Everything you need to know about Long Island: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Long Island: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 18 (ANI): A 22-year-old fan of Taylor Swift was arrested while he was attempting to trespass at the country singer's Rhode Island home.
Paris, May 18 (IANS) Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here.
New York, May 18 (IANS) Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston.
Hanoi, May 16 (IANS) On a cloudy noon, a man in office outfit with dark glasses and a woman in a sun-resistant cloak with a mask muffling her head entered a room at a mini hotel in Vietnam's capital Hanoi. About an hour later, they checked out, again covertly.
Paris, May 15 (IANS) On a difficult day for India at the World Table Tennis Championships, Sharath Kamal proved to be the lone flag-bearer of the country when he defeated Spaniard Carlos Machado in men's singles first round here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Indian Naval Aviation received a major fillip with the arrival of the first of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali (Arakkonam) today.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony today reviewed the progress on various steps and actions taken to enhance coastal security.
London, May 15 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna says her second collection for designer store River Island is dedicated to her crew and loyal followers.
New York, May 14 (ANI): Millions of men and women over 50 are on dating sites every day looking for that special person they dream about.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): More than 50 percent of Americans have said they support same-sex marriage for the third time in the past year, a new poll has found.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has made progress in institutions for disaster prevention and mitigation but there is still a long way to go, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday and called for the involvement of communities in the effort.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has made encouraging progress in recent years to put in place mechanisms for disaster prevention and mitigation, but there is still a long way to go and local communities must be involved in the effort, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Two US astronauts conducted an emergency spacewalk Saturday to inspect and replace a device believed to be the source of an ammonia leak in the orbiting laboratory's power system, US space agency NASA said.
Bangkok, May 11 (IANS) Authorities in Myanmar should drop charges against ethnic Arakanese activists who took part in peaceful protests against Chinese-led oil and gas projects, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistanis braved Taliban threats to turn up at polling stations Saturday to decide the fate of 23,000 candidates, marking a democratic transition from one elected civilian government to another.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Queues formed outside polling stations in Pakistan Saturday, with voters eager to cast their ballot.
London, May 10 (ANI): A beach that is believed to have inspired Agatha Christie to write two of her most famous novels was sold for 70,000 pounds on Thursday.
Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): Richard Branson is opening up his private Australian hideaway to more guests, as he plans to turn the heart-shaped island into a boutique hotel.
Shanghai, May 10 (IANS) Italian female cyclist Giorgia Bronzini won the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island with a time of 2 hours, 44 minutes and 26 seconds.
Managua, May 10 (IANS/EFE) UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova inspected two of the three biosphere reserves in Nicaragua to get a firsthand look at their condition, first lady Rosario Murillo said.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Italian luxury brand Ermenegildo Zegna is all set to expand themselves in the African market with their store in Lagos, Nigeria. They currently retails from Egypt and Morocco.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian Navy is celebrating the diamond jubilee of its aviation wing May 11 with the commissioning of its first shipboard Mig-29K combat jet squadron in Goa. The aircraft will be deployed on the carrier INS Vikramaditya, currrently undergoing sea trials in Russia and which is expected to be inducted later this year.
Sydney, May 5 (ANI): Long-serving cricket advocate Tim May is facing the danger of losing a key post at the International Cricket Council (ICC) because of lobbying from India.
Beijing, May 4 (Xinhua-ANI): The Boston Marathon bombings are leading to tighter security at the sport events to be held this weekend in New York City, according to organizers on Friday.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Rhode Island has become the 10th American state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed after Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed the bill into law on Thursday evening, ending a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in the heavily Roman Catholic state.
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Federal agents investigating the deadly Boston Marathon bombings have visited the home of the dead suspect's widow even as they looked for his possible links with a couple of militants, according to various media reports.
Melbourne, April 29 (ANI): Taylor Swift has reportedly purchased a beachfront mansion in Rhode Island for 17 million dollars and has paid the full amount in hard cash.
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Tiger Woods stepped out for NBA legend Michael Jordan's wedding- with model, Yvette Prieto- in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday.
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift not only bought a Rhode Island mansion for over $17 million after driving a hard bargain, but also made a cash payment.
Washington, Apr. 28 (ANI): Exposure to certain wavelengths and levels of light has the potential to increase alertness during the post-lunch dip - mid-afternoon hours typically occurring from 2-4 pm, a new research has revealed.
Washington, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Long before twin bombs rocked the Boston Marathon, the trajectories of the suspects' lives had already made them susceptible to radicalized ideology that could turn violent, psychology and terrorism experts have said.
Beijing, Apr. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): China successfully sent high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen-1" into space at 12:13 p.m. Beijing time on Friday, announced the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND).
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Sunil Tripathi's family has sought "privacy" for itself and "for our love for Sunny" after forensic dental examination confirmed that a body found in Providence River was that of the missing Indian origin student.
Wellington, April 25 (IANS) A 20-year-old Indian fell and drowned in a waterfall in New Zealand Thursday afternoon.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): Ben Affleck is set to be awarded an honorary doctorate from one of America's most prestigious universities.
Boston, April 24 (IANS) Police have pulled out a man's body from the Providence River and authorities said it is "very possible" that it is missing Indian origin student Sunil Tripathi, according to a media report.
Washington, Apr. 24 (ANI): A former campaign intern for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been arrested and charged with cyber-stalking and blackmailing young women online.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Long term exposure to air pollution may cause heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a study by U.S. researchers.
London, April 24 (IANS) Irish actor-producer Pierce Brosnan is happy producing rather than directing projects.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites were flown into space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.
Washington, Apr. 21 (ANI): A group of Australian researchers "undiscovered" a mysterious place called Sandy Island in northwest of New Caledonia, last year.
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old Boston Marathon bomber who was killed in a shoot out with police, had an American wife and daughter, it has been revealed.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group Saturday said a consortium of Samena Capital was in last stages of due diligence to buy into its global communications arm Reliance Gobalcom.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group Saturday confirmed that a consortium led by Samena Capital was in advanced stages of due diligence to acquire its international communications arm, Reliance Gobalcom.
London, Apr 20 (Xinhua-ANI): Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency, Friday joined with Moody's in downgrading Britain's triple-A ratings, warning the 2.43-trillion-U.S. dollars economy's sluggish growth and burdensome fiscal austerity plan.The move came shortly after the trading close of London Stock Exchange, of which benchmark index edged up 0.69 percent and snapped a five consecutive day down.
Washington, April 19 (ANI): A new study has found that long-term exposure to fine particle matter (PM) air pollution in part derived from traffic pollution is also associated with atherosclerosis independent of traffic noise.
Melbourne, Apr. 18 (ANI): The world-famous Great Barrier Reef has been excluded from a list of the world's top dive sites, while a cave in the middle of the outback made the cut.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Carbon dating of a wooden beam from a Guatemalan temple has confirmed the end date of the Mayan Long Count calendar.
Managua, April 18 (IANS/EFE) An environmental group is calling for a greater government presence in Nicaragua's Caribbean waters following the discovery of a boat with dozens of dead sharks aboard in Little Corn Island.
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) The region's top stars are set to light up the scene when the sixth edition of the Ballantine's Championship returns to the Blackstone Golf Club April 25-28.
Islamabad, Apr. 17 (ANI): Pakistani-American Ayad Akhtar's play 'Disgraced', which centers on the themes of racism, Islamophobia, sexism and apostasy, has won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
New Delhi,April 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today said the government remains committed to the modernisation of Indian Air Force.
Beijing, April 16 (Xinhua-ANI): Japan must stop infringing upon Chinese territorial sovereignty, a spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday.
Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Popular Telugu actor Nagarjuna, co-owner of the Mahi Racing Team India, Monday said he was thrilled over his team winning a second consecutive race at the 2013 World Supersport Championship in Motorland Aragon, Spain, a day ago.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh is busy with work and he says he is enjoying it.
Wellington, Apr 13 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder, who was critically injured after a serious assault on him by two men outside a bar in Christchurch, had his medical records inappropriately accessed by four medical staff, even when they were not involved in his treatment.
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) A dark simmering Zuari river, its rippling waves luminescent in the moonlight and a kayak cutting through the current is what Goa has in store for tourists this month.
Washington, April 12(ANI): One of the Mayan calendars, the Maya Long Count, is empirically calibrated to the modern European calendar, according to an international team of researchers.
Kuala Lumpur, April 11 (IANS) Malaysian badminton team and media are keeping a close eye on the return of Chinese star shuttler Lin Dan, who has crashed the Malaysian dream of winning the country's first Olympic gold medal twice.
New York, April 11(ANI): The parents of Lindsay Lohan are butting their heads over her rehab future, with her mom insisting for a West Hamptons facility and her dad trying to convince LA prosecutors to approve one near his home in Palm Beach.
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Jay-Z is buying an island in the Bahamas, according to reports.
Los Angeles, April 10 (IANS) Rapper Jay-Z is reportedly planning to buy an island worth 2 million pounds in Bahamas for wife Beyonce Knowles.
Wellington, Apr 7 (ANI): A US man, who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City's jails, is set to be locked up for 10 years.
In another major achievement, today India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha. The test was conducted from Wheelers Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here.
New Delhi, April 7 (ANI): The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) fired the medium range Agni-2 missile propelled by solid rocket propellant system, with a range capability of over 1700 kms utilizing the range facility at Wheelers Island, off the Odisha coast, on Sunday at 10.22 a.m.
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) India Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) India Sunday test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, defence sources said.
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Huvafen Fushi, a luxury resort in the Maldives that claims to have the world's first underwater spa, is offering an innovative new menu of wellness packages.
Wellington, Apr 5 (ANI): A 65-year-old New Zealand golfer has decided to get her 10th golf-ball-shaped tattoo inked on her leg.
Sydney, Apr. 5 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was punched only once and his injuries were not as serious as reported, a lawyer for one of the two men charged with assaulting him told a court.
Colombo, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): Twenty Sri Lankans have been returned after attempting to illegally migrate to Australia by boat, the Australian High Commission said in a statement here on Thursday, bringing the total number of returnees to 963.
Colombo, April 4 (IANS) Twenty Sri Lankans have been returned after attempting to illegally migrate to Australia by boat, the Australian High Commission said Thursday, taking the number of returnees to 963.
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi has said it would repurchase its first 10 Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100) aircraft from the national flagship airline Aeroflot for approximately $19 million each.
Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): Two missing species of shark were discovered in a new analysis of weapons made from shark teeth and used by 19th century islanders.
New York, April 3 (ANI): A Long Island woman is worried that a snake is on the loose inside her home and claims that it may have slithered out of the large bag of potpourri that she was told may contain items from India.
Ottawa, April 3 (IANS) The Canadian armed forces have started a major military exercise in the Arctic to showcase its sovereignty in the region, the National Defense Department said.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) He has only played one international, yet Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach has remained in the news -- for reasons other than cricket and more for his alcohol-related indiscipline.
Vatican City, March 29 (IANS/EFE) Pope Francis I went to Rome's Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center Thursday to share the Mass of the Lord's Supper with the inmates and during which he washed the feet of 12 teenagers housed there.
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) China will launch its first satellite for a high-resolution system for Earth observation in April, a government agency said Thursday.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India's Olympic medal-winning shuttler Saina Nehwal has been nominated for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Female Player of the Year.
London, March 26 (IANS) Former Southampton manager Nigel Adkins has been named to take over the struggling Reading, the Premier League club revealed Tuesday.
Washington, Mar. 26 (ANI): Researchers have found that adding lubricin - a protein that our bodies naturally produce - to the fluid in our joints may reduce the risk of or even prevent osteoarthritis (OA).
Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): The European Union has decided to send a strong Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Pakistan to monitor the general elections on May 11.
Washington, March 26 (IANS) US authorities including the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) have expanded their search for Sunil Tripathi, an Indian-American student of Brown University, who went missing ten days ago.
London, March 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, sentenced to 21 years in prison for terrorism and the murder of over 70 people, has asked for permission to attend the funeral of his mother.
Karachi, Mar. 24 (ANI): Pakistan's former military ruler and President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday vowed to "save" the country at the risk of his life.
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Designer Bhairavi Jaikishan's collection "Paradise Island", designed specifically for destination weddings, was showcased Sunday at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2013.
New York, Mar. 24 (ANI): A high-ranking police officer has testified that he set monthly quotas for summonses, arrests and stop and frisks to combat crime while running a Brooklyn precinct.
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Now that the Goa Carnival's samba season is well and truly over, get ready for the deafening cymbals of Shigmo, often referred to by historians as the Goan adaptation of the Holi festival.
New York, Mar. 23 (ANI): A chef from California, who killed his wife and cooked her corpse in boiling water was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday.
New York, March 21 (ANI): Long Island Rail Road riders are fuming over a "vulgar" ad that's featured inside 200 trains and promotes popular vaginal-tightening exercises, complaining that it's inappropriate for public sites.
New York, March 21 (ANI): Long Island Rail Road riders are fuming over a "vulgar" ad that's featured inside 200 trains and promotes popular vaginal-tightening exercises, complaining that it's inappropriate for public sites.
London, Mar 20 (ANI): The world's first hotel made entirely of cake has opened its gates to guests for one night.
New York, Mar 20 (ANI): The United States' Interior Department has announced that the Statue of Liberty, which has been closed since Hurricane Sandy struck the region in October, will be re-opened to the public by July 4, which is also the Independence Day of US.
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A new Steve Jobs film from Funny or Die starring Justin Long as Apple's iconic founder aims to be the 'first biopic' on the late visionary iPhone maker.
London, March 20 (ANI): A study has found long distance commercial drivers who consume caffeinated substances such as coffee or energy drinks, to stay awake while driving, are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not, even though they drive longer distances and sleep less.
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): Fungi really deserve more respect, as they have fantastic capabilities and can be grown, under certain circumstances, in almost any shape and be totally biodegradable.
Miami, March 16 (IANS/EFE) Actresses Kate del Castillo and Michelle Rodriguez and pop singer Cristian Castro will be among the celebrities taking part in a charity auto race April 20 in Long Beach, California, to benefit children battling serious illnesses, organizers said in a statement.
New York, March 15 (IANS/EFE) The population of New York City last year reached a record 8.3 million after, for the first time in more than six decades, the number of people moving into the Big Apple exceeded the number who left.
Buenos Aires, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, never wanted to be pontiff but will have to deal with the tough job he has been handed, his sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, told Argentina's C5N cable news channel.
