Venice Film Festival to honour director William Friedkin
Rome, May 3 (IANS/EFE) US director William Friedkin, creator of films such as “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection”, will receive the Golden Lion…
Mumbai attack prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Chaudhary Zulfiqar, a special prosecutor who had handled the Mumbai terror attack, was gunned down on a busy road here…
Why toilet cleaners could soon be paid more than prime ministers
An economist friend was tearing his hair out. He was trying to analyze a trend started by someone he scornfully described as “a billionaire…
Pakistani prisoner attacked in Jammu jail
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) A Pakistani prisoner in Kot Bhalwal jail on the outskirts of Jammu was critically injured when he was attacked by…
Obama’s trade pick hailed as India’s friend
Washington, May 3 (IANS) The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has welcomed President Barack Obama’s nomination of a “friend of India”, Michael Froman, to the…
ECB cuts benchmark rate
Bratislava, May 3 (IANS/EFE) The European Central Bank Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 0.50 percent in an effort…
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss arrested
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Former union minister and PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss was arrested by Tamil Nadu police at his residence here…
Mumbai surgeon wins US award for anti-tobacco campaign
Washington: Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, a cancer surgeon at Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital, has won a prestigious US award for his innovative leadership in the…
Hot day ahead for Delhi
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A hot day lies ahead for Delhi Friday with maximum temperature likely to reach 38 degrees Celsius, India Meteorological…
Popular Bengali channels battle to stay on air
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) While irate depositors of the Saradha Group, which has gone bust, have hit the streets, over 160 employees of its…