Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during the trailer launch of film Freaky Ali, in Mumbai on August 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Two persons were killed and six injured after trees fell on them as a fresh gale pounded a rain-drenched Kolkata on Wednesday evening, throwing normal life out of gear. One person…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue of human rights violations in Balochistan during his Independence Day speech cannot be seen as interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs, sources here said…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 17 (IANS) UN Human Rights head Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed regret that his officials were not being allowed into the Kashmir Valley or into the part…
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) A 36-year-old Filipino woman delivered a baby aboard a Dubai-Manila flight, which had to make an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport. The incident took place on August 14 on Cebu Pacific…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Wife of Union Minister of State for External Affairs General (retd) V.K. Singh has filed a complaint against one person for allegedly blackmailing her and demanding Rs 2 crore as…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday inaugurated three AMRIT pharmacy outlets, one each in Shillong, Imphal and Jodhpur. AMRIT pharmacies sell drugs at highly discounted rates to reduce the…
Mumbai: Marathi film actor Sachin Pilgaonkar during the success party of Marathi film Sairat in Mumbai, on June 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Veteran actor Sachin Pilgaonkar says earlier many people used…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 17 (IANS) It turned out to be another day of heartbreaks for India at the Rio Olympics with wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s victory march halted by a freak injury and Sakshi Malik…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 17 (IANS) India’s Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting to two-time defending champion Lin Dan of China in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles event of badminton competitions at the Olympic Games…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 17 (IANS) Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto set an Olympic record to win the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase gold at the Rio Games here on Wednesday. The 21-year-old finished in eight minutes 3.28…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Stating that the Yamuna floodplains had been “completely destroyed” with most areas faced with irreversible damage due to the World Culture Festival of Art of Living (AOL) in Delhi in…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had undergone a surgery to fix a dislocated shoulder earlier this month, visited the Ganga Ram Hospital here on Wednesday for a routine check up…
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 17 (IANS) Four Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gunfight with police in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said. Two of the deceased Maoists were identified as platoon commander Markam…
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IANS) For the first time since the current unrest started in the Kashmir Valley on July 9, authorities on Wednesday imposed night curfew in Srinagar district. A senior police officer told IANS…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) City soccer football giants Mohun Bagan have roped in Nigerian Daniel Bidemi as their third foreign recruit for the ongoing season, the club announced here on Wednesday. Bidemi has turned out…
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) AGS Health, a global provider of revenue cycle, healthcare analytics and medical coding services to leading US healthcare providers, on Wednesday opened a new facility in Hyderabad. Located at Western Pearl…
Williamnagar (Meghalaya), Aug 17 (IANS) The body of a schoolteacher was found on Wednesday in Meghalaya, apparently beaten to death by tribal Garo militants, police said. The body of Madison Ch Marak, assistant teacher in…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that in the current year no new liquor shop with government license would be opened in the national capital. Communicating the Delhi…
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IANS) A meeting of mainstream opposition parties on Wednesday expressed disappointment at the response of the central and the state governments to the prevailing law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir…