Indo-Canadian adult film star Sunny Leone’s husband Daniel Weber will be making his Bollywood debut in director Kaizad Gustad’s upcoming film ‘Jackpot’. Reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ marked the entry of Sunny into filmdom. During her stay in the ‘Bigg Boss’ house, Sunny was approached by filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt for ‘Jism 2′. Later, she did a […]
Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin knocked out Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek to advance to the semifinals of the ATP Cincinnati Masters. Eighth seeded Indo-French team eked out a 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 win over the fourth seeded Indo-Czech combination. Bopanna is now seeking his second consecutive Cincinnati final when he and Roger-Vasselin face the Spanish […]
Jamaican star Usain Bolt won 200 metre sprint at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow yesterday. This was his third successice 200 metre world title. It was also his 7th world gold medal. Bolt now has the opportunity to draw level with the present mark of eight world gold medals won by retired American duo […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has released an eight point development agenda for state for 2013-14. It emphasizes on development of basic infrastructure speeding up of industrial deployment. Talking to media person in Lucknow today he said his government’s agenda of development will be time bound implementation and completion. He said, Lucknow metro project […]
Cairo: Egyptian security forces stormed a mosque in Cairo where hundreds of supporters of deposed President Mohammed Mursi were holed up. Security forces said, Al-Fateh mosque near Ramses Square in central Cairo was cleared off Mursi supporters last night. They said, all protesters were taken out of the mosque and many were arrested. Nearly 180 […]
Philippines: Philippines rescuers are battling rough seas after resuming their search for 85 people still missing in the country’s latest ferry disaster. Thirty-four people are confirmed dead. The ferry, carrying more than 800 passengers and crew, sank after colliding with a cargo ship on Friday evening near the central city of Cebu. The captains of […]
A Pakistani court has dismissed charges against a Muslim cleric who accused a Christian girl of blasphemy before he himself was arrested on similar charges. According to a lawyer, the case against Rimsha Masih, 14, provoked widespread international concern about the application of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Ms Masih, who is believed to have learning difficulties, […]
Newdelhi: Gujarat government has suspended senior IPS officer PP Pandey, who was remanded to CBI custody in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. A senior government official said, an IPS officer, who is in jail for more than 48 hours, is deemed to be suspended. Pandey was an additional director general of police in the state. […]
Chennai: The countdown for the launch of GSLV-D5 which will carry communication satellite GSAT-14 will begin at 11.50 AM today. This was diclosed by ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan in Chennai yesterday. He said, the launch is scheduled at 4.30 PM tomorrow from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This will be the […]
Newdelhi: The Prime Minister has ruled out reversal of globalization of the Indian economy or India witnessing a repeat of the 1991 balance of payments crisis. He called for new thinking on the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy. Dr. Singh said this to reporters on the occasion of release of the fourth volume of “RBI History-Looking […]