Everything you need to know about Chang Road: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chang Road: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Hundreds of activists of the BJP's youth wing gathered near the 7 Race Course Road residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sunday, demanding his resignation after two union ministers quit over malfeasance and impropriety.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Director Dev Benegal, who has won awards for "English August" and "Road Movie", has been chosen as a jury member for the Sci-Fi-London 48 Hour Film Challenge 2013.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): In wake of escalating protests in New Delhi over a demand for justice for the five-year-old rape victim, and pressure mounting on him to step down, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday ruled out his resignation, saying the problem is one of mental depravity, and that nothing would be solved by him or anyone else resigning.
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): A new study has revealed that teenage pregnancy actually makes women more likely to become obese.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Three women have been rescued from the capital's infamous red light district after a raid, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Raj Singh, secretary general of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was elected as the secretary general of the Asian Associated Wrestling Council (AAWC) for the next four years in the AAWC general assembly held here Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A Manipuri student committed suicide by strangling himself with a mobile phone charger at his hostel room in Delhi University's Hindu College, police said Sunday.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) From mouth-watering Tapioca pudding (Sabudaane ki kheer) and hot and peppery cottage cheese prepared with varied spices to fried buckwheat dumplings -- one can choose from all these delectable delicacies at Paatra restaurant.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A new garden which boasts of exquisite flora, cloud forests and waterfalls, along with a fine dining and shopping experience - with the grand Marina Bay in the background - is all set to woo tourists, a Singapore Tourism Board official said here Friday.
Mexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexican restaurant operator Alsea said it acquired the remaining 18 percent of Cafe Sirena, a company created in 2002 to operate Starbucks coffee shops in Mexico, from US-based Starbucks Coffee International, giving it sole ownership of the Starbucks coffee business in Mexico.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has called off the proposed strike after its representatives met the Secretary, Road Transport and Highways here today.
Washington, March 24 (ANI): A California based designer has come out with a line of jewellery that doubles as sex toys.
Miami, March 22 (IANS/EFE) The 15th Miami Fashion Week is underway, showcasing the work of more than 60 designers and with Spanish actress Ana Obregon as its official face.
Beijing, March 16 (IANS) The new line-up of China's State Council, nominated by Premier Li Keqiang, was endorsed by lawmakers at the ongoing national legislative session here Saturday.
New Delhi, Mar. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P. Joshi has said that construction of Z- Morh tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir will ensure a step towards accessibility to Ladakh area throughout the year.
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) China's Beidou satellite-navigation system, which has proven its use in defence and national safety plans, may be used for civilian purposes like typhoon monitoring, traffic management and agriculture.
Film: "21 & Over"; Cast: Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Jonathan Keltz, Skylar Astin, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz, Francois Chau, Russell Hodgkinson, Daniel Booko, Russell Mercado, Josie Loren, Christiann Castellanos and Dustin Ybarra; Writers-Directors: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore; Rating: ** 1/2
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Writer-director of forthcoming movie "21 & Over" Jon Lucas says the movie has things he and co-director Scott Moore wanted to do when they turned 21.
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Business-related programmes are the most popular single field of study among international students in the US with China, India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia being the top four source countries, according to a new study.
ASUS has launched a new MeMO Pad in India, which offers a smooth browsing experience and fantastic quality at an affordable price. It is light in weight, easily fits in your hands and is great for your life on the go.
Beijing, Mar 1 (IANS) China has developed a modified model of the Long March-3B carrier rocket for an upcoming moon landing mission to be completed by the Chang'e-3 moon orbiter, a rocket expert said Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Hollywood film "21 & Over" will now release in India March 8, a week later than the scheduled date.
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The polling for the Tuensang Sadar I assembly constituency in Nagaland has been postponed after the death of Congress candidate and sitting MLA P. Chuba Chang at a hospital in Kohima Friday.
London, February 21 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Actors Kajol and Kunal Kapoor, along with a bevy of celebrities have extended their support to a 'Ramp for Champs' initiative, to help educate under-privileged children.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The writers of "The Hangover" are turning director with another tale of friends, a drunk night and debauchery - "21 & Over", releasing worldwide March 1. The movie is likely to strike a chord with the young audience in India, according to its distributors.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In the first ever such initiative, the ministry of information and broadcasting Friday held a live Twitter conference on community radio which saw more than 200 questions being received on different aspects of the programme.
Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) Chinese tennis boss Sun Jinfang Sunday gave the thumbs up to a gritty Li Na and expected the 30-year-old star to inspire more youngsters to take to the sport.
Mumbai, Jan. 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Saturday visited the Arthur Road Central Jail here, where the 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab was lodged since four years, to inspect the facilities and security measures in the prison.
Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Promising British youngster Laura Robson was upset in the second round of the Shenzhen Open tennis tournament in China by lower-ranked Romanian Monica Niculescu.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): Road safety week, focusing on the pitfalls of drunken driving, began across the country today.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Awareness on the pitfalls of drunken driving will be the focus of the Road Safety Week campaign-2013, which will be observed across the country from Jan 1-7 next year, an official said.
Sydney, Dec. 30 (ANI): Emotional members of the Indian community in Melbourne paid tribute to the young woman who died of injuries after she was brutally assaulted and raped in New Delhi on 16th December.
London, December 24 (ANI): Scripps Research Institute scientists have uncovered the mysterious inner workings of Chang Shan-a Chinese herbal medicine used for thousands of years to treat fevers associated with malaria.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A campaign aimed especially at youth was launched here Thursday in a move to spread awareness about the perils of drunken driving, particularly in this festive season.
London, December 3 (ANI): Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that regulates the differentiation of all epidermal cells.
Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka's first communication satellite developed by a private company was Tuesday launched by a Chinese state?owned firm from a space centre in China, Xinhua reported.
Colombo, Nov 26 (IANS) A Chinese state?owned firm will Tuesday launch Sri Lanka's first communication satellite developed by a private company, an official said Monday.
London, Nov. 22 (ANI): A new spying technology could allow government agencies to 'silently record' conversations on Internet chat services such as Skype in real.
London, Nov16 (ANI): Lowering preterm birth rates by an average of 5 percent across 39 high-resource countries, including the United States, through preventive measures would prevent prematurity for 58,000 babies a year by 2015, according to experts.
Beijing, Nov 9 (IANS) China's producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, dropped 2.8 percent year on year in October, compared with a 3.6-percent decline in September, authorities said Friday.
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) A new tool known as MS-Chip can instantly tell cancerous cells from normal cells by having them go through microscopic barriers, say researchers who developed it.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Road accident and deaths due to them in the national capital have shown a dip of about 20 percent and over 19,000 motorists were prosecuted for drunken driving between January-October, a traffic police official said Thursday.
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Google's Nexus 7 tablet is selling close to one million units a month, its Taiwanese manufacturer has revealed.
London, Oct 30 (ANI): Taiwanese authorities have reportedly arrested three retired military officers suspected of spying for China.
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) China unveiled a giant radio telescope Sunday which would be used in space observation.
New Delhi, Oct. 25 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure on Thursday approved the proposal of Ministry of Railways to extend the new broad guage line from Imphal Road (Tupul) to Imphal.
London, Oct 20(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs manager Andre Villas-Boas has claimed the infamous match between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers last season was one of the major reasons behind his former team losing out in the Premier League race, which eventually led to his sacking in March this year.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Israeli embassy vehicle blast case in which an Israeli diplomat's wife was injured.
Washington, October 17 (ANI): Recent studies have revealed the brain areas important in altruistic motives and behaviour, and the brain regions that respond to the pain of discrimination.
Moscow, Oct 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Australian tennis player Samantha Stosur is disappointed with her lack of titles this season after being unable to follow up her maiden Grand Slam success last year.
Osaka (Japan), Oct 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Heather Watson beat Chang Kai-Chen of Taiwan in the final of the Japan Open tennis here Sunday to end Britain's 24-year wait for a WTA Tour singles title.
Osaka (Japan), Oct 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.134 Chang Kai-Chen stunned top seed Sam Stosur of Australia in the semifinal of the Japan Open here Saturday.
Osaka, Oct 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Top seed Sam Stosur cruised past Jamie Hampton of the United States in a 6-2, 6-4 win to reach the semifinals of the Japan Open here Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal Friday mounted pressure on the ruling coalition government staging a protest near the prime minister's 7 Race Course Road residence and demanded Law Minister Salman Khurshid's resignation.
Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) China will send a lunar probe in 2017 that will bring back samples from the surface of the moon for research by various institutes in the country, a top Chinese scientist said.
Kochi, Oct 4 (IANS) Hong Kong based tablet PC maker EKEN Electronics Thursday launched its Android tablets in the country, here.
New York, Oct 3 (ANI): Playboy playmate Jenny McCarthy has described her devout Catholic upbringing in her new book 'Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic'.
Washington, September 19 (ANI): Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two partnering institutions have found a possible way to map the spread and structure of the universe, guided by the light of quasars.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on a petition by journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi seeking bail in the case of his alleged involvement in Israeli embassy vehicle blast case in which an Israeli national was injured.
Washington, September 5 (ANI): The creation of the world's shortest laser pulse by University of Central Florida scientists has offered a new tool to watch quantum mechanics in action - something that has been hidden from view until now.
Researchers have made a commendable discovery that could help us understand the climate change.
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) An analysis of past oceanic temperature patterns has uncovered the role of sensitive triggers built into our climate system that can cause abrupt shifts in global climate.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) All India Football Federation's (AIFF) marketing partners IMG-Reliance Thursday proposed a centre for excellence in Baroda and have also come up with a plan to refurbish stadiums in the country.
Washington, August 14 (ANI): When hurricanes blow over ocean regions swamped by fresh water, the conditions can unexpectedly intensify the storm, according to an analysis of tropical cyclones.
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) China's first moon rover will run on a nuclear-powered battery, a scientist said.
New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): Lok Sabha member Takam Sanjoy has requested Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Ghulam Nabi Azad to release medical seats under the central pool quota (CPQ) in the interest of students of the northeast region.
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Barack Obama's half-brother George lives in a notorious African slum, while the US President inhabits the luxurious surroundings of the Oval Office and flies aboard Air Force One.
Vatican City, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican rejected the candidacy of a Bulgarian diplomat to become the next ambassador of his country because he is the author of a best-selling novel containing a homosexual act, Italy's La Republica newspaper reported.
New Delhi, Aug.6 (ANI): Politics seems to be the last resort of frustrated do-gooders. This is evident from the way the Anna team's agitation against corruption has ended up.
Washington, August 1 (ANI): It's not just their wing coloration and patterns but also their ability to choose the perfect spot to hide that makes moths invisible to their predators, according to a new study.
Beijing, July 31 (ANI): China will launch its third lunar probe, Chang'e-3, in the second half of 2013, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence.
London, July 21 (IANS) In a bizarre report, a man from South Korea has claimed his pet dog gave birth to a cat, after the female canine "went for a long wander one night" and "got up to some mischief with alley cats".
London, July 21 (ANI): A North Korean man has claimed that his dog gave birth to a kitten earlier this week.
Mysore (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found the earth's satellite alive and kicking, demolishing myths about it being bone dry and inactive for millions of years.
London, July 6 (ANI): Tech giant Samsung Electronics is expecting its profits to surge 79 percent in the second quarter as sales of its smartphones continue to grow.
Beijing, June 29 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday delivered a congratulatory note from the central authorities, celebrating the successful landing of the country's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft.
London, June 27 (ANI): An architect in Hong Kong has transformed his 32-square-metre room into all-in-one apartment, which can be turned into a kitchen, bedroom or private theatre whenever needed.
London, June 15 (ANI): Diet high in saturated milk fats, which is present in many processed foods, may allow the gut bacteria that cause bowel diseases to be reshaped, a new study has revealed.
Sydney, June 15 (IANS) Listening to your iPod on full volume for just six minutes may cause irreversible hearing damage, say researchers.
London, June 14 (ANI): Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in people with a genetic predisposition, a new study has claimed.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) His fans feel that the world of ghazal is left with a void with the passing away of "immortal" Pakistani maestro Mehdi Hassan, who died in Karachi Wednesday. From Shreya Ghoshal to Anupam Kher, they all mourn his death, but feel his songs will keep him alive forever.
Washington, June 13(ANI): A 14-year old schoolboy from Florida is set to become the youngest player to play in one of golf's toughest tests, the U.S. Open since the second world war, as he replaces Paul Casey to create history.
Beijing, June 6 (Xinhua-ANI): The Thursday schedule for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit has been altered to make way for students and their parents in Beijing for the National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE) that day, China's Foreign Ministry (FM) said Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A minor girl from Bihar who came to Delhi a month ago in search of job was rescued when she was about to be sold for trafficking, a Delhi Police official said Monday.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): A powerful combination of spacecraft and computer simulations has revealed that the Moon have a far-reaching, invisible influence on the Sun, or more specifically, the solar wind.
Peshawar, May 29 (ANI): An intelligence agency has submitted a report to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti detailing threats to convicted doctor Shakil Afridi's life.
London, May 24 (IANS) Transplant patients are increasingly turning to social networks in their search for organs - and appear to be getting results, Daily Mail reported.
Washington, May 24 (IANS) In the face of a public outcry in India over rising oil prices due to Iran oil sanctions, the US said it was trying to help New Delhi find alternative sources of supply.
Taipei, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): A blast Thursday evening and ensuing fire at a metal product factory in Taiwan's western Chang-hua county has left one person dead and 13 others injured, the county's fire department said Friday.
London, May 1 (ANI): Contestants at an annual Taiwan beauty pageant are required to take a pledge that they will not get involved in extra-marital affairs.
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): An international plot to provide China with highly classified American military technology has been busted, according to US federal agents.
Guangzhou, Apr 23 (Xinhua-ANI): Two former officials from south China's Wukan village were expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over corruption and election-rigging charges, provincial authorities announced Monday.
London, April 19 (ANI): Two scientists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have solved the longstanding mystery of how selective hearing works - how people can tune in to a single speaker while tuning out their crowded, noisy environments.
London, Apr 13 (ANI): 'Harry Potter' star Katie Leung fears her she is being typecast, as her Hong Kong heritage is affecting her career prospects and job offers have been "very sparse" since the end of magical movie series.
Melbourne, Apr 6 (ANI): Researchers have long suspected that genes or environmental factors play a role in causing birth defects.
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Jeremy Lin filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark office on 13th February to trademark the term "Linsanity", used to characterise his rapid rise to NBA stardom.
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Jeremy Lin filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark office on 13th February to trademark the term "Linsanity", used to characterise his rapid rise to NBA stardom.
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Chinese herbalists have been using a root extract, commonly known as Chang Shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal, to treat Malaria for roughly two thousand years.
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): The 30000-year-old bison bones unearthed in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine could explain how animals adapt to rapid environmental change, researchers say.
