Actor Priyanka Chopra, who was hospitalised with concussion after a nasty fall on the set of her TV show Quantico, has assured fans that she will be “ok”. The 34-year-old star is currently resting at home and hopes to resume shoot of her hit FBI TV series soon. She took to Twitter to thank fans and well-wishers for their “warm […]
» Read moreA Bangladesh court sentenced 26 people, including three senior officers from the country’s elite security force, to death on Monday after convicting them of murdering seven people who were abducted outside a cricket stadium. The bodies of the victims were found floating in a river in April 2014, three days after witnesses reported seeing them being bundled into an unmarked […]
» Read moreSimona Halep fell at the Australian Open’s first hurdle for a second straight year on Monday after the Romanian, hampered by a nagging knee problem, lost 6-3 6-1 to American Shelby Rogers. Halep, ranked fourth at Melbourne Park, became the first seed to be bundled out of the season-opening grand slam, falling to the power-hitting American in 75 minutes. She […]
» Read moreWest Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President Dave Cameron has renewed his commitment to making the embattled governing body profitable, as he announced a name-change of the organisation to Cricket West Indies. While no formal announcement of the name-change has been made, Cameron told the Guardian newspaper on Saturday the WICB would now be known as Cricket West Indies and that […]
» Read moreThe Army on Monday morning said three militants, holed up inside a house in Awoora village, Anantnag, have been killed. “Three AK 47 rifles were also recovered,” said Srinagar-based Army spokesman. Loud explosions were heard near the encounter site in Anantnag district on Sunday night, nine hours after security forces trapped militants. Sources said both sides exchanged fire for more […]
» Read moreThe price of petrol was hiked by 42 paise a litre on Sunday night, the fourth increase in six weeks. The price of diesel was raised by ₹1.03 a litre, the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates, effective from midnight on Sunday, excludes State levies. Hence the actual hike will be higher, the oil companies announced. After […]
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