New York, Aug 27 (IANS) US tech giant Apple is planning to remove the physical Touch ID button below the screen and directly integrate with it the biometric functionality for its 2017 iPhone model, a…
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) The UN Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously condemned the recent missile launch by North Korea and agreed to adopt “significant measures” in addition to existing sanctions against the communist state. The…
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Seven persons were killed and two others seriously injured on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkarnagar district when their vehicle was hit head on by a tractor, police said. The condition of…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated a meeting of Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states at Maharashtra Sadan here in central Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior…
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) Vikram Kumar, most popular for helming R. Madhavan-starrer “13 B” and Suriya’s science-fiction thriller “24”, will reportedly tie the knot with Srinidhi here on September 4. “The wedding invitations have been…
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) Actor RJ Balaji has reportedly been roped in to play an important role in Mahesh Babu’s upcoming yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual. “Balaji will play Mahesh’s friend. He wouldn’t be seen as a…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday and said she was happy the central government was reaching out to all stakeholders…
New York, Aug 27 (IANS) Seeing a friend or colleague succeed at a task can boost your effort, says a new study, adding that virtual pressure from a computer-simulated peer can also be motivating. Maurizio…
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By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Aug 27 (IANS) Tala Marandi’s sacking as Jharkhand BJP chief just 13 weeks after his appointment has a lot to do with his criticism of his own government over proposed changes…
Dhaka, Aug 27 (IANS) Mastermind of the Dhaka cafe attack along with two other militants were killed on Saturday during a raid in the Bangladeshi capital, officials said. Monirul Islam, chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Police…
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) Saturn’s moon Titan is unique in the outer solar system in that it is the only one of the bodies outside the Earth with liquid lakes and seas on its surface…
Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) Curfew and restrictions continued for the 58th day across Kashmir on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 72 in the ongoing unrest. Militants killed a police constable identified as Khurshid…
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to test its scramjet engine on Sunday while the launch of weather satellite INSAT-3DR with the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-MkII) has…
Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) Three low-intensity earthquake quakes hit Himachal Pradesh on Saturday but there were no reports of damage to life or property, an official told IANS. In Rampur subdivision, all educational institutes were…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka; Author: John Gimlette; Publisher: Quercus (London); Pages: 518; Price: Rs 650 Sri Lanka has to be the most beautiful country I have ever seen,…
New York, Aug 27 (IANS) In an effort to curb hate speech and ensure safe online communities, Microsoft has announced a new dedicated web form for reporting hate speech on its hosted consumer services and…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature settled down one notch below the season’s average at 25.5 degrees Celsius. “The sky would remain generally…
Athens, Aug 27 (IANS) A Syrian refugee who is living, working and training in Greece will be one of the two refugees who will compete at the Rio Paralympics in September, forming the Independent Paralympic…
Mumbai: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez on the sets of reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 9 in Mumbai on Aug 17, 2016 (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Day Three at the Lakme Fashion Week…