Everything you need to know about Park Street Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Park Street Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, May 17 (IANS) A world-class collection of oil paintings returning from Russia to England is like the treasures of the Forbidden City returning to Beijing, the exhibition curator said.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): The man behind the American television soap opera 'The Bold and the Beautiful', Ron Weaver, died on Thursday. He was 75.
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Moscow mayor's office has refused to authorise a gay pride parade planned for May 25, and will thwart any unsanctioned action, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) A two-and-half-month ban on the entry of tourists and visitors to the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha was imposed Wednesday as the crocodile nesting season was underway, an official said.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Wednesday said she was wrong in terming the Park Street rape case as a "sex deal gone wrong" and apologised to the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, which had summoned her.
London, May 9 (ANI): Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is being pressed once again by dissident shareholders to step down as chairman of News Corporation.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A University of Alberta researcher has identified 4 dinosaur species.
Manchester, May 8 (IANS) Everton's David Moyes has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager after the end of the season.
London, May 6 (ANI): Helen Mirren, who was playing Queen in the hit play 'The Audience,' swore at noisy street drummers after they disrupted her performance.
London, May 5 (ANI): Vanessa Hudgens was left clinging to her modesty when her boyfriend Austin Butler accidentally stepped on the hem of her trousers, exposing her underwear.
Singapore, May 4 (IANS) A 22-year-old Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 22 months in jail by a Singapore court for a series of cheating and forgery cases.
Washington, May 04(ANI): 'The Hart of Dixie' actress, Jaime King, and her husband Kyle Newman are expecting their first child later this year.
London, May 03 (ANI): Actress Preeya Kalidas, who played Amira Masood in the TV drama 'EastEnders', is all set to star in a Bollywood style production of the opera Carmen.
California, May 2 (ANI): Facebook has said its net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue.
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Men beware! The salwar-clad woman you may have fixed your roving eyes on in a Kolkata Metro train could turn out to be from the special task force of the police. One indiscrete move and you might be cooling your heels behind bars.
Wellington, Apr 30 (ANI): New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has said that he is happy that he is able to focus back on cricket again following the fiasco over the sacking of former captain Ross Taylor.
New York, April 28 (ANI): Scores of Sikhs participated in their 26th annual parade here over the weekend, with an aim to spread awareness about Sikhism, the Sikh martial arts and an exhibition of sword dancing during the 'Nagar Kirtan'.
London, April 28(ANI): The Kate effect has struck again as the Topshop polka dot dress the Duchess wore on a day trip sold out within an hour of her wearing it.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Compounding the miseries of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, employees of a news channel run by the collapsed Saradha Group lodged an FIR against party MP Kunal Ghosh while protests continued to rock the city and the districts over the chit fund muddle Friday.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Compounding the misery of West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government, employees of a news channel run by the Saradha Group have lodged an FIR against the party MP Kunal Ghosh.
Boston, April 25 (IANS) Vice President Joe Biden has described the two Boston Marathon bombers as "twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadis" who failed to instill fear in the American people.
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Honouring planet earth that is battling the impact of climate change, the city celebrated Earth Day with stress on novel ideas and strategies that can could be adopted by its residents for a sustainable future.
Sochi, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fresh from winning his third race of the season in Bahrain, Sebastian Vettel touched down here Monday to test the track for next year's Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix.
New York, Apr. 22 (ANI): Tom Cruise's sci-fi thriller 'Oblivion' has made a
Washington, Apr. 15 (ANI): Baseball player Jackie Robinson's biopic '42' has emerged as the top grosser at the US box office by raking in 27.3 million dollars, according to the studio estimates on Sunday.
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Most Americans support creating a pathway to citizenship for America's over 11 million immigrants, including some 260,000 Indians, with a shorter timeline than that contemplated by Congress, according to a new poll.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): An analysis of X-ray observations from the Japan-led Suzaku satellite has concluded that an exploding star observed in 1604 by the German astronomer Johannes Kepler held a greater fraction of heavy elements than the sun.
London, April 05 (ANI): Rolling Stones fans reacted angrily after prime standing tickets for the band's Hyde Park gig in London this summer went on sale for more than 300 pounds.
London, April 5 (IANS) The Rolling Stones are set to perform in Hyde Park on July 6 after 44 years.
London, April 5 (IANS) English rock band The Rolling Stones has announced a show in the Hyde Park here after 44 years. They will perform July 6.
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Astronomers from the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) and Lowell Observatory have used NASA's Swift satellite to check out comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), which may become one of the most dazzling in decades when it goes around the sun later this year.
Film: "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"; Cast: Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, RZA, D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum, Joseph Mazzello, and Elodie Yung; Director: Jon M. Chu; Rating: **
Moscow, March 28 (IANS) Mythical Russian ice demigod Ded Moroz - translated into English as Father Frost - will play a leading role in the torch relay in the lead up to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Olympic Organising Committee announced.
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Saying that strengthening Indo-US trade ties makes abundant economic sense, a US expert says the US can help India's growth by incentivising New Delhi to open up its economy.
London, March 26 (IANS) Former Southampton manager Nigel Adkins has been named to take over the struggling Reading, the Premier League club revealed Tuesday.
Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) Millions of street vendors in cities and towns across India will soon be empowered to run their micro level business by law, union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken said Monday.
Wellington, Mar 25 (ANI): New Zealand's part time off spinner Kane Williamson took two wickets on day four of the third Test match against England in Auckland to help the hosts tighten their hold on the series-decider.
Washington, Mar. 24 (ANI): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is joining with other executives to form an issues advocacy organization, with an initial focus on comprehensive immigration reform, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Aiming to create a cleaner India, the Garbage Free India (GFI) citizens' movement will flag off its campaign from Kolkata on Tuesday, an organiser said.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The national capital observed Earth Hour by switching off lights at India Gate, Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, the historic Red Fort, Central Park in Connaught Place and many other buildings at 8.30 p.m. Saturday.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Some citizens of Kolkata Saturday resolved to limit the use of paper and increase the use of recycled paper as a prelude to the observance of Earth Hour, the global initiative to save energy and reduce global warming.
Roseau (Dominica), March 23 (IANS/CMC) Reliable West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul says attaining his 28th Test century, his third in four matches, was a difficult achievement that required intense concentration.
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Friday that the rising number of rape cases was connected to increasing population.
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS/EFE) The impending arrival of multinationals Siemens and Halliburton marks the emergence of Latin America's largest technological hub here in Brazil's second city, the head of the project said.
Sao Paulo, March 19 (IANS/EFE) US supermodel Karlie Kloss is the big star of the latest edition of Sao Paulo Fashion Week, a showcase for Brazil's leading designers to display their Spring/Summer 2014 collections.
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Male lions have long been believed to be dependent on females when it comes to hunting, but new evidence suggests that they are, in fact, very successful hunters in their own right.
Wellington, Mar 18 (ANI): The second Test match between England and New Zealand ended in a draw after the final day's play was washed out due to persistent rains and the three-test cricket series between thee two teams will go to a deciding match in Auckland, starting on Friday.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Even though dinosaurs have been long extinct, bringing them back to life might be possible.
New York, March 16 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga is reportedly looking for a house here and was seen moving looking at the options.
Tripoli, March 15 (Xinhua-ANI): An unknown armed group set fire to the building of an Egyptian Coptic church on Thursday in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, according to witnesses.
New York, Mar. 15 (ANI): The South Philadelphia home showcased in 1979's 'Rocky II' has been put up on the real estate market for about 140,000 dollars.
Melbourne, March 15 (IANS) Rolex, title sponsor of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, unveiled the new Rolex pit lane clock at the Albert Park circuit here Thursday.
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Kolkata's Flurys, the legendary tea-room known for its exotic cakes and creamy pastries, has chalked out a major expansion plan outside West Bengal by opening outlets in Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai.
Washington, March 14 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Montreal have been able to identify a strange phallus-shaped creature they found in Canada's Burgess Shale fossil beds, located in Yoho National Park.
Madrid, March 11 (IANS) Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo were enough to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win away to struggling Celta Vigo in Primera Liga football.
Melbourne, Mar 8 (ANI): Australian hurdler and YouTube sensation Michelle Jenneke is reinventing herself into a mechatronic engineering student at Sydney University.
Washington, March 8 (ANI): Astronomers has taken an important step closer to finding the birth certificate of a star that's been around for a very long time, thanks to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
New York, Mar 7 (ANI): 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke stunned theater fans into a photo frenzy on Monday when she stepped naked into a bubble bath during her 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' debut on the Great White Way.
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) A woman's place is certainly in the kitchen, provided the kitchen itself is in a hotel or on a luxury liner, female chefs here say.
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would after all speak to audiences in North America courtesy the Overseas Friends of BJP, following the cancellation of an invitation from the Wharton India Economic Forum.
Wellington, Mar 3 (ANI): Former test captain Ken Rutherford has asked New Zealand's top-order, including his son Hamish, to start believing in themselves for the upcoming Test series against England if they want to get an edge on their rivals' new ball seam attack.
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) While the city gets ravaged by recurring fire tragedies with successive governments hiding inadequacies behind committees and probes, experts feel flouting of safety norms has turned Kolkata into a tinder box.
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) In a grim reminder of the AMRI Hospital and Stephen Court fire tragedies, Kolkata Wednesday woke up to a similar incident that left behind a trail of death and devastation at a marketplace.
Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said he looks forward to working with South Korea's new President Park Geun-hye to further strengthen and expand the strategic partnership between the two countries.
New York, Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Walmart Stores, Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Thursday it posted income from continuing operations of $17 billion in the fiscal year ended Jan 31, up 7.8 percent from the comparable prior period, thanks to higher sales and lower financing costs.
Moscow, Feb 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sochi 2014 Winter Games organisers have said they are "pleased" with how the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park performed in the latest slew of test events for next year's Olympics.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): A Chapel in Kent, which was once turned into a bookshop, has now been transformed into a pub.
New York, Feb. 16 (ANI): Mariah Carey took to Twitter to upload a sexy image of herself playing around in the bubble bath with her dog as she got ready for what she called "Valentines Rendezvous consumed by bubbles" with husband Nick Cannon.
New York, Feb. 16 (ANI): Mariah Carey took to Twitter to upload a sexy image of herself playing around in the bubble bath with her dog as she got ready for what she called "Valentines Rendezvous consumed by bubbles" with husband Nick Cannon.
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said the absence of fathers, particularly in the African-American community, is one of the root causes of an epidemic of gun violence that has plagued cities across the country, adding he wished he had a father too while pitching for tougher laws to control rampant gun violence.
Hyderabad, Feb 14 (IANS) All major parks in Hyderabad were shut Thursday to prevent any untoward incident on Valentine's Day in view of threats by some rightwing Hindu groups.
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb.12 (ANI): New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum inspired his team to a crushing 55-run win over England in the second Twenty20 international in Hamilton on Tuesday, levelling the series 1-1.
New York, Feb. 11 (ANI): An eye doctor from Brooklyn, is offering drinks to customers to help them unwind before his tests.
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Accusing Trinamool Congress ministers and leaders of extorting lakhs of rupees from people in the ruse of organising festivals like the Durga Puja, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Sunday.
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday named Kolkata's former Joint Police Commissioner (crime) Damayanti Sen -- transferred after she cracked the Park Street rape case -- as the new deputy inspector general of Darjeeling range.
Sochi, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian president Vladimir Putin has called on Sochi 2014 Olympic organisers to redouble their efforts in one final push to stage the Games without a hitch.
Sochi, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian president Vladimir Putin has invited visitors to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games due to be held in the southern Russian resort of Sochi on the Black Sea next February.
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Gabon's Minkebe Park in Africa, home to the largest elephant population, has lost 11,000 jumbos to ivory poaching since 2004, The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said.
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Standard & Poor's said it will face a lawsuit from the US government over its inaccurate ratings of mortgage-related investments in the run-up to the financial crisis, CNN reported.
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) A section of city intellectuals took to the streets Tuesday to protest the government's "inaction" in the alleged Park Street rape case.
Sochi, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Formula One's first Russian Grand Prix will take place in October 2014, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Sochi, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Formula One's first Russian Grand Prix will take place in October next year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Washington, Feb. 3 (ANI): Female students at a Catholic high school in northern New Jersey have taken a "no-cursing" pledge at the request of school administrators.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A 31-year-old woman tutor committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her house here, police said Saturday.
Wellington, Feb 2(ANI): New Zealand's premier fast bowler Tim Southee is expected to return from injury during Black Caps' three-match Test series against visiting England team.
London, Feb 1 (ANI): The United States is planning to take more assertive action against China to combat cyber-espionage, a report has said.
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley was spotted struggling with her playful pet Mia as they went for a walk in London's Hyde Park.
Washington, Jan 31(ANI): Marine General John Allen, the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, has claimed he has suggested that the White House maintain a considerable U.S. military presence through the summer fighting season.
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after the central government indefinitely postponed its decision on the Telangana issue, the region was rocked by protests with proponents of a separate state taking to the streets.
London, Jan 27 (IANS) A trade deal between India and the European Union (EU), worth billions of pounds, could allow around 20,000 people enter Britain via the "back door", Indian-origin lawmaker Keith Vaz has said.
London, Jan. 27 (ANI): Starbucks has threatened to suspend millions of pounds of investment in Britain and the therat comes after what the US-owned coffee chain described as constant and unfair attacks over its tax affairs by British Prime Minister David Cameron's Government.
Sydney, Jan 26(ANI): Andre Agassi has urged the authorities to have even more tighter anti-doping controls as he reflected on his own battles with drug abuse, and the American added he feels tennis is one of the cleanest sports.
London, Jan 24(ANI): World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic hammered fourth seed David Ferrer in the Australian Open semifinal to book a spot in the final and stay on course for a hat trick of Melbourne title.
Washington, January 24 (ANI): Shia LaBeouf, who dropped acid and filmed himself to make sure his depiction was accurate in 'Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman', has admitted that he was scared to a play character who trips on acid because he had never done it before.
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer edged out seventh-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 to reach his 10th consecutive semifinal here at the Melbourne Park Wednesday.
Wellington, Jan 23(ANI): New Zealand has named former captain Ross Taylor in a 14-man squad for the two warm-up Twenty20 matches against the visiting England on February 4 and February 6 at the Cobham Oval.
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The world's leading hotel management chain, the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Tuesday said it plans to open hotels in every capital city of India.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) David Ferrer fought from two sets down to beat his Spanish Davis Cup teammate Nicolas Almagro to book a semifinal spot at the Melbourne Park here Tuesday.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Maria Sharapova continued her dominating form at the Australian Open with a straight sets win over fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova at the Melbourne Park here Tuesday.
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Courtney Love landed in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival ahead of her one night only show on Monday.
