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Ryan Reynolds: 'Deadpool expectations were eating me alive'

Ryan Reynolds has his actress wife Blake Lively to thank for keeping him sane while working on Deadpool, because fan expectations had him battling severe anxiety. The movie star has struggled with

/ 5th January 2017
Nearly 76 per cent people are 'overfat' globally: Study

Sydney, January 5 (IANS) With nearly 76 per cent of the world's population becoming 'overfat', it has become the new pandemic that has quietly overtaken the world, a study has showed. 'Overfat' has

/ 5th January 2017
Brad Pitt 'terrified' public will learn truth

Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie has claimed her estranged husband Brad Pitt is scared that the public will learn the truth in a new court filing. Pitt had earlier allegedly slammed Jolie

/ 5th January 2017
Thai baby elephant gets water-based treatment for injured foot

PATTAYA, Thailand, January 5 (Reuters) - A baby elephant took a tentative dip in a swimming pool in Thailand on Thursday as part of a lengthy rehabilitation process to heal her injured foot. Baby F

/ 5th January 2017
'Sharapova may play at 2020 Olympics for Russia'

Moscow, January 5 (IANS) Russian star Maria Sharapova may play at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Russian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpishchev has said. The Russian player is now eligible to

/ 5th January 2017
Tendulkar leads tributes to Dhoni

New Delhi, January 5 (IANS) After Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the skipper of India's One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International sides, his team-mates and former stars saluted the 35-year-old for

/ 5th January 2017
Trump to choose businessman Hagerty as next U.S. envoy to Japan – source

WASHINGTON, January 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, an adviser to Trump's transition team told Reuters on Wednesda

/ 5th January 2017
Pre-poll clashes erupt in parts of Manipur

Imphal, January 5 (IANS) Pre-poll clashes have been reported from some parts in Manipur following the announcement of the state assembly elections, officials said on Thursday. In Heirok, Thoubal di

/ 5th January 2017
Don't mind playing mother if that's a lead role: Parineeta

Mumbai, January 5 (IANS) Actress Parineeta Borthakur, who was last seen onscreen as a mother in TV show "Swaragini", says she only would take up a mother's role again if she is the lead of the show.

/ 5th January 2017
Indian equities surge on positive global cues, strong rupee

Mumbai, January 5 (IANS) Indian equities markets surged on Thursday as positive global cues, appreciation in the rupee and firm crude oil prices lifted investors' sentiments. The key indices provis

/ 5th January 2017
My roles are commensurate with my age: Amitabh Bachchan

New Delhi, January 5 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan came to be known as Bollywood's "Angry young man" and gradually worked his way to be tagged its "Shahenshah". After years of stepping into different characters, Indi

/ 5th January 2017
India breaks UN limits on nuclear weapons: Chinese daily

Beijing, January 5 (IANS) India has broken "UN limits" on development of nuclear weapons, a leading Chinese daily said, and demanded that Pakistan should get the same nuclear privileges. The Global

/ 5th January 2017
Modi praises Nitish Kumar over mega 'Prakash Utsav', liquor ban

Patna, January 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for organising a mega "Prakash Utsav" here, marking the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.

/ 5th January 2017
After banknote ban, India sees 7 percent growth in first half of 2017/18 – sources

NEW DELHI, January 5 (Reuters) - India expects growth of around 7 percent in the first half of the next fiscal year, two officials said, painting a rosier picture for the economy than many economists after Prim

/ 5th January 2017
Little precedent, wide latitude for South Korea court in impeachment trial

SEOUL, January 5 (Reuters) - The South Korean court that will rule on the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye has only one precedent and little in the law books to go by, and several legal experts said it wi

/ 5th January 2017
Interview: Iraqi general says 70 percent of east Mosul retaken from Islamic State

ERBIL, Iraq, January 5 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have retaken around 70 percent of eastern Mosul from Islamic State militants and expect to reach the river bisecting the city in the coming days, Iraq's joint ope

/ 5th January 2017
Myanmar accused of 'whitewash' as panel rejects claims it is persecuting Rohingya

YANGON, January 5 (Reuters) - Human rights groups said Myanmar's government is trying to cover up abuses against civilians in a Muslim-majority part of Rakhine State after an investigation panel dismissed claim

/ 5th January 2017
India to produce less sugar than expected as drought wilts cane crop

MUMBAI, January 5 (Reuters) - India's sugar production in 2016/17 is likely to fall to 22 million tonnes, down 4.3 percent from an earlier estimate, as mills in its key producing state are closing early due to

/ 5th January 2017
Scientists link higher dementia risk to living near heavy traffic

LONDON, January 5 (Reuters) - People who live near busy roads laden with heavy traffic face a higher risk of developing dementia than those living further away, according to researchers in Canada.

/ 5th January 2017
Non-bailable warrant against Meghalaya legislator in rape case

Shillong, January 4 (IANS) A court in Meghalaya on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrant against Independent legislator, Julius Dorphang, who has been accused of raping 14-year-old girl. Dorphang,

/ 5th January 2017