove it, police said on Friday. The driver has been arrested

New Delhi: Salman Khan is known for portraying myriad shades on the cinematic canvas – be it his iconic ‘Prem’ avatar, zany police officer of “Dabangg” or a simpleton in “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”. The superstar, who now awaits the release of the grand family drama “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”, is eyeing greater success in showbiz as […]

Havana: A Cuba-US bilateral commission will meet in Washington on Tuesday to discuss further steps for normalisation of relations between the two countries, the Cuban foreign ministry has said. At the meeting, the two parties will review the steps agreed to at the commission’s fist meeting on September 11 in Havana, the results of the […]

Mohali: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up five wickets to help India take a 17-run lead over South Africa, bowling out the visitors for 184 runs in their first innings on the second day of the first Test here on Friday. Ashwin picked up 5-51, while fellow spinners Ravindra Jadeja (3-55) and Amit Mishra (2-55) helped […]

Every day as I leave from work, I see men, old and young alike, making a beeline for the local paan (betel leaf) vendor. Some are busy chewing paan while others indulge in a quick “stress-free” smoking session. The other day I noticed a group of young lads next to the same paan shop. They […]

Washington: In a first, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has revealed the process that may have played a key role in turning the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment supporting life to a cold, arid planet today. MAVEN is the first mission devoted to understanding how the sun might […]

Dharamsala: The fourth edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) began with a packed screening of debutant director Kanu Behl’s internationally acclaimed drama film “Titli” here on Thursday. Released on October 30 in India, “Titli”, which stars Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Shashank Arora, Lalit Behl and Shivani Raghuvanshi in pivotal roles, was screened in the […]

Mumbai: The 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival came to a close on Thursday with films such as “Haraamkhor”, “Chauthi Koot” and “Thithi” bagging the top awards. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was the guest of honour at the closing ceremony, which was followed by the award function. Speaking on the occasion, Salman said: “I’m sorry […]

Shimla: A journalist was arrested for an adverse post against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on social media, an official said on Friday. Rajneesh Sharma, a journalist based in Mandi town, was arrested on Thursday for posting comments on Facebook with an intention to defame the chief minister, a police official told IANS. On […]

Jammu: Veteran journalist Ved Bhasin died in Jammu. Known as the ‘grand old man of English journalism in Jammu and Kashmir’ Ved Bhasin died Thursday night. The 86-year old Bhasin who remained an active journalist for nearly six decades, was suffering from a degenerative brain disease for the last several months. He was born in […]

Hyderabad: A former Congress Party member of parliament, his wife and their son have been arrested and sent to jail in Telangana’s Warangal town in a case relating to the death of the ex-MP’s daughter-in-law and three grandsons, police said. Siricilla Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi and son Anil Kumar were arrested late Thursday and produced […]

New York: Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have integrated graphene with silicon micro-electromechanical systems (known as MEMS) to make a flexible, transparent and low-cost infrared vision system. Testing showed it could be used to detect a person’s heat signature at room temperature without cryogenic cooling. A thermal sensor could be based on a […]

Mumbai: Actress Athiya Shetty, who made her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan’s production “Hero”, finds his “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” co-star Sonam Kapoor the best style icon, and thinks that nobody can be compared to her. “Sonam is the best style icon in Bollywood. Nobody can be compared to her,” Athiya, daughter of Suniel Shetty, […]

Chennai: Leo Moura and Jonatan Lucca fired home from the penalty spot as FC Goa notched up a 2-0 victory over Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter here on Thursday to jump to the top spot of the points table. Moura converted a penalty in the 64th minute and Lucca scored in […]