Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Kolkata ushered in the New Year on Tuesday by sharing warm greetings, enjoying picnics at popular tourist spots, beating the chill and partying hard. Indulging in midnight revelry at the iconic…
Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) An Assistant Commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Uri area in the Kashmir Valley was electrocuted in Jharkhand. CPRF sources said Jeelani Khan, 29, belonging to Manzgam village…
San Francisco, Jan 1 (IANS) Google is working towards bringing group calling feature as well as a new low light mode on its popular video chat mobile app Duo. One of the most requested Duo…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Wishing citizens a Happy New Year, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Tuesday requested the people of the national capital to “devote some thought to security” of their homes and…
New York, Jan 1 (IANS) “Raazi” actress Alia Bhatt celebrated New Year’s Eve with beau Ranbir Kapoor and his family here. Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor on Tuesday took to social media and shared a perfect…
Buenos Aires, Jan 1 (IANS) Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro said that he was still recovering from a knee injury and would not be able to play at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam…
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…