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  • ‘The Simpsons’ predicted Donald Trump’s presidency 16 years ago
    TODAY The Simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27-year history come true – correctly forecasting Donald Trump would be president     In an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a
    / 9th November 2016
  • Death of two Kannada actors: Raghava Uday’s body fished out, Anil yet to be found
    Three days after two Kannada actors drowned in the Thippagondanahalli lake while filming the Mastigudi climax scene, search team has fished out the body of one of the victims, Raghava Uday. However, Anils body
    / 9th November 2016
  • Shakira pulls out of award appearances
    Singer Shakira has been forced to cancel her forthcoming award show appearances in the US for personal reasons. The "Hips don't lie" hitmaker posted the news of her withdrawal from events, on her Twitter accoun
    / 9th November 2016
  • Redmayne auditioned for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
    Actor Eddie Redmayne has revealed that he auditioned for the role of Kylo Ren in 2015 film "Stars Wars: The Force Awakens" two years ago. Redmayne said that he had a "catastrophically bad" reading for the "Star
    / 9th November 2016
  • 'Om Shanti Om' being made into musical in Japan
    Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan's 2007 film "Om Shanti Om", which regaled Bollywood audiences with its song and dance sequences, is now being made into a musical in Japan.   Farah's directorial, w
    / 9th November 2016
  • Climate Doomsday – Another Step Closer
    Baher Kamal Inter Press Service   Almost inadvertently, humankind is getting closer everyday to the point of no-return towards what could be called the climate doomsday.   Now, globally a
    / 9th November 2016
  • Wonder Woman: Not the Hero the UN Needs
    Sanam Naraghi Anderlini Inter Press Service   For those of us who ever feel conflicted about the United Nations, the past month has been an exercise in managing absurd cognitive dissonance. First, o
    / 9th November 2016
  • India's shock bank note ban sparks cash chaos
    MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, November 9 (Reuters) - Indians struggled to pay for basics goods like food and fuel on Wednesday and fretted about their savings, after the government withdrew 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from c
    / 9th November 2016
  • Assam state service panel member nabbed in cash-for-job scam
    Guwahati, November 9 (IANS) The Assam Police have arrested an Assam Public Service Commission member for his alleged involvement in the cash for job scam in the state public service commission, a police officia
    / 9th November 2016
  • SBI extends business hours to help customers
    New Delhi, November 9 (IANS) All State Bank of India (SBI) branches will remain open on Thursday with extended business hours upto 6 p.m., the bank said on Wednesday.   "The customers can withdraw ma
    / 9th November 2016
  • Trump's triumph: Thumbs up for being politically incorrect
    IANS By Amulya Ganguli   The American voter has turned President Barack Obama's expectation of a preference for wisdom and decency in the presidential poll upside down.   Instead, the e
    / 9th November 2016
  • Rs 14 lakh crore cash junked -- what that means for black money
    IANS | IndiaSpend.org By Abhishek Waghmare   Rs 14 lakh crore -- or $217 billion, 86 per cent of the value of Indian currency currently in circulation -- became useless from midnight of November 8
    / 9th November 2016
  • Support Modi's 'bold step' on demonetisation, says Advani
    New Delhi, November 9 (IANS) BJP patriarch L.K. Advani on Wednesday welcomed the "bold and decisive step" taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his crusade against black money and urged citizens to support t
    / 9th November 2016
  • Congratulations, shock: World leaders react to Trump's victory
    New York/New Delhi, November 9 (IANS) Politicians across the world reacted differently to the election victory of Donald Trump, set to become the 45th President of the United States. Some congratulated him, whi
    / 9th November 2016
  • New Rs 500, Rs 2,000 notes at ATMs from Friday
    New Delhi, November 9 (IANS) Amid confusion over ATMs being able to disburse large amounts of Rs 100 notes when they reopen on Friday, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa clarified on Wednesday that new currency
    / 9th November 2016
  • U.S. Latino voters flex, but fail to topple Trump
    MIAMI, November 9 (Reuters) - Latino activist groups had hoped to showcase their rising political power in the U.S. presidential election by blocking Republican Donald Trump in battleground states, and stopping
    / 9th November 2016
  • Rosberg one win away from his first title
    SAO PAULO, November 9 (Reuters) - Win in Brazil on Sunday, win the Formula One title: Nico Rosberg's task sounds simple enough but is a lot harder to achieve.   The German is one step away from secur
    / 9th November 2016
  • Putin says will try to repair ties with U.S.A under Trump
    MOSCOW, November 9 (Reuters) - Russia is ready to do its part to fully restore ties with Washington following the election of businessman Donald Trump as the next U.S. President, Russian President Vladimir Puti
    / 9th November 2016
  • For China, Trump win creates uncertainty, opportunity
    BEIJING, November 9 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's upset election victory cracks open pressing strategic and economic questions in U.S.-China ties, and has likely surprised and worried Chinese leaders, who prize st
    / 9th November 2016
  • Root and Moeen put England on top against India
    RAJKOT, India, November 9 (Reuters) - England's Joe Root hit a sparkling century and Moeen Ali was unbeaten on 99 as the tourists finished the opening day of the first test against India in a strong position on
    / 9th November 2016
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