US couple donates land to Argentine park
Buenos Aires, May 18 (IANS/EFE) The Conservation Land Trust, a project of US philanthropists and environmental activists Douglas and Kris Tompkins, donated 15,000 hectares…
Siddaramaiah inducts 28 into his ministry
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after…
We are looking for constant improvement: Tom Moody
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad chief coach Tom Moody said the team was constantly looking to improve in all three departments of the…
Kerala figures in film on world’s most amazing fireworks
Thrissur (Kerala), May 18 (IANS) The festivities and fireworks at the Thrissur Pooram festival have stunned two US-based filmmakers who are making a movie…
Brazilian firm to build thermal plant in Peru
Lima, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Genrent do Brasil has been awarded a concession to build a 70 MW thermoelectric plant and temporarily supply electricity to…
Argentina’s former dictator dies behind bars
Buenos Aires, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Gen. Rafael Videla, the emblematic figure of the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976-83, died Friday inside the…
`The Voice’ loses Shakira, gets Christina Aguilera back
Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Colombian singer Shakira will leave NBC’s “The Voice” and Christina Aguilera will return to take her place next season,…
Three vital steps to a more secure India
No matter what cosmetic gloss (or acne ointment) is put on the recent stand-off between the Indian border police and the Peoples Liberation Army…
Warm morning in Delhi, hot day ahead
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.8 degrees Celsius, a…
Girl raped in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) A man has been arrested for raping a nine-year-old girl in an Odisha village, police said Saturday. Santosh Rout, 45,…