Beijing:  China today rebutted India's assertion that France was included in the Nuclear Suppliers Group without signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty, saying France was a founder member of the elite group and so the issue of accepting its membership does not arise. Ahead of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit, China also called for "in-depth" talks to build consensus over India's…

The spiralling crisis surrounding the Zika virus is due to decades of policy failures on mosquito control and poor access to family planning services, the World Health Organization said on Monday. “The spread of Zika... (is) the price being paid for a massive policy failure that dropped the ball on mosquito control in the 1970s,” WHO chief Margaret Chan told the opening of the UN health…

While many singers aren’t okay with Bollywood actors using auto tune software to sing for various films, playback singer Monali Thakur feels singers should adjust to the upcoming trend, and be confident of their own ability.   “We, as singers, have to realise that times have changed and a lot of things will keep on evolving. Everyday the sound is changing and we have to adjust to…

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor’s so-called ‘Dilliwalli girlfriend’ is not amused. After days of being targeted by the paparazzi, make-up artist Bharti Malhotra finally broke her silence and said the rumours of her dating the star are completely untrue.   In fact, Delhi girl Bharti Malhotra said she “never even followed Ranbir as a fan” and they have never met. Bharti,…

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has insisted that the controversial comments he made to a female television reporter earlier this year were “just a little fun” as he turned on critics including Andrew Flintoff and Ian Chappell. Gayle, 36, came under fire for asking Australian broadcaster Mel McLaughlin out on a date in a live television interview during a Big Bash Twenty20 game in January.…