Articles by Raju Sagi
‘Trump a threat to press freedom’
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has declared Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a threat to press freedoms. “Donald Trump, through his words and actions as a candidate for president…
Light intensity tremor recorded in Kashmir
Jammu, Oct 14 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in Bhaderwah town of Jammu on Friday, authorities said. No damage to life or property was reported. “A light intensity quake…
VMware, AWS unveil new hybrid Cloud service
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Cloud and virtualisation software services provider VMware in association with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Friday announced a new hybrid Cloud service that will give customers full software-defined data centre (SDDC)…
‘Doctor Strange’ director addresses whitewashing controversy
Hong Kong, Oct 14 (IANS) Addressing the whitewashing controversy over the casting of Tilda Swinton in Marvel’s “Doctor Strange”, the film’s director Scott Derrickson says he chose the actor to avoid being deemed racist. He…
Resolving Kashmir will end terrorism: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, Oct 14 (IANS) India and Pakistan must talk and solve the Kashmir issue to end terrorism in the region, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said, speaking for the first time since the ongoing unrest…
Javadekar rejects partisan charge over Jammu IIM
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday rejected National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s charge of “partisan politics” over the move to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jammu…
Bob Dylan performs in Las Vegas, makes no mention of Nobel Prize
Las Vegas, Oct 14 (IANS) US singer Bob Dylan, who has won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, barely spoke to the audience on Thursday night about the coveted prize during his first public performance…
RIIL’s Q2 net profit down 19%
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd (RIIL) has reported a 19.33 per cent fall in net profit for the second quarter (Q2) of 2016-17. The company’s net profit stood at Rs 3.38 crore…
Clinton leads Trump by 7 points: Poll
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is ahead of Republican rival Donald Trump by 7 percentage points in the latest Fox News national poll. Forty-five per cent of likely voters surveyed by…
JMM seeks apology over ’59 wives’ remark
Ranchi, Oct 14 (IANS) The JMM on Friday demanded an apology from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board General Secretary for saying that JMM President Shibu Soren had “59 wives”. “(Maulana Wali) Rehmani’s remark…
‘Doctor Strange’ to take audience on heartfelt, funny, thrilling journey
By Natalia Ningthoujam Hong Kong, Oct 14 (IANS) Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange” is set to cast a spell on the audience with the “truly spectacular, very heartfelt, at times funny, but really thrilling journey” of…
Xi arrives in Bangladesh on state visit
Dhaka, Oct 14 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Bangladesh on Friday for a state visit, the first such visit by a Chinese head of state in 30 years. Xi is scheduled to meet…
As elephants die, Jharkhand to set up Wildlife Crime Control Cell
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Oct 14 (ANS) Jharkhand has seen the deaths of a staggering 156 elephants — or nearly a fifth of its pachyderm population — since it was carved out of Bihar in…
Northeast sees deficient rainfall for second consecutive monsoon
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Oct 14 (IANS) The mountainous northeast of India, comprising eight states, has recorded deficient rainfall for the second consecutive monsoon season, and experts have red-flagged rapid urbanisation and deforestation as reasons…
Thais in black, white mourn King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bangkok, Oct 14 (IANS) Thai people dressed in pure black or black and white on Friday to mourn the beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away the previous day at age 88. On Friday morning,…
India’s wholesale inflation eases
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased on a month-on-month basis to 3.57 per cent in September from 3.74 per cent in August, official data showed on…
India’s wholesale inflation eases
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased on a month-on-month basis to 3.57 per cent in September from 3.74 per cent in August, official data showed on…
BREAKING NEWS: India’s wholesale inflation eases on monthly basis
Kayoze Irani directs father Boman for TV commercial
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) “Student Of the Year” famed actor Kayoze Irani went behind the camera to direct his father and actor Boman Irani for a TV advertisement. His “Student Of the Year” co-star Alia…