London, Feb 17 (IANS) Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, The Telegraph reported Friday. Jean-Marie Loret, who died in 1985 aged 67, never met his father, but went on to fight Nazi forces during the Second World War. His extraordinary story has  [ Read More ]

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The security of the country is a shared responsibility and the central government did not pursue any discriminatory attitude towards the state governments run by other parties, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday here at the inauguration of the National Security Guard (NSG) hub. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee  [ Read More ]

Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) As the US imposed new sanctions against Iran, Washington said it was talking to India, Pakistan, Russia, and China about what they can do, particularly to wean themselves from Iranian crude. “We are engaged in conversations with all of these governments with regard to the importance of implementing existing international sanctions,  [ Read More ]

Bipasha Basu is known for her bold roles in ‘Jism’, ‘Raaz’ and ‘Race’. But when it comes to locking lips on big screen, the actress isn’t comfortable. ‘I am scared of kissing on screen. Yes, on-screen kissing nerves me to death and I had a really very uncomfortable experience in ‘Jodi Breakers’ with R. Madhavan  [ Read More ]

Simons denied reports he had been sacked, claiming he had told the BCCI that he won’t be able to continue as the bowling coach after the tour of Australia. Zaheer Khan has a good understanding of his craft; Vinay Kumar is a hard working cricketer and has a great work ethic; Umesh Yadav is a  [ Read More ]

East Midnapore (West Bengal), Feb 17 (IANS) Days after attacking the central government for being insensitive to the state’s financial crisis, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday chose a public platform she was sharing with union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to again complain about empty coffers. ‘We are working for the development of the  [ Read More ]

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday complained to the Election Commission against Congress leader and Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, and sought stringent action against him for promising sub-quota for Muslims if his party was voted to power in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP submitted a memorandum to the poll panel,  [ Read More ]

Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporation elections, results of which were announced here Friday. Though the alliance fell short of the magic figures in both the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), it is widely expected to retain power in  [ Read More ]

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) It was difficult to match up to acting skills of Boman Irani and Arshad Warsi, says Amrita Rao who has teamed up with them in “Jolly L.L.B”. “I am shooting for ‘Jolly L.L.B.’ with Boman and Arshad, two of the finest actors we have in Hindi cinema. I have to really  [ Read More ]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh’s malignant lung tumour is almost out of his system following his first cycle of chemotherapy, the Indian cricketer said on Thursday. “Got very good news from Dr Lawrence today! The tumour is almost way out of the system,” said the 30-year-old on his Twitter account. Yuvraj was told last  [ Read More ]