Colombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, TNA, is heading for a landslide win in the historic polls in the Tamil-majority Northern Province, four years after the military defeated the LTTE to end decades of ethnic
Chennai: The Indian film industry is yet to find a place amid world cinema even as it celebrates its centenary year, rues one of the country's acting legends, Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), who turns 90
New Delhi: The word university is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly means “community of teachers and scholars. In this modern era of competition every person wants to graduate from one
New Delhi: Is there anything sexier than a gorgeous woman that knows how to rock out? Beauty is one thing, but adding talent to the mix takes it to a whole 'nother level. And that's
Brussels: The world's fastest bowler Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Bolt said Wednesday he wants to win more gold in Rio, set another world record in the 200 meters
Washington: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the international community's credibility is at stake in the debate over a military response to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. His top advisers took
Baghdad: A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 67 people in Iraq yesterday, officials said, the latest in a months-long surge of bloodshed that Iraqi security forces are
Sharjah: Emirati adventurer Saeed Khamis Al Muammeri is set to tour next week the world's deepest cave in Georgia to highlight efforts of the UAE Down Syndrome Association, a statement said Saturday.Appreciating the novel effort
New Delhi: Nearly every country in the world has its own air power to protect the interests of the country against external and internal enemies. The top strongest air forces in the world are chosen
New Delhi: Attacks by poisonous animals account for thousands of deaths around the globe every year. Because most can be found in places like the beach or one's own backyard where they can be easily
New Delhi: Tennis is one of the world's most gay-friendly sports. Many former champions have been known to opt for same-sex relationships. In some cases, sportsmen have used this for self-promotion too. However some very
Moscow: Jamaica won the women's 4x100-meter relay Sunday at the world championships, giving Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce her third gold medal of the competition.Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert and Fraser-Pryce won in a championship record 41.29
New Delhi: The beauty of nature is so vast that it's hard to describe in words. Everybody is aware of man-made wonders around, but we missed to rank natural wonders on the same scale. Here
New Delhi: Normally a nation is considered rich, when its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita (per person per annum) is higher.The most commonly accepted method of determining the wealth of countries and comparing generalized
New Delhi: Beating Chinese badminton legend Lin Dan in front of his home crowd was World No.1 Lee Chong Wei's best chance to become a World Champion, feels Malaysian national coach Rashid Sidek."This was Lee's
New Delhi: What makes a woman sexy and hot is a topic often discussed, the basic being the ability to attract a man. In order to secure the position in the list of most sexiest
New Delhi: Speed thrills but it kills. The world has numerous twisted, thrilling and enigmatic roads which have tempted many to explore them. You may want to calm the adrenaline pumping through your body because
New Delhi: Cricket translates into big money in India and the BCCI (Board for Control of Cricket in India) is one of the richest sports bodies of the world. Whenever a state-level cricketer gets selected
New Delhi, Aug 10 : Czech automobile manufacturer Skoda Friday reintroduced its luxury sedan Octavia by launching the passenger vehicle's third generation version.The vehicle had been discontinued after 2010, as the second generation version of
Riyadh, Aug 7: Saudi King in a royal decree has replaced deputy defence minister Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed with Prince Salman bin Sultan. Prince Salman bin Sultan is the half-brother of the powerful
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