Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) A paralysed Pakistani murder convict will be hanged on Saturday after his mercy appeal was turned down by the President, police said on Thursday. Khan Iqbal, in his 80s, was arrested…
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Chelsea’s assistant first-team coach Steve Holland has been appointed as England’s assistant manager, the Football Association (FA) has announced. The 46-year-old will work with England for the upcoming fixtures against Germany…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Jatra, the centuries-old Bengali folk theatre extremely popular in the villages, is in the throes of a fresh crisis post-demonetisation. With an unprecedented cash crunch that has…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Be it “Lion”, “Victoria and Abdul”, “Slumdog Millionaire” or “Midnight’s Children” – other than the “desi” angle to the storyline, there is one string that connects all of the Hollywood…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Facebook is neither a “traditional” media company, nor it is a “traditional” technology company, CEO Mark Zuckerburg has said, adding that it is a new kind of platform. Zuckerburg on…
Dubai, Dec 22 (IANS) Marais Erasmus on Thursday won the David Shepherd Trophy for the Umpire of the Year for 2016 while Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the Spirit of Cricket Award. Erasmus was voted by…
By Gokul Bhagabati and Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The rapid rise of the Zika infections across many parts of the world had a large section of the population mightily worried till…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Disney’s television arm will produce several original shows for Snapchat photo-sharing and mobile service starting with “Watch Party: The Bachelor” show from January 3, 2017. According to a report in…
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) Beijing lifted its red alert for air pollution on Thursday after the smog dispersed in the wind and the skies cleared once again over the Chinese capital. As the particulate matter…
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to spent Rs 15 crore to beautify the Jawaharbagh Park in Mathura, where 28 persons, including two police officers, were killed in a gun battle…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth that can see through fog, clouds and darkness has given scientists their first continuous look at the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday that it arrested hawala trader Paras Mal Lodha here for converting more than Rs 25 crore in old notes linked to businessman J. Shekhar…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Thursday morning where he will lay the foundation stones of various projects. In the wake of allegations levelled by Congress…
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Over 90 per cent shareholders of Tata Steel voted to remove industrialist Nusli Wadia as independent Director of the company, it announced on Thursday. According to a Tata Steel statement, 90.80…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The surge of online stores has made it easy for shoppers to buy products from across the globe. Designers, however, feel that while technology has helped the Indian…
Tirupati, Dec 22 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday offered prayers at the Lord Venkateshwara temple at Tirumala here. Accompanied by his wife Maithree Wickremesinghe, he had ‘darshan’ at the hill shrine…
By Vikas Datta Title: How the Zebra Got its Stripes And Other Darwinian Just So Stories; Author: Leo Grasset (translated by Barbara Mellor); Publisher: Profile Books/Hachette India; Pages: 162; Price: Rs 499 It was birthplace…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Two YouTube stars were removed from a Delta Air Lines flight in London on Wednesday following complaints by other passengers of them speaking in Arabic, the media reported on Thursday….
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the weather office said. “The sky will…
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) Cold wave continued throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as night temperatures remained below freezing point in the valley and Ladakh region. An official of the MET department told IANS: “Cold…