A S Kashyap

Janet Jackson has teased fans with a 43-second clip of her first song in years.

The 49-year-old singer took it to her Twitter page to post a snippet of a new slow ballad, along with the message “I wanna tell you how important you are to me! Love J. #ConversationsInACafe,” the Daily Star reported.

The ‘All For You’ singer’s post shows a photo of the lyrics, which read “I lived through my mistakes, it’s just a part of growing. And never for a single moment did I go without your love / You made me feel wanted I wanna tell you how important you are to me.” (ANI)

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence over the Lalit Modi row and said that he would be taking up the matter in the parliament soon.

Kharge said, “We’ll take it up in Parliament as these are too important issue. We will compel them to answer, particularly the Prime Minister who is silent when all other people are speaking.

Big Sean pays homage to grandmother, who passed away in December2014, in his latest song ‘ One Man Can Change the World.’

The 27-year-old rapper recently took to Twitter to discuss the song’s significance while noting that the video has an important message in the wake of today’s racial turmoil, E! Online has reported.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel edged past reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton to finish as the fastest driver in a rain-affected final practice at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday.

The four-time world champion was 0.017 seconds faster than Hamilton, who made a mistake at the final corner, before pouring rain hit the Red Bull Ring halfway through the session, the BBC reported.

While Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen finished third ahead of Sergio Perez of Force India, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg was fifth. (ANI)

At least 10 people have been shot dead by the gunmen, who opened fire in a beer distribution centre near the Mexican city of Monterrey.

According to BBC, seven people had died on the spot while three other succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital.

The authorities said that the crime possibly involved drug cartel. They are currently investigating the links to the attack.

According to reports, the attack took place in a centre that distributed Corona brand beer to shops in Garcia, around 40 km from the city of Monterrey.

Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria Baldwin recently shared a photo on Instagram flaunting her sexy post-baby body in lingerie just 48 hours after giving birth to son Rafael Thomas Baldwin.

The 31-year-old can be seen posing in front of a mirror in nothing but a lace bra and black briefs, she put one hand on her belly and used the other to snap the photo, Us Magazine has reported.

The yoga instructor explained that she have been planning on clicking post baby belly photos but was unsure if she had guts to do it.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers staged a protest here on Saturday demanding the arrest of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal.

The protestors shouted slogans denouncing Bhujbal and carried placards with messages demanding his arrest.

“The investigation against Bhujbal started after AAP filed a PIL in the court. Anti-Corruption Bureu has raided his properties. We demand that he should be arrested. Action should be taken against even other leaders of NCP, who are corrupt,” said AAP convenor Abhijith More.

Under the same leaden skies and the same damp Belgian fields, the Battle of Waterloo was fought again 200 years today — this time with pyrotechnics and blaring classical music.

Six thousand history enthusiasts from 52 countries in full costume acted out the attack by French emperor Napoleon’s forces on British, Prussian and Dutch forces at the start of the historic clash on July 18, 2015. A day after European royals and politicians sent out a message of peace and reconciliation of the bicentenary of the battle that changed the course of the continent’s history, it was time for war.

A top Bahraini opposition leader was released after more than four years in prison for his role in protests calling for reform in the Gulf kingdom. The WAAD (National Democratic Action Society) group confirmed on its official Twitter account that Ibrahim Sharif was released on Friday. Sharif was sentenced in June 2011 to five years in prison for plotting to overthrow Bahrain’s 200-year-old monarchy.

The Sindh Government in Pakistan has decided to allocate 9,000 acres of forest land to the army for martyred soldiers and injured war veterans.

According to The Express Tribune, the decision was taken by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at the CM House on Friday.

Shah said that the army had asked the Sindh Government for allotment of 35,521 acres land in Garhi Yasin, Shikarpur, in 2001.

Pakistan’s Forest Minister Gianchand Israni said the land in question was located in the Golo Daro area of Garhi Yasin.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia will be taking part in the International Yoga Day celebrations set to take place in Rajpath tomorrow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would kick-start the much-awaited event in the national capital, where over 40,000 people are expected to participate.

The United Nations declared June 21 as International Day of Yoga after adopting a measure proposed by Prime Minister Modi. Modi had in his speech at the UN General Assembly in September last year called for recognition of such a day.

A teenage girl, who tripped on road and got her entire leg wedged in a storm drain while texting, has become the best example of why is it hazardous to text while walking.

The girl, who has not been named, was focused on her mobile phone walking down the street in Mianyang City, in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the Mirror has reported.

Although passers-by stopped to help, she was completely stuck until someone called the fire brigade. They eventually freed her after a 45-minute wait. (ANI)

A team of researchers has found that young adults who eat more fermented foods have fewer social anxiety symptoms.

University of Maryland study found a link between pickled foods and social anxiety, noting that those that regularly ate pickles, kimchi, sauerkraut and more were found to have reduced “neuroticism,” the Independent reported.

Researcher Matthew Hilimire said that it is likely that the probiotics in the fermented foods are favorably changing the environment in the gut, and changes in the gut in turn influence social anxiety.

Terrence Howard recently took to Twitter to share first photo of his newborn son with fans.

The ‘Empire’ actor captioned the snapshot “A mythical ½ dragon ½ lion who glides above the land so as not to harm even a blade of grass, meet Qirin Love,” Us Magazine has reported.

In the pic, Howard can be seen snuggling up to his son as they rest in bed. Qirin has been wrapped up in a white onesie, while sleeping peacefully.

The 46-year-old star and his wife Mira, welcomed Qirin in May. (ANI)

Late Princess Diana’s Versace Gown could now belong to you for 30,000 dollars.

The silk beaded attire, which the royal beauty wore for a photo shoot with famed photographer Patrick Demarchelier in 1991, is set to be auctioned after spending 18 years in the Versace archives, E! Online has reported.

Despite being shot, the dress had first appeared in print as Harper’s Bazaar cover feature six years later in November 1997, after her tragic car accident.

The Pakistan High Commission has requested the Ministry of External Affairs to release the remaining nine fishermen and grant counsellor access to 19 others, according to sources.

The request was made so that the nationality of the fishermen can be verified as per Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise that all fishermen will be released, according to sources.

India released and repatriated 88 Pakistani fishermen lodged in the jails in Gujarat on Friday. The fishermen have been released so that they can be with their family members during the holy month of Ramzan.

A Pakistani prisoner was killed when the police vehicle carrying him was attacked by the militants in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

Four policemen have been injured in the incident.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

Seems like fortunes are turning better for North Korea as the country recently announced that they have created a drug that can allegedly both cure and prevent MERS, Ebola, Sars and AIDS.

The official Korean Central News Agency announced that malicious virus infections were related to immune systems, so they could be easily treated by Kumdang-2 injection drug, which is a strong immune reviver, reported E! Online.

However, despite of the big announcement, no proof of the miracle cure has been provided, triggering skepticism among many.

A Naxal attack in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday left one security personnel dead and three others injured.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

The Congress workers staged a protest against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ashwini Chaubey here on Saturday for his alleged remark against party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi.

The protestors shouted slogans denouncing Chaubey and carried placards with messages demanding his apology.

According to reports, Chaubey had earlier described Sonia Gandhi as mythical demonic character ‘Putana’ and called Rahul Gandhi a ‘Parrot’. (ANI)

At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus fell into a gorge near Dania in Uttarakhand’s Almora district on Saturday.

The bus was on its way to Pithoragarh from Delhi.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh on Friday vent unhappiness over not getting his allotted accommodation despite being a Cabinet Minister for more than seven months, saying he understood the plight of those without a house.

“Roti, kapda aur makaan are essential requirements and if all three are assured to a person then his efficiency will definite increase,” he said addressing a workshop on housing. “Till today I have not got a house though I am a Minister for the last seven months. I know what problem it causes if one does not have a house,” the Minister said.

Georgian police on Friday were hunting down a tiger who escaped from the capital’s flood-ravaged zoo after after another tiger mauled a man to death before being killed.

“A large feline has been spotted by at least 15 local residents” on the outskirts of Tbilisi, Giorgi Metreveli, a professional hunter involved in the citywide police operation to locate the tiger, said in televised comments.

“The search for the animal is underway,” he said.

The Rustavi 2 television channel broadcast a few photos of the tiger that local residents had taken with their mobile phones.

All food items to be served during the forthcoming Ambubachi Mela in Kamakhya Temple here will be tested and certified by food safety authorities to avoid any adulteration in eatables.

“Certification of food will be done for the first time in Ambubachi Mela. We used to witness a lot of health problems among the pilgrims in the past, mainly due to adulteration of food items.

“For this, we have decided that no food will be served without proper certification,” Kamrup Metropolitan Deputy Commissioner M Angamuthu said at a press conference here.

Italian super bike maker Ducati plans to sell over ten motorcycle models in India, priced between Rs 6.5 lakh and Rs 40 lakh, by the end of this year as it looks to ramp up operations after re-entering the country in March.

The company is on a network expansion drive and is looking to have 13 showrooms by the end of 2016. It plans to have five outlets by the end of this year.