New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted Uttar Pradesh legislator Mukhtar Ansari and three others in a case related to their being members of an organised criminal gang. Additional Sessions Judge…
Amritsar: Canadian politician and the Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne at the launch of Datawind Netbook Droidsurfer in Amritsar, on Jan 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Canada’s Ontario province on Thursday signed…
Nissan Micra (Photo: IANS) Greater Noida, Feb 4 (IANS) In an attempt to accelerate its sales in India, Nissan Motor India Ltd on Thursday announced actor John Abraham as its new brand ambassador. John will…
Ottawa, Feb 4 (IANS) A Canadian opposition lawmaker’s comment in the House of Commons that he needed an “English to English translation” to understand Indian-origin Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has been taken as a racist…
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics(ICRISAT) said on Thursday it has helped develop first machine harvestable variety of chickpea in Andhra Pradesh. The global organisation, headquartered in Patancheru near…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Karnataka has managed to get only Rs.1.33 lakh crore of investments at the fourth edition of its global investors meet (GIM), a state minister said on Thursday. “We have signed 121…
New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian Army on Thursday thanked the Pakistan Army for an offer of help in rescue and recovery of their personnel buried in an avalanche on Siachen. “We thanked Pakistan…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of NIA officials were in Goa to quiz a 44-year-old Uttarakhand resident, who was detained and subsequently arrested by the Goa…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Composer Rohit Sharma, popular for his work in “Ship of Theseus”, has created a new “coded language” for the title track of children’s film “Shortcut Safari”, which is directed by Amitabha…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Alleppey (Kerala), Feb 3 (IANS) Meet the umbrella that doesnÂt ward off rain. On display at the Coir Kerala, 2016 event here are umbrellas of varying sizes made of coir which…
Agartala, Feb 4 (IANS) Peeved over the exclusion of state capital Agartala from the Smart Cities list, Tripura’s Left Front government has lodged a protest with the Centre on the “shocking” omission. “The Tripura government…
By Dr. Rajat Arora It may be amply discomforting to know that India is a country with more mobile phones than toilets. Fears have been expressed by some experts who say that radio frequency exposure…
Dubai, Feb 4 (IANS) The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA), which was first held in 2013 to celebrate Hindi film talent, will host its second edition in Dubai in March, it was announced here…
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS) Chinese government workers have decorated 174 avenues, 27 parks and tourist attractions, and 28 commercial areas in Beijing with 62,000 lanterns ahead of the Lunar New Year festivities. The Municipal Commission…
Los Angeles, Feb 4 (IANS) Actress Nicole Kidman has reportedly got her “toxic” breast implants removed as a part of a new health regimen. According to a source, the “Before I Go to Sleep” actress…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 4 (IANS) The ocean along India’s eastern coast is buzzing with activity as ships line up and friendly naval contingents from around the world arrive for the country’s second International Fleet Review (IFR)…