Bangladesh authorities insisted an almost week-long ban on Facebook and mobile messaging services would remain until security in the tense country improved. The government ordered Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber blocked over fears of unrest after the...

Deepika Padukone’s fans were delighted when it was rumoured that she’ll be the Fast & Furious gal in the seventh installment of the franchise. But that didn’t materialise. But it looks like her Hollywood breakthrough may...

By Nalin Rai As the year comes to a close, one would have hoped for a leisurely closure to the year. But the film fraternity does not believe to be so and there is lot of...

Boxing Day has arrived and you’re left with a mass amount of left-over food. Instead of having the same dish two days in a row, how about trying our twist on the Christmas classic. • 1...

Over 90 per cent of the area notified for setting up 58 special economic zones in different states in the last five years is lying vacant, India Parliament was informed. As much as 4,480.13 hectares of...

A new app that enables users to hail black cabs and licensed taxis has launched in the UK and Ireland in a bid to combat increased competition from car-sharing services such as Uber. Cab:app works in...

More than 2,000 people at high at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in Bradford have been given a helping hand to change their lifestyles in the first stages of a drive to improve health in...

· Almost a third (29%) of Brits took advantage of Black Friday sales, spending on average £41 in stores and £92 each online · Giving into temptation: one in six Brits (17%) bought things they didn’t...

~ Independent Age reveals new stats to launch Winter Wise leaflet ~ Three-fifths (62%) of older people in the Midlands say they feel more isolated and/or go out less in winter. Meanwhile, just under half (46%)...

A 17-year-old boy from Alum Rock in Birmingham will appear before the city’s youth court today (Friday 4 December) accused of robbery. The teenager, who the law says cannot be named because of his age, is...