Mamata Banerjee may retain power in West Bengal and Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu while it may be a hung assembly in Assam with an edge to the BJP and the Left return to power in Kerala, says a recent poll survey. According to the India TV C-Voter poll carried out ... Read More »
MOSCOW, April 4 — Russian weapons firm Kalashnikov, maker of the iconic AK-47 assault rifle, is looking to expand its domestic sales as U.S. and international sanctions continue to strain the company’s bottom line. Russian military contracts continue to make up a large portion of the company’s sales, Vladimir Dmitriev, ... Read More »
Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK will field a record highest 227 candidates in the assembly elections, with Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa contesting from flood-battered Chennai. Even the allies in the remaining seven seats will seek votes on the AIADMK symbol. Jayalalithaa, 68, announced the candidates’ list, saying she will seek re-election ... Read More »
The Panama papers exposed on Monday had irate governments all over the world reacting cautiously, having been thrown into the spotlight suddenly and unpleasantly. More than 11 million documents leaked from the secret files of Mossack Fonseca , a law firm headquartered in tax haven Panama, revealed a list of ... Read More »
India on Monday objected to US President Barack Obama clubbing the country with Pakistan as a challenge for global nuclear security, saying his remarks stemmed from a lack of understanding of New Delhi’s defence posture. “Yes, we have seen those remarks. There seems to be a lack of understanding of ... Read More »
We’d all like to see how the 1% lives — but now you can gawk for a good cause. The Residences at W New York — Downtown is hosting tours of its 55th- and 56th-floor penthouses starting Friday. All proceeds from the Designer Showhouse of New York support the Lenox ... Read More »
Singer Mariah Carey has revealed that her fiance James Packer recently filmed footage for her upcoming docuseries, “Mariah’s World”. Although it was previously claimed that the billionaire businessman did not want to take part in the upcoming show, Carey, 46, has insisted that he is happy to be filmed for ... Read More »
Is this a laundry room or a trendy restaurant in the Meatpacking District? In a move to lure young, hip buyers to his latest Upper East Side condo project, Paramount Hotel owner Aby Rosen tapped Meg Sharpe, the chic designer known for revamping the basement supper club at his Midtown ... Read More »
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, just days ahead of ex-husband Chris Martin’s Coldplay concert. Paltrow, 43, was seen arriving in Buenos Aires on Tuesday reportedly with her two children, Apple, 11, and Moses, 9, in tow, reported People magazine. While Paltrow and Martin flew into the ... Read More »
One wealthy Manahattanite is so rich — and has a penthouse so spacious — that he can even devote a bedroom-sized section to display a pile of dirt. And the mound — actually an artwork by China’s living legend Ai WeiWei — isn’t even the most conspicuous of the consumption ... Read More »
Does the idea of your Internet service provider tracking your online whereabouts and selling it to the highest bidder give you the heebie-jeebies? The Federal Communications Commission has a fix that might make you feel better. The FCC is on a path to adopt the strongest privacy regulations to date ... Read More »
With the mercury soaring, Delhi zoo will install water sprinklers, desert coolers and fans to help the inmates beat the heat. “As part of the zoo’s summer plans, water sprinklers, fans and coolers have been installed in the animal enclosures. Ponds are being filled with water. Pressure pumps are being ... Read More »
