Google is acquiring Twitter’s mobile application developer platform Fabric, a move which could give some breathing room for the social network after charting an independent path without a suitor. Terms of the deal were not announced. Twitter last year was…
OPEC oil production fell in December but remains well above levels envisaged under a recent deal due to take effect from January, the cartel’s new monthly report showed Wednesday. Total output by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell…
President-elect Donald Trump could enact sweeping changes to environmental policy in the beginning days of his administration, with far-reaching effects both in the United States and around the world, experts say. Even though the pro-oil Republican billionaire is buoyed by…
Animal lovers on Wednesday called for a boycott of the upcoming movie “A Dog’s Purpose” after video footage emerged of an apparently terrified dog on the set being forced into rushing water. The video shot in 2015 and published by…
The member of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a man with 445 bottles of contraband phensidyl from Uthali village under Jibannagar upazila of the district yesterday. The arrested was Kofiluddin, 50, a resident of the village. A…
You may be surprised to learn that stress has been associated with increased risk of diabetes. In January last year, a study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that women with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a condition triggered…
As Iraqi forces fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State, an artist in nearby Erbil is chiseling at clay in a tiny, unheated studio to recreate historic Assyrian monuments destroyed by the group. Ninos Thabet, an…
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of using unlicensed firearms to kill protected wildlife almost two decades ago. Khan, 51, has now been acquitted in three out of four cases filed against him for hunting rare…
Curling up with a paperback may be a forgotten luxury for many thanks to today’s busy lifestyles, but listening to a book on the go, while shopping or jogging, is fast becoming the new norm. Gone are the cumbersome cassette…
The dollar tumbled Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump said the American currency was too strong, while the pound rallied after British Prime Minister Theresa May released her Brexit blueprint. The fluctuations in foreign exchange came as most larger equity markets…
The outgoing Barack Obama administration announced Tuesday a contribution of half a billion dollars to the UN Green Climate Fund, just three days before Donald Trump takes over the White House. The $500 million payment, announced by State Department spokesman…
The USK Foundation will award celebrated actor Dharmendra with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. The USK Foundation Director, Usha Kakade, also announced the names of the personalities to be awarded with the Urja Award…
Culture Desk Suchitra Sen was easily the most popular actress that Bengali cinema has ever seen. Her ethereal beauty coupled with her phenomenon screen presence and immense box office popularity, particularly her on-screen pairing with the late Uttam Kumar, gave…
A virulent social media campaign to paint five disappeared Pakistani activists as blasphemers deserving execution has spotlighted how right-wing efforts to muzzle liberal voices using the country’s draconian laws have found a powerful new platform online. The five men had…
The Sundance Film Festival opens in Utah Thursday, promising to set the agenda for independent cinema and starting the 2018 Oscars buzz a month before this year’s statuettes are awarded. The annual gathering, founded in 1985 by iconic screen outlaw…
Tears fill Maung Lay’s eyes as he describes losing the dolphin he knew since his childhood, the latest casualty of a battle against pollution and electrofishing that may see the species disappear in Myanmar. Loved for generations for corralling the…
Greenpeace on Tuesday accused banking giant HSBC of helping to arrange billions of dollars in financing for companies whose palm oil operations have been blamed for destroying vast swathes of Indonesian rainforest. The environmental group said the British bank had…
If there is one thing that we hate about the winter season, it’s that we tend to pile on weight easily. However, if you are thinking that working out regularly, drinking and eating in moderation will be enough for you…
The jury has had its say and at the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Kapoor & Sons, Neerja, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Udta Punjab and Dangal took major awards. Alia Bhatt emerged as the Best Actor (Female) for Udta Punjab while Aamir…
Speakers at a function here today underscored the need for spreading among people positive impact of using information and communication technology (ICT) and internet facilities for proper implementation of the Vision-2021. They were addressing the concluding ceremony of the three-day…
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Saturday it will host its final show in May, ending “The Greatest Show on Earth” after 146 years. Company executives cited high operating costs and declining ticket sales after the traveling American…
Sterling dropped Monday on reports Britain may be headed for a clean break with the EU, a so-called “hard Brexit”, just ahead of a key speech by Prime Minister Theresa May. The pound tumbled to $1.1986 shortly after 3:00am (1800…
Money invested in renewable energy is not enough to reach a climate goal of limiting global warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius, an Abu Dhabi-based green energy organisation said Sunday. Investment in renewables has increased dramatically in the last decade, but…
The effect of constant stress on a deep-lying region of the brain explains the increased risk of heart attack, a study in The Lancet suggests. In a study of 300 people, those with higher activity in the amygdala were more…
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi, who is known for her experimental and parallel film roles, will be seen in three different films this year. The actress, who attended the special screening of OK Jaanu with her family on Thursday night, confirmed…
Entertainment Desk Jatiya Kobita Parishad will stage the annual National Poetry Festival on the premises of Dhaka University Central Library on February 1 and 2. With the slogan “Barborata Mane Na Kobita” subtitled “Poem Does Not Accept Barbarism,” the Parishad…
While Ranveer Singh is getting bigger and broader for his role as Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period film, Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor, who plays Padmavati’s husband in the film, has been working on getting leaner since the last six…
The bulls pawed the ground sending a dusty cloud into the air before locking horns to a huge cheer from the crowd that had gathered in a makeshift arena in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal. The bullfight in the remote…
The three-day “Digital Innovation Fair 2017” ended on Rajshahi Collage playground in the city Saturday evening with a call to make people aware about e-services to engage them in the digital activities. In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to…
Vast icy rock peaks tower above Argentina’s Carlini research base in Antarctica. But scientists who have worked here for decades say the glaciers are less icy than they once were. For international experts stationed at the base, the frozen southern…