Mumbai | 21 minutes ago
Salim-Sulaiman to recreate classics with The Bollywood Musical
Mumbai, May 17 - Composer duo Salim-Sulaiman are excited to re-create the magic of classics in a contemporary way through a concert called - The Bollywood Musical.The show will bring old songs and represent in a big concert with a live orchestra, but in a contemporary way with bass player, drummer, keyboard and guitarists. We will give it a newer look. The way they used to produce old songs with a ... read more

New Delhi | 43 minutes ago
India conveys concerns over workers unrest to Angolan envoy
New Delhi, May 17 - In the backdrop of over 1,100 Indian workers' protest over pay-related issues in Angola, India Thursday called the southern African nation's envoy to South Block, the seat of the external affairs ministry, to sensitise him on its concerns.Angolan Ambassador to India Manuel Eduardo Dos Santos Silva met India's external affairs ministry's Secretary - Madhusudan Ganapathi when the ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 59 minutes ago
Court notice to Facebook on Marxist party's plea
Bhubaneswar, May 17 - A court in Odisha Thursday issued a notice to Facebook India for allegedly publishing on its social networking site some objectionable content related to a political party, a lawyer said.Civil Judge - Ratikanta Mohapatra issued the notice on the basis of a suit filed by the state unit of the Communist party of India-Marxist, the petitioner's lawyer Bibhu Prasand Tripathy tol ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
President should be from tribal community: Sangma
New Delhi, May 17 - With Odisha and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Naveen Patnaik and J.Jayalalithaa supporting former Lok Sabha speaker P.A.Sangma for the president's post, the Nationalist Congress Party - leader Thursday said all political parties should support a tribal candidate.Thanking BJD chief Patnaik and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, Sangma said: I am very happy and extremely grateful to both ... read more

1 hour ago
Sailesh tops practice session at British GT
Nurburgring -, May 17 - Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti, driving a Lotus Evora, enjoyed a competitive start to his second ever British GT outing here Thursday as he finished third in the time-sheets in first practice before topping the chart in the second practice session.The Lotus Sport UK team also celebrated debut of the stunning black and gold livery - a part of the Lotus heritage for decades ... read more

Mumbai | 1 hour ago
To be a celebrity, be strong: Bipasha
Mumbai, May 17 - Actress Bipasha Basu has been part of the fashion and the film industries for almost a decade and she has never feared experimenting. However, she admits being a celebrity doesn't come easy and one needs to be mentally strong to handle criticism.As a celebrity, Bipasha's style has always attracted attention, and she has managed to stay in the good books of the fashion police. But ... read more

Raipur | 20 hours ago
Maoist strike cripples Chhattisgarh, 8 cops injured
Raipur, May 16 - A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels attacking and injuring eight policemen, resorting to firing, torching vehicles and putting up road blocks. They also killed a trader.Most of the disturbances were reported from Bastar and Rajnandgaon districts, which form the Maoist strongholds and border Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maha ... read more

New Delhi | 21 hours ago
India says it is acting to resolve its workers' crisis in Angola
New Delhi, May 16 - The Indian government is acting on all fronts to resolve a crisis faced by its 1,100 workers at a cement factory in Angola and was ready to assist some of them who intend to return home, an official said here Wednesday.The Indian workers are employed in a cement factory in Angola in western Africa and there has been a labour unrest at the factory due to non-payment of certain e ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 23 hours ago
Heat wave in Odisha, Titilagarh sizzles at 45 degrees
Bhubaneswar, May 16 - Odisha continued to reel under a severe heat wave Wednesday with one of its towns recording a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius, the day's highest in the state, an official said.Titilagarh town in Balangir district, about 400 km from here, recorded 45 degrees Celsius, a senior official of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre told IANS. Titilagarh had recorded 44.5 de ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Community sewage project to end open defecation in Delhi colony
New Delhi, May 16 - Open defecation in Savda Ghevra, one of Delhi's largest resettlement neighbourhoods, could end soon with the Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence-, a non-profit organisation, bringing an award-winning sewage plan to the 250-acre enclave.CURE Director Renu Khosla and London Metropolitan University research scholar Julia Kings Tuesday announced the project at a talk titled 'P ... read more