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Panama Papers: Leak includes Lionel Messi

06:51 AM, 04 Apr 2016 Monday

The soccer players whose names appear in the Mossack Fonseca files hail from Brazil, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Serbia, The Netherlands and Sweden, among other countries.

Amitabh and Aishwarya in panama papers list

06:38 AM, 04 Apr 2016 Monday

Last year, it was Swiss Leaks, a global list with over 1,100 Indians with secret bank accounts in HSBC Geneva, which shaped the debate over black money parked overseas.

Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite’s tax havens

06:20 AM, 04 Apr 2016 Monday

A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.

West Indies women become World T20 champions

12:36 PM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor both struck half-centuries as West Indies beat three-times defending champions Australia by eight wickets to win the women’s World Twenty20 title at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Mumbai cinema turned into mosque

10:00 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Cinema buffs of a certain vintage still wax eloquent about Mumbai`s erstwhile Alexandra Cinema’s hammy film title translations.

Sorry, The fly is on vacation

09:44 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

In a restaurant:
Customer: Waiter, waiter! There is a frog in my soup!
Waiter: Sorry, sir. The fly is on vacation.

Khaleda Zia to surrender Tuesday

09:22 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

The Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia on Tuesday will surrender before court in five cases including two arson cases of Jatrabari Police Station in one of which arrest warrant issued against her.

Explosive West Indies face fearless England in fitting finale

09:14 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

West Indies rag-tag army of short-format mercenaries will be hoping they have the weapons to overcome a fearless England in Sunday`s World Twenty20 final as both sides target the honour of being the first to claim a second title in the tournament.

Writ for judicial probe over Tonu killing

08:52 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

A writ petition has been filed to the Hight Court (HC) seeking directives for judicial probe in the sensational case of Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder.

Missing Drik Gallery official found dead

08:35 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Police have recovered the body of a missing official of capital’s Drik Gallery from Jalkuri area under Siddhirganj upazila in Narayanganj on Sunday who went into missing on Saturday.

Boishakh celebrations not allow after 5pm

08:16 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that all the programmes of Pohela Boishakh will have to perform before 5pm on the day.

‘Short of brains’ description angers Sammy

07:19 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, described commentator Mark Nicholas` pre-tournament characterisation of his team as "short of brains" as an emotional flashpoint for his side during the World T20. Nicholas had made the comment in a column for ESPNcricinfo on March 3, writing: "West Indies are short of brains but have IPL history in their ranks."

Oil spill tests on ice prove Arctic quests risky

07:11 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday


The skimmer is lowered from the rear of the icebreaker, its weight pushing massive pieces of ice under the water and forcing the spilt oil up to the surface, where the sticky black goo can be sucked up.

Asylum-seeker children freed from mainland detention: Australia

07:03 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday


The last asylum-seeker children in Australian mainland detention have been freed, the government said on Sunday (April 3), although dozens of others are still being held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru.

Vitamin D route to fight tuberculosis

06:53 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), tuberculosis is the number one killer infectious disease globally. India is the worst affected country

Israel’s security industry under spotlight over

06:46 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday


The battle between the FBI and Apple over the unlocking of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook`s mobile phone would have piqued the interest of many in Israel`s flourishing technology industry.

Shahrukh promotes Emraan Hashmi’s book on son

06:39 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has extended his support to actor Emraan Hashmi, who unveiled his book on his six-year-old son, Ayaan’s battle with cancer.

Ronaldo winner ends Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run

06:30 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind to end Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run with a 2-1 win in El Clasico at the Camp Nou, in Barcelona

HSC, equivalent exams begin

06:20 AM, 03 Apr 2016 Sunday

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2016 has begun across the country around 10am on Sunday.

Tonu murder: parent’s statement recorded by CID

12:57 PM, 02 Apr 2016 Saturday

The members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have quizzed slain Comilla Victoria Government College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s parents, her two elder brothers and one cousin.