I don’t believe in perfection: Actor Anand Tiwari
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Actor Anand Tiwari, who will be seen in a cameo in the finale of “Imperfect” — a series he has produced — says he does not believe in perfection. “I…
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China ‘must be, will be’ reunified with Taiwan: Xi Jinping
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said China must be and will be reunified with Taiwan, and called for the two rivals to work together to realise the “historic task” of complete…
Warrior queen, ace shuttler: Biopics to focus on women achievers in 2019
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) In the recent past, inspirational stories of sport stars like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Milkha Singh, and freedom fighters such as Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh,…
India needs a competency-enhancing, job-creation master plan
By Frank F. Islam When Narendra Modi was running for office, he promised to create 10 million jobs per year. The Modi administration has come nowhere near generating that number of jobs during his tenure…
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Wednesday after unrelenting protests by the AIADMK and TDP members on different issues. Soon after the House assembled, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan wished…
SC to hear plea on mine disaster in Meghalaya
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea seeking the deployment of adequate manpower and equipment for the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded mine in Meghalaya. A…
Sabarimala temple shuts after two women pray at shrine
Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple in Kerala was shut on Wednesday “for purification” after two women from the hitherto banned age group said they had prayed there, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed…
As MPs wrangle, human-trafficking survivors wait for bill passage
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) With over 1.15 lakh postcards addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several meetings with MPs, thousands of women and child survivors of human trafficking from across…
AI offers $340bn opportunity to retail sector: Capgemini
Paris, Jan 2 (IANS) The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers about $340 billion cost-saving opportunity for those retail companies that are able to scale and expand the scope of their existing deployments, according to…
Elections, earnings, energy to chart equities course in 2019
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The coming general elections, along with the ongoing US-China trade war and crude oil prices will determine the trajectory of Indian equities in 2019. Additionally, the Reserve Bank…
When Tamil personalities, past and present, come alive (Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Tamil Characters: Personalities, Politics, Culture; Author: A.R. Venkatachalapathy; Publisher: Pan Macmillan; Pages: 321; Price: Rs 399 Tamil Nadu poses a challenge to common sense. This is the author’s assertion and…
Avoid travelling as snow may block Himachal roads
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall may occur across Himachal Pradesh in the next one-two days, the Met Office said on Wednesday. Residents and tourists have been advised not to venture in the…
PM to launch election campaign for 2019 LS polls from Agra
Agra, Jan 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch NDA’s election campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra on January 9, according to party sources and MP Ram Shankar Katheria….
Sabarimala temple shuts
Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple was shut on Wednesday after two women from the hitherto banned age group claimed they have prayed at the shrine.
Fresh snowfall breaks cold wave cycle in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Fresh snowfall lashed most parts of the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as the minimum temperatures rose above the freezing point after nearly a month, weather officials said. Severe cold wave sweeping…
2 Kerala women claim to have prayed at Sabarimala
Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) Two Kerala women devotees from the hitherto banned age group on Wednesday claimed to have prayed at the Sabarimala temple. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed it and said: “Yes, it’s…
Cold Wednesday morning in Delhi, air quality ‘severe’
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It was a cold Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, as Delhi continued to remain…
US fires tear gas at Mexico border to deter migrants
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) US border agents have launched tear gas to deter migrants attempting to breach the US-Mexico border fence into California. According to media reports, around 150 migrants who attempted to climb over…
Equity indices open in red, Sensex down over 100 points
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened in the negative territory on Wednesday with the S&P BSE Sensex losing over 100 points. Auto and metal stocks witnessed heavy selling pressure on the…
‘MeToo Movement’ is far bigger than me: Tanushree Dutta
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Actress Tanushree Dutta is rightly regarded as the founding-mother of the “MeToo Movement” in India. When she spoke on her experience of being harassed 10 years ago,…