At least 12 people, including nine members of two families, have been killed in landslides and flooding on an island of Sicily, officials said Sunday. The family members ranged from age 1, 3, and 15 to their grandparents died in Casteldaccia in the Province of Palermo, according to […]
Voters in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Sunday rejected a bid for independence from France. With a turnout of 81 percent, 56.4 percent chose to remain part of France, according to final results. About 175,000 people were eligible to vote in the terrirory east of Australia. Indigenous […]
On Nov. 4, 2008, Barack Obama, a Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois, was the first African American elected president of the United States, taking 338 electoral votes to 161 for Republican John McCain On this date in history: In 1879, James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented […]
Dubai : Brash young players, peak fitness and a winning mentality “in their DNA”, Pakistan are the current kings of international Twenty20 cricket. The last two Sundays have seen Pakistan race to series whitewashes in the game’s shortest format against Australia and New Zealand. They also have registered 11 […]
Mumbai :“Badhaai Ho” is the latest Bollywood film to cross the box office milestone of Rs 100 crore. The Amit Sharma-directed film is a comedy drama about a middle age couple, played by Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao, facing unexpected pregnancy. Production banner Junglee Pictures took to Twitter […]
Mumbai ; Aamir Khan said Sunday that he suggested Shah Rukh Khan’s name for the biopic on astronaut Rakesh Sharma as he thought his contemporary would be an apt choice for the project. Reportedly titled “Saare Jahaan Se Achcha”, the film was first offered to Aamir and Priyanka Chopra. […]
Mumbai : Priyanka Chopra’s maiden Sikkimese production “Pahuna: The Little Visitors” is set to release on December 7. Produced under Priyanka and her mother Madhu Chopra’s banner Purple Pebble Pictures, the film has been directed by Paakhi A Tyrewala. The film revolves around three Nepali children who get separated […]
Dubai :Over 100 Indian investors participated in a business conference in the UAE to strengthen Sharjah’s trade relations with India and to promote the Gulf emirate as a leading business and investment hub in the region. The ‘Sharjah-India Business Roundtable’, held on the sidelines of the last week’s […]
Nilackal(Ker) : As the Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to open Monday evening for a monthly puja, a thick security cover is in place in and around Sabarimala, which had witnessed protests last month after the Supreme Court permitted women of menstrual age group to offer prayers at […]
Puducherry : Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi Sunday issued “final warning” to residents and shop owners who threw garbage into drains, hitting the free flow of rainwater. After holding a meeting with officials concerned at her office, Bedi, in a WhatsApp message, said municipal inspectors will come down heavily […]
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