Actor Divya Spandana had recently visited Pakistan to attend the Saarc summit for young parliamentarians. ‘Outraged’ by actor-politician Divya Spandana’s remarks praising the people of Pakistan for their hospitality, a lawyer in Karnataka has filed a case of seditionagainst the former Lok Sabha MP, who also goes by the name Ramya. Ramya, who visited Pakistan to attend the Saarc meeting Read More

Days after Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar equated Pakistan with “hell”, his Cabinet colleague Hansraj Ahir on Monday said both Pakistan and China are averse to initiate peace with India as their “intentions are not good”. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to establish good relations with all our neighbours. But it is still strained with Pakistan and China. This is Read More

A Brazilian judge has ordered U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen not to leave the country, saying they gave conflicting accounts of how they were robbed at gunpoint outside the Rio Games at the weekend. Judicial sources say they believe the pair are no longer in Brazil. Judge Keyla Blanc, of Brazil’s Special Tribunal for Fans and Major Events, Read More

Olympic chiefs were guilty of “passing the buck” when they elected not to impose a blanket ban on Russian athletes for next month’s Rio Games, says former world 4×400 metres relay champion Derek Redmond. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided on Sunday against issuing a blanket ban despite evidence of systematic doping across the majority of Games sports, meaning global sporting Read More

Superstar Salman Khan says he advised actor-friend Aamir Khan to not go for six-pack abs look in “Dangal”, where the latter plays the role of real-life wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. The poster of “Dangal” is out and it features Aamir sitting with his on-screen daughters, whom he trains in wrestling. “I have seen it (poster)… Its very nice. Wait for Read More

Great Grand Masti movie cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Urvashi Rautela Great Grand Masti movie director: Indra Kumar Those who have been following the escapades of the ‘Masti’ boys will know that they have been stuck in a limbo: between ‘biwis’ who will not put out and other women who are dying to, between pills that stiffen male Read More

Arunachal Pradesh acting Governor Tathagata Roy Friday asked Chief Minister Nabm Tuki to prove his majority in the state assembly tomorrow, rejecting his plea asking for more time. The Speaker of the House, however, said it will not be possible to convene a session tomorrow at such a short notice. CM Tuki today met Governor Roy and sought at least Read More

You may want to blame your culture if your taste in music is weird, suggests a new study. In Western styles of music, from classical to pop, some combinations of notes are generally considered more pleasant than others. To most of our ears, a chord of C and G, for example, sounds much more agreeable than the grating combination of Read More

Membership of NPT is not a requirement for joining the NSG, but adherence to its rules is a factor, a US think-tank expert has said, weeks after the 48-nation grouping could not decide on India’s membership bid due to opposition from China. “Part of the problem is that unlike all current Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members, India is not a Read More

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy may not watch the golf event on television when it returns to the Olympics next month and hinted on Tuesday it was not one of the sports that would matter in Rio de Janiero. Unlike world number three Jordan Spieth, who said earlier in the day that he agonised over his decision to withdraw from Read More