Seoul, Oct 14 (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has estimated that it will lose 3.5 trillion won ($3 billion) in operating profits over the next six months due to the withdrawal of the…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is slated to reach Goa on Friday for the upcoming eighth BRICS Summit and the first ever BRICS-BIMSTEC meet saying that the outreach with the…
Wellington, Oct 14 (IANS) Vitamins A and C could improve the conversion of adult cells into stem cells, opening the way to advances in biomedical treatments for human diseases, according to a New Zealand-led study…
A 30 teaser depicting the theme of of this psychological thriller is released today. If I told people that they can travel thousands of kilometers in an hour or we can create light (electricity ) people would have…
Moscow, Oct 14 (IANS) The crews of new Su-34 bombers of Russia’s Eastern Military District have conducted flights to the stratosphere in supersonic mode, a spokesperson said on Friday. “The pilots completed the exercises using…
Sydney, Oct 14 (IANS) Hit by a photo-sharing scandal with reports claiming that Apple staff lifted information from customers’ phones that came for repair, the company on Friday denied that any such episode happened at…
By Nury Vittachi Parents who can’t control their kids in public are just not using the right vocabulary. I find that the line “Stop that or Dad will dance” instantly turns my children into angels….
Bangkok, Oct 14 (IANS) A day after the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Thai government declared a public holiday on Friday for people in the kingdom to mourn. The government also asked Thais to…
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday on the back of India’s annual retail inflation easing to 4.31 per cent for September from 5.05 per cent in…
Chandigarh, Oct 14 (IANS) Leaders of the opposition Congress party spent the entire night protesting at the gate of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s official residence here. The protest by the party leaders continued…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) It was a clear Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. The weather office said that with days…
Brasilia, Oct 14 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer will leave on Friday to India to participate in the eighth Brics Summit and then to Japan to attract investment. According to Temer’s spokesperson, Alexandre Parola, on…
Srinagar, Oct 14 (IANS) Authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday to prevent a separatist called protest march. Contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in…
Beijing, Oct 14 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.14 per cent to open at 3,056.99 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component index opened 0.12 per cent lower…
Canberra, Oct 14 (IANS) The parliament of New South Wales in Australia has passed a motion calling US presidential candidate Donald Trump a “revolting slug” unfit for office. It condemned “the misogynist, hateful comments” made…
Beijing, Oct 14 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 139 basis points to 6.7157 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade…
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Britain faces the choice of either a hard Brexit or no Brexit, European Council President Donald Tusk has said. Speaking in Brussels, he warned that the EU (European Union) would not…
Wellington, Oct 14 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Friday extended his condolences to the people of Thailand on the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. “King Bhumibol was the world’s longest serving monarch…
Tokyo, Oct 14 (IANS) Tokyo stocks rose from the bell on Friday as a rebound in oil prices and the yen’s depreciation against the US dollar combined to create a buoyant market mood. The 225-issue…
San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) HP Inc said it plans to cut between 3,000-4,000 jobs in the next three years. The Silicon Valley company’s chief executive officer Dion Weisler told an analyst meeting in New…