Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Just days ahead of the union budget, the Assam unit of the Congress on Wednesday took to the streets protesting against the ‘indifferent attitude’ of the central government to discontinue with…
Bangkok, Feb 24 (IANS) Indonesia plans to close down all red-light districts in the country by 2019, media reports said on Wednesday. The plan, under the supervision of the Indonesian Social Affairs Ministry, looks to…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana Police on Wednesday registered a case against Varinder Singh, a close aide of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, for trying to incite violence during the recent Jat agitation, police…
Bangkok, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed and more than 19,000 were evacuated as tropical cyclone Winston, of category 5, hit Fiji, the media reported on Wednesday. The Fijian government was working…
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) Chinese shares staged a remarkable rally on Wednesday, recovering from the early losses brought about by small-cap stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index surged 0.88 percent to close at 2,928.9 points…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (File Photo: IANS) Tokyo, Feb 24 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia despite the US urging him not to do so, a top government official said on…
Colombo, Feb 24 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said it will take immediate measures to provide a safe environment for tourists to the island nation. Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said the government was…
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) In-app advertising can put the personal information of millions of smartphone users at risk of being leaked between ad networks and mobile app developers, says a new study. The researchers…
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) After five months of development, micro-blogging website Twitter has launched an app for its Fabric mobile development toolkit so that developers can address various issues related to their app including…
Mumbai: Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Chairman Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives to attend the Board of Cricket Control of India`s Annual General Meeting at BCCI head Quarter in Mumbai on Nov. 9, 2015. (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS) New…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Caution-selling ahead of the upcoming railway budget and derivatives expiry depressed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE provisionally closed the day’s…
Mumbai: Actors Irrfan Khan, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachan at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 15, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) It seems that megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a huge fan…
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) Two infants were among the 23 people killed when their Nepal airlines plane — missing for over four hours — was discovered crashed in the Himalayas on Wednesday, a minister said….
Mumbai: Actors Raima Sen and Salim Diwan during the trailer launch of film Bollywood Diaries in Mumbai, on Jan 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Actress Raima Sen, who is a known face…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, whose film “Aligarh” is set to release on Friday, believes that things will not change with just one movie. “Things won’t change with just one film. We have…
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi released its new smartphone Mi5 on Wednesday, after a year of attempting to maintain its dominance in the world’s largest smartphone market with budget devices. The Mi5,…
Los Angeles, Feb 24 (IANS) Singer Britney Spears has released a raunchy mini music video for the song “Breathe on me” on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BCIpyQmG8Jc/?taken-by=britneyspears The song is taken from her album “In the Zone”,…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Following in the footsteps of cricket, football, badminton and hockey having their own franchise-based cash-rich tournaments, volleyball has now joined the bandwagon with the sport’s national federation announcing its own…
Mumbai: Actor Sikandar Kher attends Gallerie Angel Arts curated work `In An Artist’s Mind` exhibition in Mumbai on August 14, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor Sikandar has his hands full this year….
Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) Four Spanish sides are in Europa League action on Thursday night as they try to preserve their country’s impressive record in Europe in 2016. The first leg ties of the Champions…