Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) Despite the Note 7 fiasco, Samsung Electronics Co is likely to report market forecast-beating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2016, helped by robust sales in its chip business, industry sources…
Asuncion (Paraguay), Jan 2 (IANS) Driver Suany Martinez will on Monday become the first Bolivian woman to compete in the Dakar race, thus fulfilling one of her “dreams” on board a Can-Am quad motorcycle. “For…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) At least 53 trains were running late while three trains were cancelled on Monday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A constable shot himself dead inside the Supreme Court premises on Monday, police said. Chand Pal Singh, 45, was deputed at the court for the last one-and-half-years, a police officer…
By Vishal Gulati McLeodganj (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 2 (IANS) This once-peaceful abode of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, with the Dhauladhar ranges in the backdrop, is rapidly turning into a concrete jungle with massive constructions…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday headed to New Delhi after cancelling the party convention scheduled for January 5. The party supremo will approach the Election Commission of…
Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday cancelled the national convention called by him on January 5, SP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav said in a tweet. Shivpal Singh, the younger…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 2 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed and three injured during a shootout at a new year party in Brazil, police said. The attack took place in the city of…
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Two wheeler maker Eicher Motors Ltd closed last month logging at 42 per cent sales growth as compared to sales figures of December 2015, a statement said on Monday. Eicher Motors…
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) Tyrus Wong, the artist whose works inspired the Disney film ‘Bambi’, has died aged 106. A Chinese immigrant, Wong’s vibrant paintings captured Walt Disney’s eye and became the basis of the…
Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS) The 35 Russian diplomats declared “persona non grata” by the US government arrived in Moscow early Monday morning, media reports said. The plane of the Russian government’s Rossiya Special Flight Detachment,…
By Qadri Inzamam New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad has done well with smartphones that are targeted at those who look for devices in the sub-Rs 10,000 category. Continuing the legacy, the…
Canberra, Jan 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s attack on warplane manufacturer Lockheed Martin could cut millions of dollars off Australia’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Programme, a leading defence expert said on Monday. Late last…
Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) After days of wrangling and sordid tug of war to gain control over the party and its headquarters, the two factions of Samajwadi Party are set to approach the Election Commission…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It was a foggy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in the day with…
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Light rain at isolate places is likely to occur in Jammu and Kashmir as the weather office on Monday said rain and snowfall activity would become widespread between January 4 and…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Stan Lee turned 94 last week, but the legendary writer has no plans to slow down. He says he wants to keep on creating characters. “I plan to keep creating…
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) Police officers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) physically attacked and arrested two Iranian asylum seekers during new year’s eve celebrations, said refugee advocates on Monday. The Refugee Action Coalition said the…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened in the green following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new year eve address and lending rate cuts by some banks. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index…