By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) If Telangana, with its welfare and development schemes, is emerging as a role model for other states in the country, the police force in India’s youngest state is…
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Arsenal has started the new year with a 4-1 win over Fulham to move within two points of Chelsea in the battle for fourth place in the Premier League. After a…
Seville (Spain), Jan 2 (IANS) Sevilla has announced that forward Luis Muriel will go to Serie A side Fiorentina on loan for the rest of the 2018-2019 season. For the Colombian international, who joined Sevilla…
Kandahar, Jan 2 (IANS) At least five Afghan soldiers were killed and six others were wounded after Taliban militants attacked an Army camp in the country’s Kandahar province, officials said on Wednesday. Afghan Army personnel…
Bhopal, Jan 2 (IANS) The BJP criticised the new Congress government in Madhya Pradesh for suspending the practice of reciting the national song, Vande Matram, in government offices on the first day of every month….
Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple in Kerala was shut on Wednesday after two women from the hitherto banned age group prayed there and was reopened an hour later after the priests performed “purification…
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…