Sedate start for IPL season in Bangalore
Bangalore, May 4 (IANS) The return of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the second leg of the tournament's seventh edition here Sunday in the midst of the summer season did not excite the fans as in...
View ArticleCongress dares Modi, Shah to answer snoopgate questions
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress Sunday dared BJP leader Narendra Modi and his aide Amit Shah, both accused of illegally snooping on a woman architect, to come clean by answering 10 questions on...
View ArticleIPL: AB carries RCB to thrilling win
Bangalore, May 5 (IANS) South African star Abraham Benjamin de Villiers smashed a brilliant 41-ball 89 not out (8x6, 4x4) to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets...
View ArticleUkraine accuses Russia of plotting clashes in Odessa
Kiev, May 5 (IANS) Russia should be responsible for the deadly clashes that killed more than 40 people in the southern port city of Odessa, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Sunday....
View ArticleBereaved family of Israeli soldier digs up empty grave
Jerusalem, May 5 (IANS) An Israeli family's quest to discover the fate of its son, whom the military declared was killed in battle more than four decades ago, reached a turning point over the weekend...
View ArticleEmma Stone joins fight against cancer
New York, May 5 (IANS) Actress Emma Stone joined the fight against cancer at the Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk for Women here. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" co-hosted the event with...
View ArticlePaltrow-Martin spotted together, again
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Chris Martin announced their split in March, but it seems they are giving their relationship another chance. They've been spotted together...
View ArticleBahrain to launch campaign against MERS virus
Manama, May 5 (IANS) Bahrain's health ministry announced Sunday that it plans to launch a nationwide awareness campaign on the latest outbreak of the deadly Middle Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the...
View ArticleSuper Kings beat Daredevils by eight wickets
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings romped home to a comprehensive eight wicket win over Delhi Daredevils to clinch their sixth win on the trot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the...
View Article22 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Greek island
Athens, May 6 (IANS) Twenty two undocumented migrants, among them four children and 12 women, drowned and a dozen were missing Monday after an overloaded sail boat capsized off the eastern Aegean Sea...
View ArticlePortugal to exit bailout programme in mid-May
Brussels, May 6 (IANS) European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso said Portugal is to exit from international bailout programme in mid-May after meeting with eurozone leaders Monday. "On...
View ArticleSerbia not to impose sanctions on Russia
Belgrade, May 6 (IANS) Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic asked visiting European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule Monday to understand country's decision not to impose sanctions on Russia,...
View ArticleElizabeth Banks dislikes being hungover around children
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Banks loves night outs and getting drunk, but doesn't want her children to see her with a hangover. The "Walk of Shame" star admits she loved getting drunk...
View Article60 children fall ill on London-bound flight
London, May 6 (IANS) More than 60 children were reported falling ill Monday morning aboard a London-bound flight after finishing their performance in South African. According to the media, London...
View ArticleSaudi announces three more MERS coronavirus deaths
Riyadh, May 6 (IANS) The Saudi health ministry Monday announced three more deaths and three new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus cases, raising the number of infection to 414,...
View ArticleWhen Hugh Jackman felt old
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman admits he felt like an old man on the set of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" because his younger fellow actors like Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence, who...
View ArticleAlgerian troops kill nine militants
Algiers, May 6 (IANS) Algerian troops Monday killed nine militants in the southernmost province of Tamenrasset, near border with Mali, the media reported. The operation took place in a locality of...
View ArticleVenezuela, Panama to relaunch diplomatic ties
Caracas, May 6 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Panamanian president-elect Juan Carlos Varela have pledged to waste no time in normalising relations and relaunching diplomatic, economic...
View ArticleForeign secretary to travel to Tajikistan
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh will lead an Indian delegation to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from May 7-9 to hold talks with Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Nizomiddin Zohidov on...
View ArticleModi in power could bring India, China closer: Chinese daily
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) If BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi comes to power, it could bring India and China closer, says an influential state-run Chinese daily. The Global Times in a write...
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