Manila, Oct 12 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte continues to enjoy high popularity ratings amid his lethal war on drugs, according to a new survey in which 83 per cent of respondents said they have…
New York, Oct 12 (IANS) Taking calcium in the form of supplements may raise the risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart damage, new research has found. The finding should not, however, stop you…
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) Actress Jyotika’s next Tamil outing, in which she plays a documentary filmmaker, has been titled “Magalir Mattum”, and it has been borrowed from an eponymous yesteryear Tamil hit which was produced…
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan starrer “Kaabil”, which is slated for worldwide release on January 26, 2017, will have a simultaneous release in Telugu too. The film will be dubbed and released in Telugu…
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) The US has blacklisted four Pakistanis and banned their companies as well on charges of money laundering, a media report said on Wednesday. The News International identified the four as Obaid…
Paris, Oct 12 (IANS) Lawyers for the only surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks have said that they would no longer defend him. Salah Abdeslam will use his right to remain silent,…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Can planned human out-migration salvage the climate change-hit Sundarbans? The concept of planned or managed retreat has gained traction globally as a coastal hazard management approach, particularly in…
By Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Ahead of the BRICS summit in Goa this week, Syria says the five-nation bloc that is emerging as a dominant force on the world stage should take…
Canberra, Oct 12 (IANS) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday touched upon a variety of issues such as terrorism and de-radicalisation in Australian parliament, and said both nations had closely aligned “strategic priorities”….
By Sugandha Rawal Singapore, Oct 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan “running around in his glasses and beating up bad guys” long stayed with Tom Hanks and defined the world of Indian cinema for him. The…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed the Republican Party as leaders continued to distance themselves after his leaked lewd comments on women. He particularly trashed House Speaker Paul Ryan, saying he did…
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday credited his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi for the change in the RSS’s dress code from khaki shorts to trousers. “We forced…
By Abhishek Waghmare Indian politicians are currently leading a campaign to boycott Chinese goods. But an IndiaSpend analysis shows why this will fail: China is India’s largest trade partner, a sixth of India’s imports are…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed apprehension over reports that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might disrupt his rally at Surat in Gujarat scheduled for Sunday. “BJP to…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) The US space agency and its partner Orbital ATK have postponed the launch of the companys next commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than October 16,…
Kannur (Kerala) Oct 12 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was hacked to death on Wednesday in Kerala’s Kannur district, the state police said. The victim was identified as Remith. He was killed in front…
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu-based industry is set to launch electric hand driers based on foreign technology to target more than one million proposed toilets under the ‘Swachh Bharat Abiyan’ programme, said company…
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed his new job after quitting political life will be to lead an expansion of the National Citizen Service (NCS) for teenagers. In an…
By Vikas Datta Title: Mornings After; Author: Tharun James Jimani; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 350 Love, the most mysterious of human emotions, can be immensely uplifting or devastatingly destructive, but never static….
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provided user data access to a developer of a social media monitoring product that helped police monitor racial protests in US’ Baltimore city, an American Civil Liberties…