Singapore Airlines orders 60 planes worth $17 bn
Singapore, May 30 (IANS) Singapore Airlines has ordered 30 Airbus and 30 Boeing aircraft, with the total order worth more than $17 billion, the…
Shimit Amin busy with wife’s film
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) The rumours that Shimit Amin is directing a film for Mira Nair and Yashraj Films are unfounded. At the moment…
‘Satyamev Jayate’ tempted Vishakha to do ‘Ankur Arora Murder Case’
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Actress Vishakha Singh, who will be seen in Vikram Bhatt’s “Ankur Arora Murder Case”, says chat show “Satyamev Jayate” tempted…
Rituparno Ghosh: Ek Ritu aaye. ek Ritu jaaye…. (Tribute)
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Rituparno Ghosh was paranoid about his sexuality. Through experience he had learnt to be cautious about sending out the wrong…
Anti-smoking clinics fail to help China kick the habit
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) In a country of 300 million smokers and where two trillion cigarettes are produced every year, “smoking cessation clinics” seemed…
Sukh Ram to campaign for Virbhadra’s wife
Mandi: Former telecom minister Sukh Ram will campaign for Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh, the Congress candidate for the June 23 Lok Sabha…
Sensex gains 68 points; auto, FMCG stocks rise
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed 67 points up on the back of healthy buying in…
Pioneer of women’s studies Vina Mazumdar passes away
New Delhi: Vina Mazumdar, chronicler of the Indian women’s movement and pioneer of women’s studies, passed away today after a brief illness. She was…
Two Congress MPs, Keshava Rao join TRS
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) In a setback to the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh, two Congress MPs and a senior leader from Telangana Thursday…
Ritu Rani to lead Indian women at World League hockey
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Ritu Rani will lead India’s 18-member squad at the FIH Women’s Hockey World League Round 3 to be played…