Mumbai: The CBI has concluded in its charge-sheet that US-born actress Jiah Khan committed suicide on June 3, 2013 following a disturbed relationship with actor Sooraj Pancholi. "The Board of Forensic Medicine Experts has opined that the death was 'suicidal' in nature which corroborated the observation and opinion of the post-mortem doctor," the CBI said on Wednesday, after a thorough scientific...
Mumbai: Actress-designer Mandira Bedi is still loved by many for essaying a strong-willed woman in the 1990s popular TV drama "Shanti - Ek Aurat Ki Kahani". But she says she doesn't see herself acting in a daily soap again as it is like a factory. The actress, who featured in the hit finite series "24" last year and also participated...
Washington: The US says it would like India and Pakistan to continue to have a dialogue to reach diplomatic solutions to some of the thorny problems which the two countries still face. "What we want to see, is for India and Pakistan to bilaterally work out the issues between them," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters Wednesday when asked if...
Mumbai: The magic of Bollywood's three famous Khans - Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh - has left music composer Pritam in awe of them. "They have those magical qualities which keep you in awe of them. They are superstars because of the way they are," said Pritam here during an interaction for his work on Shah Rukh's forthcoming film "Dilwale". "I...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an amendment to the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act providing for educational qualifications and other eligibility criteria for those aspiring to contest the rural local body elections. Upholding the amended Panchayati Raj Act in Haryana, an apex court bench headed by Justice J. Chelameswar dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity...
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official website has been inaccessible since early Thursday morning indicating a possible cyber attack, officials said. A message posted on Twitter at 3.30 a.m. (local time) suggested that the international group of hackers who call themselves Anonymous carried out the cyber-attack, as per reported. They apparently used a tactic called a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS)...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that democracy "cannot be restricted to elections and government only" and everyone must feel that he or she is working for the country's progress. "Our definition of democracy cannot be restricted to elections and government only. Democracy is strengthened by Jan Bhagidari (people's participation)," said Modi at the Jagran Forum of...
Beijing: The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea and that between China and Australia will both take effect on December 20, the media reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen met South Korean Ambassador to China Kim Jang-soo and Australian Ambassador to China Jan Adams where they exchanged diplomatic documents confirming the implementation of...
Wellington: New Zealand's central bank cut its official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent on Thursday, citing concerns over growth at home and abroad. Globally, economic growth was below average and inflation was low, despite highly stimulatory monetary conditions, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) governor Graeme Wheeler said. Financial markets remain concerned about weaker growth in...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief parliament about India, Pakistan dialogue on Thursday, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. Sushma Swaraj will "make a statement about the India-Pakistan dialogue at the parliament today (Thursday)", Naqvi told the media. Sushma Swaraj was in Pakistan on Wednesday to attend the Heart of Asia Conference. India and Pakistan on Wednesday...
