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Does Iulia Vantur's social media post confirm tiff with Salman?

Published On: October 2, 2016 02:17 PM NPT By: Agencies

MUMBAI, Oct 1: Amid grapevine buzzing about Salman Khan calling it quits with rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur, her recent social media post seems to be an unofficial confirmation that all is not well between the two.

Software star Google expected to flex hardware muscle

Published On: October 2, 2016 01:15 PM NPT By: Agencies

A high-profile Google event Tuesday is widely expected to show a new emphasis on hardware, challenging rivals Apple and Amazon and launching a new strategy for the online giant.

‘Brangelina’ reach stop-gap agreement over kids

Published On: October 1, 2016 06:25 PM NPT By: Agencies

Angelina Jolie has reached a temporary agreement with Brad Pitt giving her custody of their six children and granting him visiting rights.

Bulgaria parliament bans full-face veils in public

Published On: October 1, 2016 06:20 PM NPT By: Agencies

Bulgaria’s parliament approved on Friday legislation outlawing face-covering Islamic veils in public, joining a small number of EU countries as debate rages across Europe about religious freedoms.

‘World’s deepest flooded cave’ discovered in Czech Republic

Published On: October 1, 2016 06:15 PM NPT By: Agencies

A Czech-Polish team said Friday it had discovered the world’s deepest underwater cave in the eastern Czech Republic.

Indian restaurant ‘celebrates surgical strikes’ on Pakistan by offering discount

Published On: October 1, 2016 02:43 PM NPT By: Agencies

News about surgical strikes has been making the headlines in media on both sides of the border. That’s when a restaurant in India called ‘Burger Singh’ thought it was a good time to offer a special discount on all orders “in light of the surgical strikes” along the Line of Control.

Angelina found pics of Selena Gomez on Brad’s phone

Published On: October 1, 2016 02:35 PM NPT By: Agencies

Angelina Jolie, who earlier this month filed for divorce from actor Brad Pitt, reportedly decided to split from him after she found photographs of singer Selena Gomez and some other women on his phone.

"If Salman Khan loves Pakistani artists, he should migrate there"

Published On: October 1, 2016 01:23 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Oct 1: On Friday, Salman Khan entered the ongoing war of words about banning Pakistani artists from the Hindi film industry by saying that art and terrorism shouldn’t be mixed and Pakistani artists aren’t terrorists.

Clinton ahead of Trump after 1st presidential debate: Poll

Published On: September 30, 2016 04:10 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, Sept 30: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Republican rival Donald Trump by 4 per cent after their first televised debate, according to a poll.

All Pakistani artists have left Mumbai, will hunt down whoever is still left: MNS

Published On: September 30, 2016 01:58 PM NPT By: Agencies

MUMBAI, Sept 30: Asserting that all Pakistani artists have left Mumbai following their 48-hour ultimatum, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Sunday continued to stay firm on their stand that no artist from the neighbouring nation will be allowed to work in Mumbai, adding that if anyone is still “hiding” in the city, they will be hunted down.

Katy Perry, Madonna strip down to encourage people to vote

Published On: September 29, 2016 06:37 PM NPT By: Agencies

Madonna is re-inventing what it means to be nakedly political in an eyebrow-raising post to her social media accounts Wednesday, in which she uses a nude photo to back Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

‘Exploding’ washing machines now haunt Samsung

Published On: September 29, 2016 06:05 PM NPT By: Agencies

Samsung is in discussions about “potential safety issues” concerning some of its washing machines after a class-action lawsuit complained the appliances were exploding, the company said on Wednesday.

John Kerry urges India not to escalate situation with Pakistan

Published On: September 29, 2016 05:17 PM NPT By: Agencies

The United States has asked India not to escalate the situation with Pakistan even as New Delhi explores a range of diplomatic options to isolate Islamabad.

Gabigol, Rashford and Sanches among Golden Boy nominees

Published On: September 29, 2016 05:14 PM NPT By: Agencies

ROME, Sept 29: There have been 40 players nominated for this 2016's Golden Boy award, with each of Europe's biggest leagues contributing their hottest talents to the shortlist.

Bangladesh’s Benjamin Button: Medical condition makes newborn look like 80-yr-old

Published On: September 28, 2016 06:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

DHAKA, Sept 28: A boy with a rare medical condition known as progeria has been born to a couple in Bangladesh’s Bhulbaria village.

Playboy features first Muslim woman in hijab

Published On: September 28, 2016 06:25 PM NPT By: Agencies

Playboy magazine, once famous for bunnies and soft porn, for the first time, is featuring a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, in a spread that is drawing both praise and criticism.

Bangladesh announces to boycott SAARC Summit after India

Published On: September 28, 2016 01:48 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Sept   28: With India’s announcement on boycotting the SARRC Summit to be held in Pakistan, Bangaladesh  has also announced not to take part in the summit.

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber separate after 11 years

Published On: September 27, 2016 04:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

LOS ANGELES, Sept 27: Actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are splitting up after 11 years together, the couple said in a statement on Monday.

Fawad Khan leaves India after threats

Published On: September 27, 2016 02:23 PM NPT By: Agencies

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan has reportedly left India and stalled plans to get back anytime soon after extremist Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened to beat up Pakistani actors if they didn’t leave India by September 25.

Young Prince George shuns high-five from Canadian PM

Published On: September 26, 2016 06:02 PM NPT By: Agencies

LONDON, Sept 26: Blame it on jet lag or maybe a precocious knowledge that his great-grandmother is Canada’s head of state but Britain’s 3-year-old Prince George just wasn’t going to be charmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.