Bengal to notify panchayat polls, end process by July 15
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday ordered the panchayat polls in West Bengal to be concluded in three phases by July…
‘Regional films living in the shadow of Bollywood’
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Regional films should not try hard to compete with Bollywood, rather they should focus on bringing freshness in their…
Godrej Security to export 30 percent more to Africa
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Godrej group company Godrej Security Solutions (GSS) Tuesday said it is aiming to clock 27 percent growth in business to…
Mizoram landslide toll rises to 15
Aizawl, May 14 (IANS) With the recovery of three more bodies Tuesday, the death toll in the May 11 landslide that swept away 11…
Once landowners, they now work as security guards
Gurgaon: They once owned the land where swanky highrises have come up in this corporate hub adjoining the national capital. Injudicious use of the money…
Myanmar cyclone threatens displaced Muslims
Bangkok, May 14 (IANS) Myanmar should take immediate action to evacuate to higher ground tens of thousands of Muslims displaced by ethnic cleansing in…
Post-child birth, Uma Thurman ready to work again
Los Angeles, May 14 (IANS) Actress Uma Thurman, who gave birth to her third child in July last year, wants to get back to…
PSV present Cocu as new coach
The Hague, May 14 (IANS) Dutch football club PSV Eindhoven presented former Dutch international Phillip Cocu as new coach for the coming four seasons….
Azerbaijan to host 2016 Chess Olympiad
Baku, May 14 (IANS) Azerbaijan won the right to stage the 42nd edition of the 2016 Chess Olympiad in the capital city of Baku…
China’s teenager takes 11 minutes to advance at TT Worlds
Paris, May 14 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old debutante Hu Limei of China took only 11 minutes to beat Haliti Ilirjana of Kosovo in the first round…