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Everything you need to know about Ode: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) German luxury car manufacturer Audi Thursday launched a new version of its A4 model in the country. It encompasses several new features, including 10 percent improved fuel efficiency, an official said here.
Wellington (New Zealand), May 3 (Xinhua-ANI): New Zealand and Canada on Thursday signed a new agreement to stop bilateral business being taxed twice.
London, May 3 (ANI): Real Madrid ended the reign of arch rivals Barcelona by winning their first Spanish title in four years by beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Wednesday.
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London, May 3 (ANI): British hit sitcom 'The Kumars at No 42' are set to make a comeback this autumn in a new Sky 1 series.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has added another feather in her crown. She will be a judge on a soon to come modeling reality show "The Face".
London, May 3 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell will be seen as a judge on an upcoming modelling reality show "The Face".
Moscow, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three Russian women have been charged with assaulting a suspected paedophile and battering him to death, officials said.
Pune, May 2(ANI): Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated a cricket museum here on Wednesday.
Kabul, May 2 (ANI): Secrecy around U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Afghanistan was broken after continual chatter on Twitter about his visit.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): US Secret Service agents who were involved in the Colombian sex scandal had paid 10 out of 12 prostitutes in Cartagena, agency officials said.
Social activist Kiran Bedi has said that there is a need for strong legal tool to combat graft.
Pune, May 2 (ANI): A Pune court on Wednesday gave its clearance for a polygraph test on seven policemen in connection with the murder of Right To Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who plays the lead opposite actress Sonal Chauhan in Bejoy Nambiar's "3G", says the film has allowed him to penetrate a different genre.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Actress Celina Jaitly, who gave birth to twins - Winston and Viraaj - in March, has returned to work to fullfil her commitments as the brand ambassador of Egypt tourism.
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) There has been a whopping eight-fold increase in the number of applicants for the prestigious Staff Selection Commission examinations, from one million to nearly nine million in the past four years, a top official said here Tuesday.
New York, May 1 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman is set to receive an honorary Tony award for his outstanding theatre achievements and fundraising efforts.
Warsaw, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An old 10-tonne railway bridge was dismantled and stolen in broad daylight in the Czech Republic.
Thrissur (Kerala), May 1 (ANI): Veterinary doctors are examining elephants that are likely to take part in the traditional festival of Thrissur Pooram in Kerala.
Madrid, May 1 (IANS/EFE) A 76-year-old grandmother who lost her home to debt chained herself to the gate of Spain's central bank here Monday and asked Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to address the "injustices" affecting many people in the Iberian nation.
London, May 1 (IANS) Actor Colin Firth has launched an appeal to save the lives and land of the Awa people, a hunter-gatherer tribe in Brazil's rain forests, from illegal loggers.
Jaipur, April 30 (IANS) A newborn girl was Monday found abandoned at a burial ground in Rajasthan's Pali district, police said.
Mumbai, April 30 (ANI): Katrina, who will be seen with Salman in 'Ek Tha Tiger', has expressed her excitement about working with him again.
Jerusalem, Apr 30 (ANI): Israeli Government officials have rejected former chief of security agency Shin Bet, Yuval Diskin's criticism of the country's political leadership.
Datawind has launched two low-cost tablets named Ubislate 7+ and Ubislate 7c in India priced at Rs. 2, 999 and Rs.3, 999 respectively.
London, Apr 30 (ANI): Leaders of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban closely planned attacks against NATO troops in Afghanistan, the Afghan Government and targets in Pakistan, a document found in Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound has revealed.
Auckland, April 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A mayor in New Zealand has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop televised interview.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Deccan Chargers were all out for 100 in 18.4 overs against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Sunday.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Veejay-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana' s film "Vicky Donor" has received a thumbs up from the industry and actress Mini Mathur praised him, saying he is quite believable in the movie.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Nadya Suleman, who is bringing up 14 kids in a slum, has said that she is "not a maternal person."
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) An all time popular on screen couple, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha might have parted ways over decades but Big B doesn't rule out the possibility of reuniting with her again on the silver screen.
Doha, April 28 (IANS) India's Pankaj Advani and national champion Aditya Mehta entered the final of the Asian Snooker Championship here Saturday to set up an intriguing title clash.
Tehran, April 28 (IANS) Iran's permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog have agreed to hold a new round of talks on the nuclear issue May 13-14, the IRNA news agency reported.
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Katie Price is set to tie the knot for the third time after getting engaged to boyfriend Leandro Penna.
Sheffield (England), April 28 (IANS) The newly-launched World Snooker International Championship will be staged for the first time later this year in China, with the tournament offering the highest top prize ever for a competitive event in Asia.
Kabul, Apr 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Two local Haqqani leaders were detained Saturday in eastern Afghan province of Khost, the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces said.
Beijing Apr 28 (Xinhua-ANI): The size of China's search engine market hit 5.53 billion yuan (about 877.8 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2012, according to new statistics.
Beijing, April 28 (IANS) The size of China's search engine market hit 5.53 billion yuan ($877 million) in the first quarter of 2012, according to new statistics.
Paris, Apr 28 (ANI): Shamed former International Monitory Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has accused political allies linked to French President Nicolas Sarkozy of orchestrating the New York hotel maid sex scandal to prevent him from running for the presidency.
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) A NATO soldier was killed Friday in a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan.
London, Apr 27(ANI): Chelsea is planning to make a 35 million pound move for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain at the end of the season.
Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry is upset with the paparazzi for hounding her and her daughter Nahla.
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Director Anurag Basu has denied reports that his forthcoming film "Barfi!" is being delayed because of Priyanka Chopra, who is playing the female lead in the movie that also stars Ranbir Kapoor.
Bikshkek, April 27 (IANS) Kyrgyzstan Thursday paid tributes to the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, 26 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster.
Colombo, Apr 27 (ANI): A cache of unexploded cluster bombs have been found in Sri Lanka, a UN expert has claimed.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Bata India, the country's leading footwear manufacturer, Thursday reported a 67 percent slide in its net profit to Rs.36 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2012, from Rs.109 crore in the same period last year.
London, April 26 (IANS) Singer Elton John and his partner David Furnish are keen to have another child.
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI: US President Barack Obama's safety was not at risk by the vice scandal involving a dozen Secret Service agents in Colombia, a Senate panel has revealed.
Shijiazhuang (China), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): One of China's major privately owned automakers, Great Wall Motors, will work with a U.S. company to develop electric vehicles, sources from Great Wall Motors said Thursday.
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) One of China's major privately owned automakers, Great Wall Motors, will work with a US company to develop electric vehicles.
London, Apr 26(ANI): Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has said he wants his former team Chelsea to win the Champions League this season, as his team was knocked out of the competition at the hands of German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Organic farming is a practice of cultivation of crops that involves various methods that are eco friendly and environmental friendly in nature. In this method, the use of inorganic products such as chemical fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides are done. At present organic farming is being practiced across the world in a large scale covering 32.2 million hectares of land around the world.
With the introduction of inorganic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides during the industrial revolution to meet the increasing demand of food in the early and mid 90s, use of synthetic fertilizers became quite common across the world leading to the gradual degradation of soil fertility.
London, Apr 26 ANI): People magazine on Wednesday named Beyonce the most beautiful female form on the entire planet out of 3 billion women in the world.
London, April 25 (ANI): Amnesty International has released a report on discrimination against Muslims in Europe, which has highlighted cases of prejudice in education and employment sectors against the community.
London, April 25 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell reportedly once had a fling with British glamour model Katie Price.
Islamabad, Apr 25 (ANI): The U.S. Embassy has said that the country is ready to discuss parliamentary recommendations with Pakistan, and is just waiting for a schedule for formal talks.
Havana, Apr 25 (Xinhua-ANI): More than 1,000 representatives from 162 unions and social movements from 62 countries and regions will join here the May Day celebrations, the official daily Granma reported Tuesday.
Bangalore, April 25 (IANS) India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro Ltd Wednesday hoped revenue from its flagship services business would improve in ensuing quarters despite uncertainty in the macro-environment that kept sequential growth flat in fiscal 2012.
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): After almost a year and a half of operations, CryoSat has yielded its first seasonal variation map of Arctic sea-ice thickness.n June 2011, the first map of Arctic sea-ice thickness was unveiled, using CryoSat data acquired between January and February of that year.
Bangalore, April 25 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has projected an average revenue of $1.54 billion for the first quarter (April-June) from its global IT services business, indicating a flat sequential growth under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Bangalore, April 25 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs.14.81 billion (Rs.1,481 crore) for fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2011-12, registering an eight percent increase year-on-year (YoY) in rupee terms.
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Singer Carrie Underwood is set to make her live debut in Britain as she will appear at London's Royal Albert Hall as part of her world tour, in support of her album "Blown Away".
Rome, April 24 (IANS/AKI) A 43-year-old mobster, considered one of the most dangerous criminals in Italy, was arrested Tuesday after more than two years on the run.
Kiev, April 24 (IANS) The ticket design for the Euro 2012 Football Championship was officially presented by Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Events executive Martin Kallen in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
Panaji, April 24 (IANS) Goa's beaches attracted 2.68 million tourists in the 2011-12 tourist season, which began in October and is on the wane now.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston is reportedly looking for the perfect hotel to host her wedding to Justin Theroux.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston is reportedly looking for the perfect hotel to host her wedding to Justin Theroux.
Perth, Feb 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has rejected suggestions that the Indian team is vulnerable, claiming they remain a world-class team despite losing the Test series 4-0 to Australia.
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Demi Moore, who was recently hospitalised to treat her "exhaustion and improve her overall health," may be suffering from self-doubt, according to an expert.
Perth, Feb 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has rejected suggestions that the Indian team is vulnerable, claiming they remain a world-class team despite losing the Test series 4-0 to Australia.
London, Feb 6 (ANI): Noel Gallagher is furious at suggestions that he praised former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a recent interview, insisting that quotes were blown out of proportion.
London, Feb 6 (ANI): Noel Gallagher is furious at suggestions that he praised former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a recent interview, insisting that quotes were blown out of proportion.
Sydney, Feb 4(ANI): Australia is working on finding the best blend of players for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka this September.
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth is always surrounded by a "lot of laughter" and her Ladies in Waiting say that they are in the "happiness business".
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth is always surrounded by a "lot of laughter" and her Ladies in Waiting say that they are in the "happiness business".
Sydney, Feb 4(ANI): Australia is working on finding the best blend of players for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka this September.
Dharamshala, Feb 3 (ANI): Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile Lobsang Sangay has expressed concern over rising Chinese military repression against Tibetans and urged the United Nations to send a fact-finding delegation to China to investigate its hardliner policies.
Sydney, Feb 3(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Matthew Wade has vowed to cement his place in the Australian team after performing brilliantly in the first Twenty20 match against India.
London, Feb 3(ANI): There is speculation linking Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho with a managerial job at his former club Chelsea.
London, Feb 3(ANI): There is speculation linking Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho with a managerial job at his former club Chelsea.
London, Feb 3(ANI): Football International Federation Association (FIFA) has demanded a full report into Wednesday's violence in Egypt during a football match, which had killed more than 70 people.
Sydney, Feb 3(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Matthew Wade has vowed to cement his place in the Australian team after performing brilliantly in the first Twenty20 match against India.
Sydney, Feb 3(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Matthew Wade has vowed to cement his place in the Australian team after performing brilliantly in the first Twenty20 match against India.
Dharamshala, Feb 3 (ANI): Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile Lobsang Sangay has expressed concern over rising Chinese military repression against Tibetans and urged the United Nations to send a fact-finding delegation to China to investigate its hardliner policies.
Sydney, Feb 2(ANI): Australian fast bowler James Pattinson is hopeful of a late come back during his team's triangular one-day series with India and Sri Lanka.
Sydney, Feb 2(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to raise the prize money for the top four Test cricket teams as part of plans to promote the inaugural Test Championship in 2017.
Sydney, Feb 2 (ANI): Australian opener David Warner's controversial switch-hitting technique could become a prominent shot in Test cricket in the future, according to his teammate David Hussey.
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Katie Price has blasted Peter Andre for claiming that she begged him for a reconciliation and he refused to get back together with her.
Sydney, Feb 2 (ANI): Australian opener David Warner's controversial switch-hitting technique could become a prominent shot in Test cricket in the future, according to his teammate David Hussey.
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Katie Price has blasted Peter Andre for claiming that she begged him for a reconciliation and he refused to get back together with her.
Sydney, Feb 2(ANI): Australian fast bowler James Pattinson is hopeful of a late come back during his team's triangular one-day series with India and Sri Lanka.
Sydney, Feb 2(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to raise the prize money for the top four Test cricket teams as part of plans to promote the inaugural Test Championship in 2017.
London, February 1(ANI): Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil has branded McLaren star driver Lewis Hamilton a 'coward' after he failed to attend his two-day trial in Munich as a witness.
Sydney, February 1(ANI): Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil has received an 18-month suspended jail sentence for inflicting serious physical damage on Lotus team co-owner Eric Lux during a nightclub scuffle.
Sydney, Feb 1 (ANI): Brad Pitt has revealed that he gives Coca Cola to his kids for breakfast some days to get them up in the morning.
Copenhagen, February 1(ANI): Former world number one women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has reportedly fired her coach after losing her top ranking.
Copenhagen, February 1(ANI): Former world number one women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has reportedly fired her coach after losing her top ranking.
Sydney, Feb 1 (ANI): Brad Pitt has revealed that he gives Coca Cola to his kids for breakfast some days to get them up in the morning.
London, February 1(ANI): Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil has branded McLaren star driver Lewis Hamilton a 'coward' after he failed to attend his two-day trial in Munich as a witness.
Sydney, February 1(ANI): Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil has received an 18-month suspended jail sentence for inflicting serious physical damage on Lotus team co-owner Eric Lux during a nightclub scuffle.
