London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain has become more middle class than working class in year 2000, according to social grading data. The proportion of households working in non-manual professions was 50.6 percent at the turn…
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) An unspecified number of passengers were injured when an aircraft crash landed in Kalikot district in Nepal on Friday. The Air Kasthamandap plane bound to Jumla from Nepalgunj landed in Chilkhaya…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s State Council on Friday launched its Chinese-language mobile app to facilitate information release and provide new services for the public. The app will be used mainly to release major decisions…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) The social media giant Facebook on Friday launched Canvas — a new full-screen, immersive mobile ad experience that loads nearly instantaneously when someone taps on a news feed ad –…
Stellenbosch (South Africa), Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team continued their winning run with a 5-0 victory over Scotland here. The first period of the match on Thursday started with India looking for…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) A latest census report issued on Friday showed that Japan’s population decreased by almost a million over a five-year period. The report issued by the internal affairs ministry said Japan’s population…
Itanagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Arunachal Governor J.P. Rajkhowa has described newly-elected Chief Minister Kalikho Pul as an “undisputed and most popular democratically elected leader” of the state, a Raj Bhavan official said on Friday. Pul…
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Linguswamy, whose upcoming Tamil actioner “Sandakozhi 2” was shelved on Thursday, has plans to make a Tamil-Telugu bilingual with actor Allu Arjun or Junior NTR later this year. “He has…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey for 2015-16 tabled in parliament on Friday has pegged India’s growth for the next fiscal in the 7-7.75 percent range. Reviewing the major developments during the fiscal,…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Calling for reform in the fertiliser subsidy system, the government’s Economic Survey 2015-16 said on Friday that there is a major need to rationalise fertiliser subsidies and plug leakages in…
Tehran, Feb 26 (IANS) Iranians begin voting early Friday in crucial elections to choose members of parliament (Majlis) and the assembly of experts, which appoints the next supreme leader. Polls opened at 8.00 a.m. (local…
Moscow/New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Russian supplier of Mi-17V-5 medium-lift helicopters is expecting another order from India for which negotiations are currently on, a statement from the Rostec State Corporation said on Friday. It…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Beijing is multiplying its water sources to meet the demand of a growing population, and will increasingly rely on supplies recycled from sewage treatment plants, the media reported on Friday. The…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan on Friday will restart its fourth nuclear reactor – unit 4 of the Takahama Nuclear Plant in Fukui Prefecture – after it was shut for leaking contaminated water. It would…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Short-coverings, coupled with value-buying and positive Asian indices, supported the rise of the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s crude oil output in January edged down 2.1 percent year on year to 17.69 million tonnes, data from the top economic planner showed on Friday. The National Development and Reform…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using 23 rental cars as collateral for loans worth 6.22 million yuan ($952,527), a court said on Friday. Shi, 35,…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Reflecting a persistent lack of diversity in the genre and the global film industry, a new study has claimed that best documentary feature category in the Oscars consistently favours white,…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Actress Ketki Dave, who belongs to a Gujarati family and follows traditions religiously, got a chance to use all her expertise on a typical Gujarati wedding on the sets of TV…
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) The release date of Indian actress Priyanka Chopra’s Hollywood debut “Baywatch” has been set as May 19, 2017. The film’s principal photography has already begun, Paramount Pictures has announced. The…