New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India on Friday dismissed a Pakistani media report that cited Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar as telling German Ambassador Martin Ney that there was no surgical attack carried out by the…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Terrorism is being used as a state policy by some nations and the world must unite against it, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. “Some nations are using…
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd on Friday declared an interim dividend of a whopping 220 per cent or Rs 11 per share of Rs 5 face value for the first six…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Mounting evidence has shown that the Russian government is supplying WikiLeaks with hacked emails pertaining to the US presidential election, the media reported on Friday. As WikiLeaks continues to publish emails…
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) Young kids who miss daytime nap and also stay up late at night are likely to consume more calories, suggests new research. These findings may shed light on how sleep…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Actress Diana Penty says she is open to constructive criticism, and would like to work on her flaws. “If somebody has constructive criticism, why not? I am open to it…Like…
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Global software major on Friday lowered its annual revenue guidance for fiscal 2016-17 in dollar and rupee value due to volatility in currencies and uncertain business outlook in the near term….
Dhaka, Oct 14 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Friday for a state visit, the first by a Chinese head of state in 30 years to this South Asian nation. Bangladesh is the…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday condoled the death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. “Heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of his majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand,” Mukherjee said in…
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) To give users even more ways to watch, Facebook has rolled out the ability to stream videos from the social network to your TV through devices like Apple TV or…
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) Ailing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK General Secretary has approved garlanding of M. G. Ramachandran’s (MGR) statue on October 17, the day on which he founded the party over four…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) The US has reiterated that peace in Afghanistan will be in the interest of both India and Pakistan, the two South Asian nuclear-armed neighbours. “With regard to Afghanistan, it’s in the…
Ramallah, Oct 14 (IANS) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) adopting a bid for Jerusalem is a message to the US and Israel, a senior Palestinian official has said. Nabil Abu Rdineh,…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) There are at least 10 times more galaxies in the observable universe than previously thought, said astronomers. One of the most fundamental questions in astronomy is that of just how many…
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd on Friday reported a Rs 3,606 crore consolidated net profit for the second quarter (July-September) of fiscal 2016-17, registering 6.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth. In…
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd on Friday reported a Rs 3,606 crore consolidated net profit for the second quarter (July-September) of fiscal 2016-17, registering 6.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth. In…
Bhopal, Oct 14 (IANS) Security was heightened in the Madhya Pradesh capital ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here on Friday, said police official. Railway stations, airports, bus terminals, important markets and localities in…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 14 (IANS) India should not politicise the upcoming eighth BRICS summit to solve its bilateral disputes and not expect member nations to isolate and brand Pakistan as “supporter of terrorism”,…
By Jamshyd Godrej & Frances Beinecke World leaders are gathering in Kigali, Rwanda to reach an agreement on the biggest single step they can take this year to reduce hydrofluorocarbons, the ultra-potent greenhouse gases common…
San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) After the micro-blogging platform Twitter that took down several terrorists’ accounts in recent months, it is the turn of social media giant Facebook to ramp up its counter-terrorism strategy to…