Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has led tributes to veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quran scholar, Kader Khan, who died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada. Ahmed Khan,…
Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei established new men’s and women’s records in the annual San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race. Kiplimo, 18, completed the course through the Vallecas neighbourhood…
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) Breaking a space exploration record on New Year’s Eve, NASA’s first asteroid-sampling mission, OSIRIS-REx, entered into orbit around the Bennu, making it the smallest object ever to be orbited by a…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi & Nandini Nimbkar The Indian government is accelerating its programme of blending ethanol with petrol for two reasons: Our petroleum import bill is continuously increasing (we import more than 85 per…
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar and Punit Malhotra arrive at a new year party hosted by Sanjay Kapoor at his residence in Mumbai on Dec 31, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Punit…
Jammu, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani armies traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Defence sources said Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked…
London, Jan 1 (IANS) A police officer and two others have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at Victoria Railway Station in Manchester in Britain on New Year’s eve. The incident took place…
Hyderabad: Mahesh’s ‘Maharshi’ second look unveils. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad: Mahesh’s ‘Maharshi’ second look unveils. (Photo: IANS)
Panaji, Jan 1 (IANS) In a move which caught Goa by surprise on the first day of 2019, ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday visited the state Secretariat for the first time in months,…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 1 (IANS) Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro will be sworn in as Brazil’s new President on Tuesday, the media reported. A former army Captain, the 63-year-old Bolsonaro won the presidential election by…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quranic scholar, Kader Khan died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada, a family member said here on Tuesday. Kader, 81, is…
Vijayawada, Jan 1 (IANS) Justice Chagari Praveen Kumar was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court here on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of…
By Amit Kapoor Given the limited fiscal space to increase the expenditure on social services, such as education and health, it is essential for the governments of developing countries like India to enhance their public…
Shimla, Jan 1 (IANS) If you want to enjoy the snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, extend your stay as the Met office on Tuesday predicted snow this week. Meteorological office Director Manmohan Singh told IANS that…
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 1 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted “follow up” searches here in connection with the busting of a new Islamic State (IS) module — Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam — last month,…
Mumbai: Actress Sonali Bendre with her husband Goldie Behl and actors Hrithik Roshan and Kunal Kapoor at her birthday party in Mumbai on Dec 31, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Sonali Bendre with her husband…
Mumbai: Sussanne Khan seen outside a salon in Mumbai on Dec 31, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Sussanne Khan seen outside a salon in Mumbai on Dec 31, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Sussanne Khan seen outside…
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) In a tragedy on the New Year, at least eight persons were killed and several others injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district on Tuesday, police said. Superintendent…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended their greetings to the people on the occasion of New Year 2019. “Wishing all of you a very…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The residents of national capital on Tuesday — the first day of 2019 — woke up to a cold morning as the mercury touched 4 degrees Celsius, three notches below…