Pamela Anderson pens odd poem on marriage
Los Angeles, July 12 (IANS) Pamela Anderson has suprised everyone by posting a lengthy and eyebrow-raising poem on her Facebook page soon after filing for divorce from Rick Salomon. Her poem reveals...
View ArticlePutin, Fidel Castro discuss global affairs
Havana, July 12 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is undertaking an official day-long visit to Cuba, met Friday the country's retired leader Fidel Castro. Putin and Castro, 87, talked for...
View ArticleATP Swedish Open results
Stockholm, July 12 (IANS) Following are the results from the ATP Swedish Open in Bastard, Sweden, Friday (prefix number denotes seeding), according to Xinhua. Quarter-finals 7-Carlos Berlocq,...
View ArticleMove to invite Modi to address US Congress gains momentum
Washington, July 12 (IANS) A move to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of US Congress is gaining momentum with 36 lawmakers endorsing it in a letter to the...
View ArticleATP Stuttgart results
Stuttgart (Germany), July 12 (IANS) Following are the results from the fifth day of the Stuttgart ATP tournament Friday (prefix number denotes seeding), according to Xinhua. Quarter-finals 1-Fabio...
View ArticleUS lawmakers to foster closer India ties through community
Washington, July 12 (IANS) Three leading Democratic lawmakers have vowed to engage with the Indian-American community to identify possible areas for near-term collaboration and work to address...
View ArticleDi Maria raises hopes of return for final
Belo Horizonte (Brazil), July 12 (IANS) Argentina winger Angel Di Maria raised hopes of being fit for Sunday's World Cup final by returning to training. The Real Madrid player suffered a thigh injury...
View ArticleNo serious damage to Blake, says manager
Glasgow (Scotland), July 13 (IANS/CMC) Yohan Blake's manager, Cubie Seegobin, says the Jamaican star sprinter has suffered no damage, after pulling up and tumbling to the track during the 100 metres...
View ArticlePro-Russia rebels using heavy weapons: Ukraine
Washington, July 13 (IANS) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Saturday told US Vice President Joseph Biden that the separatists were using heavy weapons on the government forces in their...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike on Gaza mosque, house kills 15
Gaza, July 13 (IANS) At least 15 Palestinians were killed and 20 others were wounded in a fresh Israeli airstrike on a mosque in eastern Gaza city and an adjacent house of the Gaza police commander...
View ArticleRobert Downey Jr. 'proud' of son
Los Angeles, July 13 (IANS) Actor Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly pleased that his son Indio is seeking help in rehab for his addiction to drugs. The "Iron Man 3" actor himself has battled with...
View ArticleGovernment must save Homi Bhabha's home for posterity (Comment: Special to IANS)
Homi Bhabha, the architect of nuclear India, lived the most productive part of his life in Mehrangir, the house his father bought in 1937. Scientists regret the disinformation campaign on Bhabha's...
View Article1986 victory will be repeated: Sabella
Rio de Janeiro, July 13 (IANS) Argentina head coach Alejandro Sabella said he was confident enough that the team will repeat the title-winning performance of 1986 in the 2014 World Cup final Sunday....
View ArticleModi heads for BRICS summit in Brazil
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads Sunday to attend the five-nation BRICS summit in Brazil, his first multilateral summit meeting since taking over office May 26, where he...
View ArticleAn Unlikely Presence: Humour in the Battlefield (Column: Bookends)
War and humour - no two words can seem as divergent. But some incorrigibles, adept in uniting the most incongruous elements, have fashioned out quite a close relationship, manifested in some...
View ArticleSoldier injured in Kupwara LoC firing
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) An army soldier was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, defence sources said...
View ArticleFICO highlighting issues of industry submits memorandum to Badal
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, July 13, 2014: Federation of Industrial and Commercial Organisations (FICO) president Gurmeet Singh Kular has submitted a representation Punjab chief minister Parkash...
View ArticlePregnant women comment was joke: Kim Kardashian
Los Angeles, July 14 (IANS) Kim Kardashian says she was "joking" when she advised that pregnant women should hide their bodies in "a big blanket". She caused a stir earlier this week by claiming...
View ArticleGermany-Argentina World Cup final goalless at halftime
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 (IANS) Three-time world champions Germany, who humiliated hosts Brazil 1-7 in the semifinals, were deadlocked 0-0 with two-time winners Argentina at halftime of the 2014 FIFA...
View ArticleLoew reveals pep talk with Goetze before goal
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 (IANS) German coach Joachim Loew has revealed he told Mario Goetze "to show you can decide the World Cup" minutes before the attacker's title-clinching strike in the FIFA World...
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