'Up In Smoke' star June Fairchild dead
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS) Actress June Fairchild, best known for her role as the Ajax Lady in Cheech and Chong's film “Up In Smoke”, has died at the age of 68.Fairchild passed away
Pork can be India's Cheap Protein Fix
Panaji, Feb 20 (IANS) Eating pork could be a cheap protein fix for Indians and cultivation of rapidly multiplying pigs will boost income for rural farmers as well as increase exports, says a study
Michael Jackson's daughter builds garden at neverland
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS) Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has built a Zen garden at the Neverland ranch.According to a source, the 16-year-old, who made an apparent suicide
Toonz to produce Jamillah & Aladdin with Kindle, Mediamax
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) Technopark-based Toonz Entertainment is working with award-winning international production houses Kindle Entertainment (Britain) and Mediamax (Canada) on
Beyond IT, Hadoop can help India's Healthcare
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) With the huge amount of data being generated in India's healthcare sector, experts believe sophisticated software tools like Hadoop can help "sort and make sense" of the
Modi wishes Arunachal, Mizoram on Statehood Day
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood day.Extending his greetings to the people of Arunachal Pradesh,
Seven Congress workers held for blocking Patnaik's cavalcade
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) At least seven workers of the opposition Congress party were arrested in Bhubaneswar for blocking Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's cavalcade here, police said
Dhoni's magic, parenting woes and Hinduism (Books This Weekend)
With the Indian team riding high after registering their first win in the 2015 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan, we have a book on the struggles and triumphs of Indian cricket team captain
Government asks Congress to vacate Party Headquarters
New Dehli, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress party has been asked by the urban development ministry to vacate four government bungalows including the one on 24 Akbar Road which serves as its
Four Highway Development Projects Cleared
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved four highway development projects, worth Rs.8,639.14 crore, spanning several states, an official statement said.The projects would be
No going back on land ordinance, says Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said there was no question of central government going back on the ordinance concerning the land bill but it was
BJP defeat in Delhi a setback, says Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said party's defeat in Delhi assembly elections was a "setback" and the party will learn lessons from it.In an interview
New Channel for World Cup Matches not Feasible, Prasar Bharti tells SC
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) National broadcaster Prasar Bharti Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was not "feasible" for it to set up a separate channel to telecast the live feed of India centric
Uber cab driver diverted route with intent of rape: Prosecution
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Rape-accused Uber taxi driver Shiv Kumar Yadav, instead of taking his woman passenger to her destination, diverted the route with the intention to commit rape, the
HC reserves order on Greenpeace activist's plea against offloading
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on a plea filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai challenging her offloading Jan 11 at the airport here.Justice Rajiv
Special ICUs for swine flu at RML from Friday
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, which was the first nodal hospital for swine flu in the national capital, will Friday set up two special Intensive Care Units (ICU)
Religion should be personal choice: Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Clearing the government's position on the controversial 'ghar wapsi' events organised by various Hindu groups, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said
Eggs thrown at Naveen Patnaik's carcade
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Eggs were hurled and black flags waved by a group of protestors at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's cavalcade here Thursday.The incident occurred near Keshari
Mamata Assures Action over Varsity Officials Assault
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday assured strong action over the assault of two university officials in Nadia district, while the opposition Left Front
Kolkata Safe City for Women: Bengal Governor
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi Thursday expressed satisfaction over the law and order situation in the state and called Kolkata a safe city for women.Tripathi also said