Al Pacino to host film night in London
byLondon, April 6 (IANS) Hollywood actor Al Pacino will head to London in June to host a special West End event for his fans….
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China, Myanmar pledge to boost cooperation
bySanya (China), April 6 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Myanmar counterpart U Thein Sein have held talks in China’s southern city of…
Canada’s jobless rate rises
byVancouver, April 6 (IANS) Canada lost nearly 55,000 jobs in March, with unemployment up 0.2 percentage points to reach 7.2 percent, according to latest…
US consumer credit jumps up
byWashington, April 6 (IANS) US consumer credit grew at an annual rate of 7.8 percent in February, indicating expanding consumer spending and ongoing economic…
Spain raises minimum legal age of marriage
byMadrid, April 6 (IANS) The Spanish government has raised the minimum legal age for marriage from 14 to 16 years. Spain’s Minister of Health,…
Davis Cup: Argentina-France tied at 1-1
byBuenos Aires, April 6 (IANS) Juan Monaco defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4 to leave the Argentina-France tied at 1-1 after the first…
Can Rahul reform his party – and system? (Comment)
byThe recent reaffirmation by the Congress of its governing model of dual centres of power, notwithstanding party general secretary Digvijaya Singh’s caveat, was further…
Lorca’s manuscript returns to Big Apple
byNew York, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Full of crossings-out, marginal notes and erasures, the original manuscript of “Poet in New York” went on display for…
Dede set for AC Milan move
byRio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) Brazil international center-back Dede has reportedly agreed in principle to a three-year deal with AC Milan. The 24-year-old…
Land leases haunt Hooda government (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, April 6 (IANS) The controversial lease of over five acres of prime land near Delhi suburb Gurgaon for a super-specialty eye hospital to…