New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Wednesday commenced trial runs on the Janakpuri West and Terminal 1-IGI Airport corridor on its Magenta Line. With these test runs on the 10-km section, trials…
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Capital football club Chelsea’s defender Nemanja Matic is hoping that young striker Michy Batshuayi will deliver in the absence of suspended Diego Costa, when they face Bournemouth in the English Premier…
Los Angeles, Dec 21 (IANS) Actor Orlando Bloom and singer Katy Perry dresses themselves as Santa Claus to help some of their fans get in the holiday spirit when they visited the Children’s Hospital Los…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Actress-turned-producer and host Tara Sharma Saluja has raised funds for children suffering from cancer. Tara was recently approached by the Cuddles Foundation to help raise funds for their Not So Secret…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday said it has registererd a fresh case against seven persons for allegedly cheating digital wallet Paytm to the tune of Rs 3.2 lakh after receiving a…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Actor Piyush Mishra, also a known scriptwriter, music director, lyricist and singer, says he has rejected a lot of scripts in the past but he agreed to do the short film…
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) Young adults were up to 183 per cent more likely to carry out some acts of violence if one of their friends had also committed the same act, proving that…
Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bangladesh government on Wednesday signed a $360 million financing agreement with the World Bank to improve the navigability of 900 kms of inland waterways and connecting routes. The accord will…
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, a Pakistan Army Commander on Wednesday invited India to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and “share the fruits of future development by shelving…
Hong Kong, Dec. Dec 21 (IANS) Hong Kong on Wednesday announced a proposal for a three-step plan to prepare for a blanket ban on the local ivory trade by 2021. The Hong Kong government proposed…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said 22.6 billion pieces of notes worth Rs 5.92 lakh crore have been issued to the public between November 10 and December 19….
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Vikash Dhull allowed the anticipatory…
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) It is December 21 and winter solstice has arrived. This year it falls at 10:44 GMT (4.14 p.m. Wednesday India time) bringing with it what is conventionally believed to be…
Mehsana (Gujarat), Dec 21 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying “he has insulted the daily labourers by saying they dig holes in MNREGA”. “Modiji…
Chennai, Dec 21 (IANS) Leaders of Tamil Nadu’s opposition DMK and PMK demanded immediate dismissal of hief Secretary P.Rama Mohana Rao, whose residence was raided on Wednesday by Income Tax officials. Raids were also conducted…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan could not make it to the special screening of Aamir Khan-starrer “Dangal” here. Aamir says whenever the two actors would like to watch the…
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed his annual press conference to attend the funeral of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, a Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday. Dmitry Peskov explained that…
Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday presented a supplementary budget of Rs 1,683 crore amid din as as the first day of the assembly’s two-day Winter Session saw heated…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) To meet its existing liabilities, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the sale of surplus and vacant land of Hindustan Anti-biotics Ltd (HAL). The sale of about 87.70 acres of HAL…
Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) Hundreds of paramilitary troops were on Wednesday deployed in a key apparel industrial zone near here as thousands of workers demonstrated demanding a hike in minimum monthly wage. “Fifteen platoons of…