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Mumbai: Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan — all set to play a mathematician in the much-awaited biopic “Super 30” — is planning to host a party for 26 students of Anand Kumar’s Super 30 academy who cracked the JEE-Advanced 2018. Hrithik said in a statement: “In the process of shooting for ‘Super 30’, I have got […]

Madrid: A late goal by Odisha’s Anupa Barla helped Indian women’s hockey team to draw its second game against hosts Spain. The Indian women played a 1-1 draw against the Spanish unit in their second game of the five match series at the Consejo Superior de Deportes Hockey Stadium in Madrid. It was a match of […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have wished India “Eid mubarak” by featuring together in a special song in a teaser of Aanand L. Rai’s “Zero”. The two stars, who have earlier worked in films like “Karan Arjun”, “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” and “Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam”, share a warm camaraderie in […]

New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was in the eye of a storm and the butt of criticism from some Congress leaders for going to the RSS headquarters, attended the Iftar party hosted by Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. “Good food, friendly faces and great conversation make for a memorable Iftar! We were […]

New Delhi: The Railway Board has approved a proposal to engage retired railway staff at Rs 1,200 per day, to preserve, restore and revive railway heritage items such as steam locomotives, vintage coaches, steam cranes, semaphore signals, station equipment and steam-powered equipment. Railway old hands, not more than 65 years of age, will be recruited […]

New Delhi: After a pilot run with some users, Twitter on Wednesday rolled out its in-stream video ad service to all advertisers in India that will help marketers capture consumers’ attention when they are most receptive. According to the micro-blogging site, in-stream video ad campaigns drive positive shifts in key brand metrics for advertisers. The […]

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Hockey India (HI) on Monday wrote to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) after the national men’s hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh complained about the quality of food and the hygiene level at the SAI centre in Bengaluru. Harendra, on Saturday wrote to HI, saying that […]

Srinagar: Two policemen were killed on Tuesday in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The militants launched an attack on the police guards at the Pulwama court complex. “Two policemen were killed and one was injured in this attack. The militants escaped with the service rifles of the victims,” the police said. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is no longer a BIMARU state (acronym for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, referring to their poor economic indices), said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today after unveiling a special booklet titled ’80-years of Odisha Budget- A Commemorative Volume’. According to the booklet, Odisha’s annual budget was only Rs 1.77 crore for […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday took a jibe at the current crop of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Ministers for holding press conferences for each other’s ministries, saying “no minister talks about own ministry affairs, collective responsibility redefined”. “This is indeed a funny Government — Finance Minister (Arun Jaitley) writes Facebook posts on […]

Mumbai: Skipper Sunil Chhetri continued his superb form, striking a brace as India thrashed Kenya 2-0 to clinch the Intercontinental Cup at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Sunday. Chhetri, who scored in the eighth and 29th minutes to hand India a convincing victory, also equalled Argentina’s Lionel Messi’s tally of 64 international goals, making […]

Kuala Lumpur: Six-time record defending champions India suffered a three-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Kinrara Academy Oval here on Sunday. After India scored 112/9, thanks to Harmanpreet Singh’s 56, Bangladesh managed to get over the line in the final ball of their innings. Other […]

Washington: With NASA’s Juno spacecraft needing more time to gather the mission’s required data, the US space agency has decided to extend its science operations until July 2021, making way for the probe to spend three more years in orbit around Jupiter. Juno is in 53-day orbits rather than 14-day orbits as initially planned because […]

Paris: Top-ranked Romanian Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens in full sets to claim her first Grand Slam title at the French Open here on Saturday. Halep extended her winning streak over her American opponent to five matches after triumphing at 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, reports Xinhua news agency. Halep recorded 0-3 in her previous Grand Slam […]

San Francisco: Oath, the subsidiary of telecommunications giant Verizon that operates Yahoo, has announced the final wrap-up of Yahoo Messenger with its services coming to an end on July 17. “Yahoo Messenger will no longer be supported after July 17, 2018. Until then, you can continue to use the service normally. After July 17, you’ll no […]

San Francisco: Apple is likely to replace the physical side buttons on the Apple Watch with solid state buttons that would not move up and down but rather be touch-sensitive, the media reported. The button configuration on the wearable would remain the same with a button and a digital crown situated on one side of the […]

Moscow: With more than 1.5 million international fans expected in Russia across the month-long 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament starting next week, the country has put in place arrangements designed to make sure that the visitors do not feel let down by slow data speed. To provide a superior mobile broadband experience for hundreds of […]

Washington: NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered “tough” organic molecules in three-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks near the surface of Mars — a finding that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life. It has also found seasonal variations in the levels of methane in the atmosphere, a discovery that has relation to the search for current life […]

Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha will be attending a charity gala hosted by the Women’s India Association in London as the brand ambassador of their empowerment program. The Vintage Glamour charity Ball will be held on Friday at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, read a statement to IANS. Sonakshi will be aiding the organisation to raise funds […]

Bengaluru:  Single-screen theatres and multiplexes across Karnataka on Thursday avoided screening the multi-lingual “Kaala” film of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth amid vociferous protests by pro-Kannada activists against his remarks on the Cauvery river water issue. “We are unable to screen ‘Kaala’ film for the time being despite the security provided due to strong protests against its […]