Mariah Carey, Bryan Tanaka in ‘proper relationship’

- December 31, 2016

Los Angeles, Jan 1 (IANS) Singer Mariah Carey and her back up dancer Bryan Tanaka are "really into" each other and in a "proper relationship".    "She's really into Bryan. He's with her 24×7. He's a nice guy," a source told etonline.com.    The source added that fans "can expect to see a lot more

Elijah Wood’s business ambitions

- December 31, 2016

Los Angeles, Jan 1 (IANS) Actor Elijah Wood wants to open a restaurant and record shop.    The 35-year-old has a lot of interests outside of his career, and finds himself happy while performing as a DJ, though he is also keen to branch out into other businesses, reports femalefirst.co.uk.    "I DJ as a

Coutinho outshines Neymar to win Samba d’Or

- December 31, 2016

Rio De Janeiro, Jan 1 (IANS) Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has upstaged Neymar by winning the Samba d'Or award for the best Brazilian footballer in Europe in 2016.    Coutinho received 32.13 per cent of the votes to finish ahead of Barcelona forward Neymar (27.88 per cent) and Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro (13.35 per cent),

Cash crunch spoils New Year eve revelry in Bengaluru

- December 31, 2016

Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Unlike in previous years, the New Year eve revelry here on Saturday night will be subdued, as cash crunch has spoiled the party and not many are in a mood to usher in 2017.    With several IT firms shut down for furloughs and thousands of techies logging out of the

LPG, jet fuel prices hiked

- December 31, 2016

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday hiked the price of subsidised cooking gas, or LPG, along with kerosene and aviation turbine fuel (ATF).    The three state-owned OMCs revise rates of LPG, Kerosene and ATF on the first of every month, based on global oil prices and the foreign

Putin congratulates Russians, reveals New Year secret

- December 31, 2016

Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS) Thanking all Russians for their "victories, achievements, understanding and trust" in 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday wished "peace and prosperity" for all citizens and that they will be able to fulfil their dreams and "good intentions",    In a televised New Year's address, he also revealed the "secret" of

Netanyahu, Putin talk by phone about regional security, Syria

- December 31, 2016

Jerusalem, Jan 1 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Middle Eastern security and — especially — the situation in Syria, according to an Israeli government statement.    "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening … spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two

Ryan Seacrest gets stuck in a lift

- December 31, 2016

New York, Jan 1 (IANS) Anchor-producer Ryan Seacrest got stuck in a lift in Times Square.    The 42-year-old had to be rescued by firefighters on December 29 after he got trapped in an elevator as he headed to an interview at popular TV show "Good Morning America", reports tmz.com.    However, Seacrest was in

Wife of murdered Greek ambassador jailed in Brazil

- December 31, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 1 (IANS) The wife of the murdered Greek ambassador to Brazil has been jailed after being accused of masterminding his killing in a suburb here.    A Rio court on Saturday ordered Francoise Amiridis, the 40-year-old Brazilian to be placed in provisional custody for 30 days. She had been married to

RBI to announce facility for NRIs to exchange old notes

- December 31, 2016

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said that it will introduce a facility for exchange of old specified bank notes for Indian residents and NRIs, who were abroad from November 9 to December 30.    According to a RBI notification, Indian residents, who were abroad during November 9