India

Sonakshi Sinha Celebrates Birthday with Akshay, Arjun and Sidharth; Gets Inked [PHOTOS]

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha celebrated her 27th birthday with her friends from industry on 2 June. She invited her friends and co-stars including Arjun Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Akshay Kumar, "Lootera" director Vikramaditya Motwane, Rohan Shrestha, Bigg Boss famed model-actor Niketan Mandhok and others.

Jun 3, 2014

'Mega-Earth': Astronomers Find New Alien Planet 17 Times Heavier than Earth

Astronomers have discovered a new type of rocky and gigantic planet, which has a hard surface like that of our planet, and is around 560 light-years away from Earth. They are currently calling the alien object "Mega Earth".

Jun 3, 2014

French Open 2014 Results and Highlights: Monfils Books Murray Clash; Jankovic Knocked Out

France's 23rd seed Gael Monfils has kept the home hopes alive and booked a quarterfinal clash with the Wimbledon champion Andy Murray at the French Open, while Italian Sara Errani has knocked out Serbian Jelena Jankovic to advance into the last-eight of the Roland Garros. Find the highlights information here.

Jun 3, 2014

Fifa World Cup 2014: Germany and France Announce Final 23-Man Squads

Germany and France have announced their final 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup.

Jun 3, 2014

Android v4.4.3 KitKat Factory Images Now Available for Google Nexus Devices

As promised earlier in March, Google's Android team has finally released the new v4.4.3 KitKat to select Nexus devices.

Jun 3, 2014

RIP Gopinath Munde: Twitter Flooded with Tributes, Condolences on the Demise of Union Minister

Tributes and condolences have been flooding in Twitter for senior BJP leader and union minister for rural development Gopinath Munde who died Tuesday morning.

Jun 3, 2014

CFDA Awards 2014: Rihanna Causes a Stir with Her See-Through Dress

Rihanna, recipient of the 2014's Fashion Icon Award, managed to cause quite an impression when she turned up at the CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday attired in a see-through gown embellished with more than 230,000 Swarovski crystals.

Jun 3, 2014

GOI Secretaries to Meet Narendra Modi, Discuss 10-point Agenda

It will be the first time that the government of India top secretaries will be meeting the Prime Minister without the ministers.

Jun 3, 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014: Three Manchester City Players in Argentina Squad as Banega Misses Out

One of the favourites for the World Cup – Argentina – named their final 23-man squad with English Premier League champions Manchester City being represented by three players, as Martin Demichelis made the cut.

Jun 3, 2014

Chelsea Transfer News: Lampard Confirms Stamford Bridge Exit

Chelsea veteran Frank Lampard has finally confirmed that he will be leaving Stamford Bridge when his contract expires in July.

Jun 3, 2014

Kappa Mythology: Mummified Remains of 'Water Demon' on Display in Japan

In primitive Japanese mythology, the Kappa is a 'water demon' that lived in rivers and lakes and grabbed and consumed its prey with its powerful jaws. While many of the people believe that the myth is connected with sightings of the giant Japanese Salamander – a species that is still alive, others believe that the tale is genuine.

Jun 3, 2014

BSE Sensex Opens Firm, Eyes on RBI's Policy Review Set to be Announced at 11 am

The BSE Sensex opened on a firm note today at 24,701.91 points at 9.00 am. During the pre-opening time slot, the graph saw a few rises, the biggest reaching 24,733.62 points.

Jun 3, 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014: No Falcao for Brazil as Colombia Striker Loses Fitness Battle

The FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil will be without one of the best central strikers in the world, after Radamel Falcao lost his battle with injury.

Jun 3, 2014

Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde Dies in Road Accident

Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde passed away on Tuesday after he met with an accident in Delhi's Moti Bagh area.

Jun 3, 2014

Smoking and Gene Defect Can Combine to Increase Risk of Lung Cancer

The risk of lung cancer can gravely increase with a genetic defect combined with smoking, according to a report, released by the Institute of Cancer Research in the United Kingdom.

Jun 2, 2014