Vishnu Manchu back on Twitter

Chennai : On the occasion of his wedding anniversary Sunday, Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu returned to Twitter nearly a year after his account was hacked and subsequently suspended. "How wonderful Life is that you are in it @vinimanchu Happy Anniversary. As promised am back on Twitter (sic)," Vishnu tweeted Sunday.  http://www.vishwagujarat.com/entertaintment/vishnu-manchu-back-on-twitter-2/

Case of Kalki’s lost and found ATM card

Mumbai : Actress Kalki Koechlin lost her ATM card but was lucky enough to get it back, courtesy a stranger. The actress took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share her joy over a lady's good Samaritan act. “Forgot my atm in the machine and a woman got it and made the bank call me immediately. Thank you woman. #KindnessOfStrangers,” Kalki tweeted Saturday. The actress has been apprec ... Read More    http://www.vishwagujarat.com/entertaintment/case-of-kalkis-lost-and-found-atm-card/

Kelly Osbourne quits ‘Fashion Police’

Los Angeles : Singer Kelly Osbourne has quit “Fashion Police”. The 30-year-old, who has worked on the E! series since 2011, has walked away from the show just days after co-host Giuliana Rancic was forced to apologise to Disney star Zendaya Coleman for making an "outrageously offensive" comment about her dreadlocks, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The network confirmed the news in a statement ... Read More

Sierra Leone’s vice president on self-imposed quarantine for Ebola

Freetown : Sierra Leone's Vice President Alhaji Samsumana is on self-imposed quarantine following the death of one of his close bodyguards, Deputy Minister of Information Theo Nicol said on Saturday. The vice president has decided to quarantine himself for 21 days to make sure he is free of the disease, Xinhua cited Nicol as saying. The bodyguard, John Koroma is reported to have died of the ... Read Mor

N-talks at crucial stage: Iran

Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that the nuclear talks with the six world powers has entered a crucial stage. Zarif made the remarks at a joint press conference with his visiting Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, saying that Iran and the US held detailed and fruitful bilateral talks in the Swiss city of Geneva from February 21 to 23, Xinhua reported. ... Read More

Violence in Bangladesh ahead of opposition’s 72-hour strike

Dhaka : Stray incidents of violence were reported in parts of Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Saturday, ahead of former prime minister Khaleda Zia-led opposition alliance's call for another round of strike from Sunday morning. A Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) official, who did not wish to be named, said miscreants put on fire at least eight vehicles in parts of Dhaka and Narayanganj town on the ... Read More    http://www.vishwagujarat.com/international/violence-in-bangladesh-ahead-of-oppositions-72-hour-strike/

IS to release 29 Assyrian Christians abducted in Syria

Damascus : Islamic State (IS) has decided to release 29 Assyrian Christians, who were part of over 200 members of the community kidnapped by the radical group earlier this week, a group monitoring the Syrian war said Saturday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Assyrian Christian leaders have conducted talks with the IS leadership through mediators to secure the re ... Read More

How to buy happiness with money!

New York : To make the most of your money, better go for a vacation rather than spending it on a designer dress, suggests a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher. Money spent on 'doing' or on experiences may provide more enduring happiness than money spent on having material possessions, the findings showed. The researchers found waiting for an experience elicits significantly more ha ... Read More

Root’s 121 powers England to 309/6 against Sri Lanka

Wellington : England rode on Joe Root's 121 to score 309/6 against Sri Lanka in a World Cup Pool A game at the Westpac Stadium here on Sunday. During his 108-ball stay, right-hander Root scored his fourth century in One-day International (ODI) cricket to power his country to a position of strength. Several batsmen chipped in with useful contributions for England. Experienced opener Ian Bell ...Read More  http://www.vishwagujarat.com/sports/roots-121-powers-england-to-3096-against-sri-lanka/

Micromax launches Canvas Selfie with 13MP front camera for Rs 15,999

Micromax is all set to launch its new Canvas Selfie in the Indian market, after the Canvas Pep. The Canvas Selfie will be up for sale very soon, priced at Rs 15,999. As the name goes, the device is aimed at selfie lovers with a 13MP front-facing camera. Micromax’s Canvas Selfie not only comes with a 13-megapixel front camera, but also a 13MP rear camera as well. Both cameras ... Read More  http://www.vishwagujarat.com/technology/micromax-launches-canvas-selfie-with-13mp-front-camera-for-rs-15999/

Truecaller updated its iOS app to help identify numbers

The Truecaller has updated its iOS app with a new refreshed look. The Truecaller version 5.0 shows a new widget support. The new widget has lot of things in store that may force you to find out in very less time. By just swiping down in the widget directly on the homescreen, it is capable of identifying missed calls quickly. It lets users to simply copy the number from the call register or c ... Read More   http://www.vishwagujarat.com/technology/truecaller-updated-its-ios-app-to-help-identify-numbers/

Xolo A1010 launched with Android 4.4 KitKat at Rs. 5,499

  Xolo has launched a new smartphone the Xolo A1010. The smartphone is available to buy from Homeshop18 at Rs. 5,499, and also on the company website. The Xolo A1010 features a 5-inch (480x854 pixels) resolution IPS display. It is a dual-SIM smartphone running Android 4.4 KitKat. The A1010 has 512MB of RAM and a 395MHz Mali 400 GPU alongside, powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor clock ... Read More  http://www.vishwagujarat.com/technology/xolo-a1010-launched-with-android-4-4-kitkat-at-rs-5499/

Efficiency of Electric cars depends on weather

New York : If you are mulling buying an electric car to cut on travelling costs and save the planet, consider the factor of geography with new research pointing to regional energy sources and climate greatly affecting emissions and driving range. Even as governments across the globe -- including the Indian government that provided fresh budgetary allocation for electric vehicles recently -- are ...Read More     http://www.vishwagujarat.com/technology/efficiency-of-electric-cars-depends-on-weather/

Congress worker Expelled over poster Demanding Rahul Gandhi’s Resignation

On Sunday, Condemning the poster demanding the resignation of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, party leader and former Kanpur MP Sriprakash Jaiswal said the act was a conspiracy against the party. Sriprakash Jaiswal said, I condemn this act; it's a plot against us. Rahulji is our leader, I refuse to believe that the man behind this act is a member of the party. Another party leader Har ...Read More   http://www.vishwagujarat.com/politics/congress-worker-expelled-over-poster-demanding-rahul-gandhis-resignation/

Nothing for poor, common people in budget: Nitish

Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said there was nothing specific for poor and common people in the budget presented by union finance minister Arun Jaitley. "There is nothing for common people and poor in the budget," he told media persons here, adding the state would be badly hit by increase in service tax. "Service sector is one of the highest growing sectors in Bihar but ... Read More   http://www.vishwagujarat.com/politics/nothing-for-poor-common-people-in-budget-nitish/

LIVE Update: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Oath Ceremony

on Sunday, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of the People's Democratic Party, who is set to be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the veteran leader of the People's Democratic Party, will take oath today as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, bringing to an end the 49-day Governor's rule in the state. He is leading a historic alliance with the BJP, which will be par ... Read Mor

Gujarat: Ahmedabad hit by Rains and Strong winds

On Sunday, The city of Ahmedabad was completely surprised. this was surprising because it’s a period of peak winter, and rainfall is not expected at all. Ahmedabad was not the only place in Gujarat experiencing rainfall on Sunday Early Morning. Many parts of coastal and mainland Saurashtra, central Gujarat and north Gujarat also experienced unseasonal shower. Unseasonal Rain in Ahm ... Read More     http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/gujarat-ahmedabad-hit-by-rains-and-strong-winds/

I give my best without thinking of results: Ashwin

Perth : India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was Man-of-the-Match in the World Cup Pool B match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) here Saturday, said he only aims to put in his best effort in every game without thinking about the results. Ashwin clinched his career best One-Day International (ODI) figures of 4/25 from 10 overs to bowl out UAE for a paltry 102, which India chased down ... Read More

Bowlers have really stepped up: Dhoni

Perth : India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday said his bowlers have elevated their level of performance, producing another exquisite bowling exhibition against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a World Cup Pool B encounter at the WACA here. “The bowlers have really stepped up and in a team sport it starts to reflect in other departments too. We dropped one catch today but the fielding h ... Read More

Jakupovic wins Aurangabad Open tennis title

Aurangabad : Unseeded Dalila Jakupovic of Slovakia upset Chinese eighth seed Xinyun Han in three sets to lift the singles title at the $25,000 Aurangabad Open Women’s ITF Championships here Saturday. In the final, the 23-year-old trounced Han 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 in a match that lasted two hours and 45 minutes. Later, the third seeded pair of Ya-Hsuan Lee of Chinese Taipei and Varatchaya Wongtean ... Read More   http://www.vishwagujarat.com/sports/jakupovic-wins-aurangabad-open-tennis-title/

McCullum praises both Boult and Starc

Auckland : New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum Saturday praised the pace spearheads of both sides as the hosts scraped past Australia to win by one wicket in a Pool A World Cup encounter here at the Eden Park here. Left-armer Trent Boult was outstanding in the first half of the innings beinginstrumental in wrapping up Australia for 151 -- picking up his career best One-Day International(ODI) ... Read More

Neither 17-year-old, nor 17 stars: SRK clears the air

Mumbai : Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is perplexed about why number 17 is being associated with him lately. He took to micro-blogging site Twitter to refute rumours that he plays a 17-year-old boy in “Fan” and that in Rohit Shetty's directorial, which stars him in the lead role, there's an ensemble of 17 actors. Hence, the perplexed “Bollywood Badshah” had to clear the air through social ... Read More

Lupita Nyong’o Oscars dress returned to hotel

Los Angeles : The pearl dress that actress Lupita Nyong'o flaunted at the Oscars red carpet has reportedly been returned to the hotel from where it was stolen for being studded with "fake pearls". The thieves dumped the actress's custom Calvin Klein Oscar dress, which was stolen from her hotel room two days ago, in a garbage bag and it was returned to The London West Hollywood Friday, reports t ... Read More  

MEA gets 18.5 percent higher allocation

New Delhi : The external affairs ministry saw an 18.5 percent increase in its budgetary allocation for 2015-16, with embassies and missions getting higher allocation as well as cooperation with the ASEAN as part of India's Act East policy. In the union budget presented Saturday, the MEA allocation was increased from Rs.12,620 crore to Rs.14,966.83 crore. Under the head 'embassies and mission ...Read Mor

Why Sonam Kapoor was admitted in Rajkot, Rumours of Swine Flu ?

Bollywood film actress Sonam Kapoor complained of sore throat and fever, so she was admitted inSterling hospital in Rajkot. Her blood tests were taken. There are rumors that she may have suffered swine flu, however there’s no confirmation to this. She may return to Mumbai for treatment, if its more than normal fever. Also Read : Read More     http://www.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/why-sonam-kapoor-was-admitted-in-rajkot-rumours-of-swine-flu/

MPs get four-day weekend on Holi

New Delhi : Parliamentarians will have a four-day weekend on Holi beginning March 5. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan announced a holiday March 5 (Thursday) saying the proceedings listed for the day will not take place. Holi will be celebrated March 6, a Friday. Shortly after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley completed the presentation of the budget for the year 2015-16, Mahajan said she receiv ... Read MoRE  

Kutchi Dabeli

All the chutneys, potato filling, pomegranate and peanuts makes the dabeli sweet, spicy and crunchy, a very delicious sandwich. It’s called Kutchi Dabeli as it was originated from Kutch region of Gujarat. Ingredients:- For Filling : Oil – 1 tbsp Potatoes – 4 Large Onion – 1 medium Dabeli Masala - 1 tbsp Sugar – 1 tsp Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp Salt – To Taste For Assem ... Read More

Truecaller updated its iOS app to help identify numbers

The Truecaller has updated its iOS app with a new refreshed look. The Truecaller version 5.0 shows a new widget support. The new widget has lot of things in store that may force you to find out in very less time. By just swiping down in the widget directly on the homescreen, it is capable of identifying missed calls quickly. It lets users to simply copy the number from the call register or c ... Read More

JK Rowling’s New bibliography to reveal ‘Harry Potter’ secrets

London: New bibliography of JK Rowling's new will reveal many Harry Potter secrets including alternative title ideas, As per the reports. Philip Errington's comprehensive JK Rowling: A Bibliography 1998-2013 details all the workings of the author's bestselling novels, including correspondence with her editor and revisions, the Independent reported. The fourth instalment, released in 2000, wa ... Read Mor

Photos: Mirchi Music Awards 2015

Mumbai, It was a night of Radio Mirchi Music Awards and it saw the presence of singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros and Kanika Kapoor, Hard Kaur, Neha Kakkar and Sonu Kakkar, among others. Besides them, Udit Naryan and Kavita Paudwal also attended the Mirchi Music Awards red carpet. Actors like Alia Bhatt, Poonam Pandey, Rakhi Sawant, Shilpa Shukla and filmmaker Subhash Ghai ... Read More

Indian-origin lawyer appointed judicial commissioner in Singapore

Singapore : An Indian-origin senior counsel has been appointed as a judicial commissioner of theSingapore High Court, a media report said. Kannan Ramesh, 49, will serve for a term of two years with effect from May 22, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said. Ramesh specialises in dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring, and international arbitration, The Straits Times rep ... Read More

24 Abu Sayyaf militants killed in Philippines

Manila : At least 24 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants were killed and 27 injured as a military operation against the group entered its fourth day in Philippines' Sulu province, officials said Saturday. Combined military forces launched attacks on some 300 ASG members Wednesday morning in the mountainous areas of Pakikul town and have since continued the operations, Xinhua news agency reported. ... Read More

Pakistan PM to visit Saudi Arabia

Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia next week to meet the new king. The prime minister's office said Sharif would travel on "a special invitation" from King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Dawn online reported Saturday. Sharif had visited Saudi Arabia twice in January -- once to inquire about the health of then King Abdullah and then to attend his funeral. ...Read More  

PHOTOS : New Zealand won by 1 wicket

Auckland : In a cricket World Cup match between the co-hosts, New Zealand registered a thrilling one-wicket victory over Trans-Tasman rivals Australia in a Pool A encounter at the Eden Park here Saturday. Pacer Trent Boult (5/27) helped New Zealand bowl Australia out for 151 after the latter opted to bat first. In the New Zealand innings, skipper Brendon McCullum (24-ball 5 ... Read More

New Zealand beat Australia by one wicket

Auckland : In a cricket World Cup match between the co-hosts, New Zealand registered a thrilling one-wicket victory over Trans-Tasman rivals Australia in a Pool A encounter at the Eden Park here Saturday. Pacer Trent Boult (5/27) helped New Zealand bowl Australia out for 151 after the latter opted to bat first. In the New Zealand innings, skipper Brendon McCullum (24-ball 50) provided a spa ... Read More

WORLD CUP : India bowl out UAE for 102

Perth : India bowled out the the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a paltry total of 102 in 31.3 overs in aWorld Cup Pool B match being played at the WACA here Saturday. Opting to bat, the UAE kept losing wickets at regular intervals as off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up 4/25 from his 10 overs.UAE Amjad Ali c Dhoni b Kumar 4 Adri Berenger c Dhoni b Yadav 4 Krishna C ... Read More

Our batting was horrendous: Michael Clarke

Auckland : Australia skipper Michael Clarke blamed their “horrendous” batting for their one-wicketloss to New Zealand in a World Cup Pool A game at the Eden Park here Saturday. Deciding to bat first, Australia were bowled out for 151 in 32.2 overs with Black Caps pacer Trent Boult (5/27) picking up his first five-wicket haul in One-Day Internationals (ODI). In reply, the hosts managed a on ... Read More    

India beat UAE by 9 wickets

Perth : India beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by nine wickets in their cricket World Cup Pool B encounter at the WACA here Saturday. Chasing 103, India reached the target in 18.5 overs with Rohit Sharma top scoring with an unbeaten 57. Following is the scoreboard of the India vs United Arab Emirates (UAE) Pool B match of the cricket World Cup played at the WACA here Saturday: UA ... Read More  

BJP ministers hail Jaitley over Budget

Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party were all praise for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here Saturday, for presenting a budget which is "historic", "pragmatic" and "in the interest of people". Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the union budget has given the "highest priority" to infrastructure that will boost employment in the country. "This is the first time in ... Read Morehttp://www.vishwagujarat.com/politics/bjp-ministers-hail-jaitley-over-budget/

Progressive Budget which Delivers on Growth: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hailed the Union budget as progressive and practical which delivers on job creation, equity and growth. "Union budget 2015 is a budget with a clear vision. It is a budget that is progressive, positive, practical, pragmatic and prudent," Modi tweeted. "Budget 2015 has a distinct focus on farmers, youth, poor, neo-middle class and the aam nagrik (common ma ...Read More

Two arrested for gang-raping woman in Bengal

Kolkata : Two people were arrested Saturday for the alleged gang-rape of a 21-year-old married woman in West Bengal's Howrah district earier this week, police said. The woman was allegedly gang-raped by three men outside Mourigram station late Thursday night and the culprits made her husband watch the ordeal at gunpoint. "We have arrested two more people in this connection today. All three c ... Read More

Over 80,000 secondary schools to be upgraded

New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government was committed to providing quality education and planned to upgrade over 80,000 secondary schools in the country. Presenting the Union Budget 2015-16 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said educating and skilling the youth to enable them to get employment is the "altar before which we must all bow". "To ensur ... Read More  

Ashoka Charka gold coin soon

New Delhi : India will soon have its own gold coin, with the Ashoka Chakra minted on it. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to produce gold coins domestically with the Ashoka Charka emblem to help the government recycle gold internally. "I propose to mint gold coins with the Ashoka Charka which will help to recycle gold internally in India," he told the Lok Sabha during his budg ... Read More   

Full tax exemption for contributions to Swachh Bharat

New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday announced 100 percent exemption from tax for contributions to the Swachh Bharat fund and the Clean Ganga Kosh by corporates under corporate social responsibility. Jaitley said this while presenting the budget for financial year 2015-16. (IANS)Read More