New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday termed the central government’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) on 1984 anti-Sikh riots an “eyewash”. In a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) In an effort aimed at promoting domestic originality, China’s media regulator has issued a directive limiting imported TV shows and remakes. With authorised remakes of foreign TV reality shows gaining popularity…
Massachussets (US), June 20 (IANS) Chile star Arturo Vidal was ecstatic after an incredible victory over Mexico that took them to the semi-finals of the Copa America football tournament, but the midfielder remained wary of…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Eight civilians were killed and 30 wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Monday, an official said. “The blast ripped through the main square of Faizabad city in…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) The Capitol Complex, one of the acclaimed creations of French architect Le Corbusier, here has been spruced up for global attention as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead thousands of participants…
London, June 20 (IANS) While the majority of cases of deadly violence are committed by men, women too have had their roles in acts of crime. But the women who commit deadly violence are different…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Online hotel-booking engine and air aggregator Goibibo on Monday launched a travel-based social network ‘GoContact’ on its mobile app which will enable users to get connected on Goibibo app using…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Healthcare providers in India are expected to spend $1.2 billion on information technology (IT) products and services this year — an increase of 3.4 per cent over 2015 — a…
London, June 20 (IANS) An Islamic school in Britain is holding classes for students as young as 11 years old in order to help them recognise violent propaganda to prevent jihadis from grooming them online….
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday announced it had expelled Jagmati Sangwan, a Central Committee member, “for gross indiscipline”. “The Central Committee now in session in New Delhi has decided to expel…
London, June 20 (IANS) At least 20 British militants are thought to have travelled to Libya to join the Islamic State (IS) terror group, intelligence officials said. According to the Sunday Times, the 20 British…
Ernakulam, June 20 (IANS) The head of the Kerala-based Jacobite Syrian Christian Church on Monday condemned a terror attack in Syria targeted at Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II, the supreme leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church….
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) The global credit rating and research arm of the Fitch Group does not see much of an impact on India’s…
Los Angeles, June 20 (IANS) Actor Anton Yelchin, who appeared in the “Star Trek” reboot films and “Terminator Salvation”, has died in a “fatal traffic collision”, his representative said. He was 27. “His family requests…
Sydney, June 20 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday promised a referendum on legalisation of same-sex marriages before the year ends, if he is re-elected. “Of course, if we are successful on July…
New York, June 20 (IANS) More than half (59 per cent) links shared on micro-blogging website Twitter are never clicked including by the people who share them, a new study has found. The researchers from…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day after his 46th birthday, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he was going out of the country on a short visit. He did not disclose his…
Ankara, June 20 (IANS) Turkish riot police broke up a gay pride parade in Istanbul and arrested 15 supporters, after banning the global event over fears that it would create social unrest during the Muslim…
Tokyo, June 20 (IANS) In a first, an international team of astronomers have found firm evidence of the presence of oxygen in the early universe — only 700 million years after the Big Bang. Using…
Mumbai: Choreographer Remo D’Souza during the launch of Star Plus dance reality show of Dance + season 2, in Mumbai, on June 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Remo D’Souza, who…