Mary Kom eager to take Priyanka on Manipur tour
Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra is set to play M.C. Mary Kom in a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The legendary female boxer says she will…
Himachal cooperative enters milk powder market
Shimla: State-owned Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd. has forayed into the market of skimmed milk powder, an official said here today. The…
Shimla hopes to get modern transportation,finally
Shimla: Erstwhile summer capital of British India, Shimla finally hopes to breathe a sigh of relief from traffic-congestion in the city. Global Energy Basil…
Polish kids on a culture mission in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: One of them is just nine years of age and a few others are 10 to 12, while the the rest are teenagers. But…
Two-thirds of Africa’s lions have disappeared in 50 years
Washington: About 75 percent of Africa’s savannahs or grasslands and more than two-thirds of its lions have disappeared over 50 years, according to an American…
Facebook rolls out new messenger app
San Francisco: Social networking giant Facebook has rolled out its new messenger app, allowing mobile phone users without Facebook account to sign up the service…
Infants begin learning nearly from birth
Washington: Infants begin learning nearly from birth by taking inventory of the things they see, says a new finding. Psychologists from the University of Iowa…
Curfew lifted in Srinagar
Srinagar: Life returned to normal in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today as curfew was lifted from parts of the old city and tension…
Remove liquor vends from religious towns: Haryana khaps
Rohtak (Haryana): Having strongly raised their voices for amending the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriages within the same gotra and same village, Haryana’s khap…
Star system has helped Bollywood flourish: Zoya Akhtar
Mumbai: Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar strongly believes in Bollywood’s star system and feels it has helped the industry build an identity in the map of…