Jane Fonda: I didn’t think I’d live past 30

IANS | November 20, 2025 10:18 AM

Los Angeles, Nov 20 (IANS) Veteran Hollywood actress Jane Fonda says she is "astonished" as she is weeks away from her 88th birthday because she thought she would die from "drugs and loneliness" when she was 30.

Anupam Kher meets Rekha, calls her ‘eternal’

IANS | November 20, 2025 10:06 AM

Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher met Bollywood diva Rekha and said that she is the epitome of not only grace and beauty, but also of warmth and magnanimity of appreciating the other person.

Ponting predicts 3-2 Ashes win for Australia

IANS | November 20, 2025 9:26 AM

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has predicted that the hosts will clinch the upcoming five-match Ashes series 3-2 over England despite it being a close-fought contest.

India’s exports surge in man-made fibre, technical textiles sectors

IANS | November 20, 2025 9:26 AM

Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) India’s man-made fibre (MMF) exports grew by 6.5 per cent in 2024–25, while technical textiles exports increased by over 15 per cent, reflecting the nation’s rising competitiveness in this sunrise sector, according to Pabitra Margherita, Union Minister of State for Textiles and External Affairs.