New Delhi, After the success of Mary Kom, former India hockey captain Sandeep Singh is the latest sportsperson on whom a biopic has been planned and the ace dragflicker wants Ranbir Kapoor to portray his role in the movie. Actress Chitrangada Singh is set to turn producer with this plannedRead More

Manila, Indian golf legend Jeev Milkha Singh is looking forward to a winning debut at the USD 1 million Resorts World Manila Masters presented by 918.com later this month when he returns to a country which holds fond memories for him. The 42-year-old Singh has committed to the full-field AsianRead More

Toronto, Canada is following in Australia’s footsteps and has closed its doors, effectively immediately, to people from the West African countries battling Ebola. In a move that puts Canada at odds with the World Health Organization, the federal government said Friday it is suspending the issuance of visas for residents andRead More

BANFF, Alta. — The president of France expressed his sorrow for Canada’s recent losses to terrorism on the first leg of his state visit to Canada on Sunday. Francois Hollande was given a tour of Banff National Park by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and made note of the deaths ofRead More

Toronto, Three women have now filed abuse complaints against fired CBC star Jian Ghomeshi and investigators are looking into reports of a “graphic” video in the network’s possession, police said Saturday. “These people have come forward. They’ve seen that other people are talking about it and it’s brought it back upRead More

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that military operations against terrorists would continue till their complete elimination, a media report said on Monday. Nawaz Sharif condemned Sunday’s Wagah suicide bombing. There were conflicting reports on the blast toll. Some media reports said that the toll was 59, while othersRead More

New York, Philanthropist Bill Gates has announced he will donate over USD 500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world, saying the Ebola outbreak is a call to action. The former Microsoft CEO yesterday told the 63rd annual meeting of the American Society of TropicalRead More

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has decided to drop his tribal name of Ahmadzai and has asked all government departments and media to use his family name only. A letter was sent last week by the Presidential Palace’s administrative affairs office to all government departments telling them toRead More

Singapore, Citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will need a visa to enter Singapore as part of measures against the spread of Ebola, the city-state’s health ministry said today. The three West African countries are the worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 4,900 people. Singapore’sRead More

Islamabad, Thousands of people have migrated from three districts of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province due to the poor law and order situation, according to a rights group. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said at least 15,000 people have fled Balochistan’s three districts of Makran, Kharan and Awaran. “ItRead More