Over the last few decades, Durga Puja has traversed a long way — from daaker saaj to themes: blades, plates, pitchers, utensils… The transition has been so radical that even die-hard Bengalis have failed to keep pace with it.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Dustin Johnson began the third round of the British Open as the leader, having impressed everyone with the way he shook off that stunning loss at Chambers Bay.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' swift condemnation of Donald Trump's disparaging comments about Sen. John McCain's military service marks a turning point in the party's cautious approach to the billionaire-turned-presidential candidate. Asked whether he now thought McCain was a war hero, Trump merely referred to his previous day's comments, when he said "perhaps" he was while seeming to mock McCain for being captured. [...] Republicans have been largely cautious in their handling of Trump and his provocations. Читать дальше...
Need your “Once Upon a Time” fill? Star Josh Dallas is hooking up hungry fans right from the set of Season 5. The actor, who plays Prince Charming on the ABC drama, took to Twitter on Saturday night to share some shots from filming.
The deadline is artificial, but it’s also very real. If the Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson don’t work out a new contract by the start of training camp, the process all be placed on hold until after the season. Coupled with the belief that Wilson wants to be paid now as if already were a…
A day after lodging FIR, the family of Sara Singh met Amanmani Tripathi at Lucknow jail on Sunday noon. The meeting lasted for half an hour.
A stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ that took Britain’s West End by storm is now preparing to visit Kolkata.
Rita Ora and her boyfriend Ricky Hilfiger have split after one year of dating. A source told E! News that the split between the 24-year-old entertainer and 25-year-old hip hop artist and son of Tommy Hilfiger was a “mutual” decision. No word on when the breakup actually happened – they were last seen together in [...]
More than 16,000 persons were killed in at least 30,000 accidents that took place in Uttar Pradesh last year. Road accidents cause highest number of unnatural deaths in the state.
Railways will run special trains from Lucknow to Delhi and Vaishno Devi to clear passenger rush during July and August. The trains will start plying from July 20.
Alex Rocco, best known for his role as Moe Greene in The Godfather, has died at age 79. The actor, who lived in the Los Angeles area, passed away on Saturday. His daughter, Jennifer...
Three of our favourite pop stars all on the same stage with incredible consequences.
Suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Sunday got a call from whistleblower bureaucrats Ashok Khemka and Sanjiv Chaturvedi extending their moral support to the UP cadre IPS for his crusade against corruption.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison police officer who just completed training on opiate overdoses is being credited with saving the life of a heroin overdose victim.
Given clean chit twice in preliminary police investigations, IG Amitabh Thakur accused of raping a woman on Sunday submitted a representation before circle officer of Gomtinagar in his defence. Terming the charges against him ‘frivolous and motivated’, the 11-page reply submitted by Thakur is based on a police report filed by a sub-inspector before chief judicial magistrate in May.
Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in the Middle East.
Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in the Middle East.
Doctors accuse Sir Dave Brailsford's team and lead rider live on television as Chris Froome remains in the lead with six stages remaining of the Tour
Adam Lord, 30, and his 10-year-old stepson left Cordova Harbor on Thursday evening in an inflatable Zodiac boat, according to Alaska State Troopers and reported by KTUU-TV (http://bit.ly/1GtZZG2 ). Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst said searchers were unable to find any sign Lord after he was reported missing around 4 a.m. Friday morning. When troopers, Coast Guardsmen and U.S. Forest Service Workers visited the Island Friday morning, they found the boy safe inside a seasonal cabin.
Stiles is not going to like this. In a new sneak-peek video for “Teen Wolf” Season 5, episode 5, Theo (Cody Christian) is spending some alone time with Malia (Shelley Hennig). It looks like the new werewolf in town is trying to make a move on Stiles’ (Dylan O’Brien) girlfriend, but Malia is haunted by a sudden vision of her past.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report finds the pilot of an F-16C fighter jet from Shaw Air Force Base was warned by air traffic control of the presence of a small plane only seconds before a midair collision over rural South Carolina. The report says an air traffic controller told the fighter pilot at 18 seconds past 11 a.m. that day that a Cessna was about two miles away. The jet flew to the Myrtle Beach area where the pilot practiced two instrument approaches... Читать дальше...
PHILADELPHIA - The latest on newly obtained deposition testimony from Bill Cosby (all times local):
Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad and Kanpur Central figure among the 400 railway stations across the country that have been identified for ‘redevelopment’ through public-private-partnership (PPP).
A man drowned to death inside a pool in the backyard of Demi Moore's Los Angeles home early on Sunday while the actress and her family were away, E! News has learned. The 52-year-old...
Organic supermarket chain Whole Foods is coming under fire from libertarians once again for reportedly paying inmates in the Colorado prison system about $ 1.50 an hour to cultivate its fish, milk and gourmet cheese products.