New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Sales of affordable smartphones with in-built camera and internet-enabled features are set to shoot up to 160 million in 2016-17 from 100 million in 2015-16, an Assocham study said on…
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday demanded that freedom struggle hero Bhagat Singh be given the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. Badal, who is the Shiromani Akali…
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Pakistan on March 25-26 for talks on bilateral and regional matters, an official announcement said on Wednesday. This will be Rouhani’s first visit to Pakistan…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) According to a nationwide research conducted by a dating app, 80 percent Indian men would like their dates to sport a red lipstick the first time they meet and prefer…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday accorded its approval for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Lithuania for cooperation in the field of agriculture. The MoU…
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) Security was tightened at Sri Lanka’s main Bandaranaike International Airport on Wednesday following the terrorist attack at the Brussels airport a day earlier, media reports said. Airport officials were quoted as…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday extended Holi greetings to the people of Delhi and called for showing mutual respect, particularly towards women. May the festival of colours replenish our…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Actress Anuja Sathe, who is currently playing the role of an aspiring cricketer Dharaa in TV show Tamanna, will be part of the post-match presentation ceremony of the India-Bangladesh World Twenty-20…
New York, March 23 (IANS) Microblogging website Twitter is considering to introduce “Stickers” to enable users add images to photos before tweeting them out, and the web giant seeks user feedback on this new feature…
New York, March 23 (IANS) A company specialising in concealed weaponry has designed a gun that looks exactly like a smartphone when in the locked position. The website of Ideal Conceal, the maker of the…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Child actor Neel Sethi, who will be essaying the role of Mowgli in the new “The Jungle Book”, will commence his international promotional tour for the film in India later this…
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) BSF troopers have recovered three kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector, an officials said on Wednesday. The heroin was recovered near the New Gazniwala border out…
Mumbai: Actress Swara Bhaskar during the trailer launch of film Nil Battey Sannata in Mumbai, on March 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Actress Swara Bhaskar, who will be seen in the Ashwini…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The two Indians who were injured in the terror attacks in Belgium’s capital Brussels on Tuesday are recovering well, External Affairs Minister…
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) Two suicide bombers who carried out the Brussels airport attacks on Tuesday have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, the media reported on Wednesday. The brothers were Brussels…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Cricket fans in the capital received some good news on Wednesday with the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) announcing that they will host the World Twenty20 semi-final here. There…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with heightened chances of a US rate hike and a weak rupee depressed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. However, the key indices of the Indian equity markets…
Patna: Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses a press conference in Patna on Feb 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced that it…
Tollywood director Mohanty Padma Rao alias PK was arrested by Panjagutta police yesterday, for allegedly forging the signatures of a producer. The director, who is working in the industry since the last twenty years, forged…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced that it will help build 2.95 crore houses in India’s rural areas and for this a financial assistance of up to Rs.1.30 lakh will be…