Visakhapatnam, Feb 4 (IANS) The ocean along India’s eastern coast is buzzing with activity as ships line up and friendly naval contingents from around the world arrive for the country’s second International Fleet Review (IFR)…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 4 (IANS) As Indian Navy is set to hold its second International Fleet Review (IFR), an offshore patrol vessel, INS Sumitra, has been converted to serve as the presidential yacht from which the…
Los Angeles, Feb 4 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus will feature as a key adviser for the upcoming season 10 of American reality TV singing competition “The Voice”. The “Wrecking ball” hitmaker will share advice with…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Home furnishings retailer Ikea India on Thursday announced Rs.2,000 crore investment in Karnataka with a promise to incorporate 50 percent women in the workforce. “We will set up four stores in…
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Repolling in one division of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be held on Friday, officials said. The polling in 50 polling centres in Puranapul division of the old city will…
Melbourne, Feb 4 (IANS) Australian women’s cricketer Piepa Cleary was on Thursday banned for six months for being involved in a series of betting totalling $15.50 on this summer’s Adelaide Test between Australia and New…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) The carcass of a 33-foot-long sperm whale washed ashore at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha’s Ganjam district, a forest official said on Thursday. The Forest official said they spotted the carcass…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) For the first time, researchers have witnessed a fatal flight among primates in which a female orangutan recruited a male as a hired gun to help her corner and attack another…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Over 70 percent of android smartphone users in India do not receive an update to the latest Android operation system (OS) or its latest features at the time of purchase,…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses at the India Investment Summit 2016, in New Delhi on Feb 4, 2016. Also seen the Secretary, Department of Economic…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Do you know how the famous Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo managed to produce some of the greatest work of his life even suffering from degenerative arthritis? Although prolonged hammering and…
Bodh Gaya, Feb 4 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje on Thursday announced the setting up of a monastic college to educate and empower female Buddhist practitioners from the Himalayan region….
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) A song that Salman Khan wanted to use for “Tere Naam” has been included in “Sanam Teri Kasam”, co-directed by his “Lucky: No Time for Love” makers Vinay Sapru and Radhika…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday appealed to the people of Uttar Pradesh to help him uproot the Samajwadi party (SP) from the state….
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) In a setback for the Arvind Kejriwal government, Delhi High Court on Thursday restored the management quota for nursery admissions in private unaided schools. Justice Manmohan, in an interim order,…
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) Shedding new light on how life began on Earth, scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have proposed a new set of cosmic chemical reactions that could have contributed to the formation…
Kochi, Feb 4 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday held meetings with top leaders of the state BJP units from Tamil Nadu and Kerala on preparations for the upcoming assembly elections. Four central ministers…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has praised as a “brave film” Hansal Mehta’s “Aligarh”, which addresses homosexuality. “‘Aligarh’: A brave film by a brave filmmaker! An outstanding starcast,” Bhatt tweeted. In…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Describing intolerance as a huge crisis faced by the country, eminent poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Thursday hit out at the “corporatisation” of politics, saying its sole aim now was to remain…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Retail giant Walmart India on Thursday announced it had signed an agreement with Karnataka government on Thursday to set up 10 cash and carry stores in the state. “Today (Thursday), we…