Manila, Jan 2 (IANS) At least 85 people have died and 20 remain missing in floods and landslides triggered by storm Usman as it passed through the Philippines, officials said on Wednesday. The National Disaster…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw repeated adjournments amid sloganeering by AIADMK members and was adjourned to meet again at 2 p.m. The AIADMK members, who have been protesting against…
Tokyo, Jan 2 (IANS) The misalignment of planetary orbits in many planetary systems — including our own — may be caused by distortions in the planet-forming disk early in their existence, suggests new research. The…
By Taponeel Mukherjee Access to credit, data and transportation are among the most crucial drivers of economic well-being. To ensure better access to critical needs in India, Rod Tidwell’s famous line from Jerry Maguire, “Show…
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Netflix dropped an episode of its show “Patriot Act With Hasan Minha” from streaming in Saudi Arabia after the Saudi government complained that the episode – which is critical of…
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Punjab’s Gurdaspur town on Thursday as part of the BJP’s campaign to hold 100 rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections….
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) A young man attempted suicide by jumping in front of a Metro train here on Wednesday, causing brief disruption to Metro services, an official said. The youth was rushed to the…
San Francisco, Jan 2 (IANS) People wielding knives and rocks have vandalised self-driving vehicles operated by Waymo, which is the driverless car company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet in the US state of Arizona….
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Releasing an audio file purportedly featuring Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane claiming that Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had all the files on the Rafale deal, the…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…