Kohli’s return to be known in second week of April
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will have to wait for at least the second week of April to get their injured skipper Virat Kohli in the squad for the 10th edition…
April 2017
Real Madrid, Barcelona back in action after international break
Madrid, April 1 (IANS) Spanish football league leaders Real Madrid and second placed FC Barcelona will be back in action after the international break on Sunday as the race for the title approaches its final…
ATMs, Credit, debit cards set to disappear: Niti Aayog CEO
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) With India embracing applications of technologies at an accelerated pace, digital transactions will be done through mobile wallets and biometric modes and credit and debit cards as also ATMs were…
Sylvester Stallone quits ‘Expendables’ franchise
Los Angeles, April 1 (IANS) Veteran actor Sylvester Stallone has quit “The Expendables” franchise reportedly due to creative differences. Stallone would have received up to $20 million, if he had signed up for the fourth…
Kushner, Ivanka Trump could exceed $700mn in worth
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Combined assets of US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, senior advisor Jared Kushner could exceed $700 million, a White House financial disclosure has revealed. Ivanka and Kushner,…
Russia’s Medvedeva retains world title in figure skating
Helsinki, April 1 (IANS) Russia’s defending champion Evgenia Medvedeva has retained her world title and set new record scores at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships here. Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond and Gabrielle Daleman took the…
Nicole Kidman joined ‘Aquaman’ for fun
Los Angeles, April 1 (IANS) Actress Nicole Kidman, who last appeared in a superhero film in “Batman Forever” (1995), says she came on board for “Aquaman” for fun. Since “Batman Forever”, Kidman worked in critically…
New BJP government in Manipur orders inquiry into CCTV scam
Imphal, April 1 (IANS) The newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Manipur has ordered an inquiry into a 2010 CCTV scam involving over Rs eight crore. The three-member committee constituted on Friday began working…
Odisha celebrates Utkala Dibasa
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) Odia communities across the country and abroad on Saturday celebrated Utkala Dibasa to mark the formation of the then Orissa, now Odisha, state on a linguistic basis in 1936. Prime Minister…
IDBI Bank employees to strike work on April 12
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Around 15,000 IDBI Bank employees would strike work on April 12, demanding a wage revision, the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) announced on Saturday. In a circular to its members,…
WikiLeaks’ disclosure could blow cover on hacking operations
Washington, April 1 (IANS) WikiLeaks latest disclosure of CIA cyber-tools reveals a technique used by the agency to hide its digital tracks, potentially blowing the cover on hacking operations aimed at gathering intelligence on foreign…
New US documents reveal deeper proposed staff cuts
Washington, April 1 (IANS) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a new, more detailed plan for laying off 25 per cent of its employees and scrapping 56 programmes, including pesticide safety and water…
Policemen suspended for inaction over youth’s tonsuring
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Three policemen in Uttar Pradesh have been suspended for quietly watching the forcible tonsuring of a youth after he was found sitting with a female friend, an official said on Saturday….
Palak Lalwani, Poonam Bajwa team up with G.V. Prakash
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Actors Palak Lalwani and Poonam Bajwa have been signed on opposite actor-composer G.V. Prakash Kumar in upcoming Tamil action comedy “Kuppathu Raja”, a source said. “Palak and Poonam have been finalised…
Insomnia may increase risk of heart attack, stroke
Beijing, April 1 (IANS) Individuals who find it hard to fall asleep must wake up to the health problems that poor sleep poses. Researchers have found that suffering from insomnia may put people at increased…
Trump wants Flynn to testify: White House
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump wants former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to testify to Congress to seek an immunity deal against allegations that he colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential…
10,000 trucks go off the road in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Around 10,000 trucks have gone off the road in Maharashtra in solidarity with the nationwide truckers strike that began on Saturday. Protesting against the sharp increase in third-party insurance premium, goods…
Sushma calls on Malaysian PM Razak
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday called on visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. “Namaskar Malaysia. EAM Sushma Swaraj calls on PM Najib Razak ahead of extensive bilateral engagements…
Amber Heard sues film producer over nude scenes
Los Angeles, April 1 (IANS) Actress Amber Heard has sued producer Christopher Hanley for unauthorised usage of her nude body double in “London Fields”. She filed a countersuit against Hanley after she was sued for…
Belt and Road initiative ‘win-win for everyone’: Pakistani envoy
United Nations, April 1 (IANS) China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a “win-win for everybody” as it connects “hearts” in countries along with the paths, Pakistan’s UN ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has said. Lodhi looks forward…