By Venkatachari Jagannathan Taipei, Nov 3 (IANS) The island nation of Taiwan has something of interest for everyone — scenic, lush-green mountains, lakes, hot springs, culture, cable cars, high-speed trains, museums, malls, amusement parks, beaches…
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Actor Suriya has finally gotten rid of his handlebar moustache which he was sporting for “S3”, the third part in the “Singam” franchise. He is expected to get a makeover for…
London, Nov 3 (IANS) If you are physically fit and in good shape, you may be well-guarded against the health problems that arise when you feel particularly stressed at work, a study says. The findings…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi on Thursday witnessed severe level of air quality on the fourth consecutive day after Diwali. System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) showed levels of PM…
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 3 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has arrived in the ex-soldier Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal’s native Bamla village to attend the cremation to be held later on Thursday. The former soldier’s…
Baghdad, Nov 3 (IANS) Islamic State’s (IS) media arm has released an audio purportedly featuring its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he says he’s “confident of victory” in Mosul, the group’s Iraqi stronghold. Addressing…
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 3 (IANS) The body of former soldier, Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal was brought to his village here on Thursday morning after it was handed over to his family members in New Delhi….
Canberra, Nov 3 (IANS) Australian police on Thursday arrested two people accused of violating laws on foreign fighting, one for having fought with jihadi militia in Syria and another for attempting to. The arrests took…
By Natalia Ningthoujam Hong Kong, Nov 3 (IANS) Scott Derrickson, whose latest directorial “Doctor Strange” was surrounded by the whitewashing controversy, says diversity is the responsibility of studios, producers and directors, and he takes that…
By Sourabh Kulesh San Diego, Nov 3 (IANS) At a time when design-led thinking in businesses is having a positive effect on creative professionals, keeping pace with content demands across new and traditional platforms, Adobe…
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and over 40 injured on Thursday when two passenger trains collided near the Pakistani city of Karachi, police said. The collision occurred as the Zakaria…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) Visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday morning performed a special ‘puja’ in Pashupati Nath temple, the revered Hindu shrine located in the bank of the Bagmati river….
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Restricted from meeting the family of a former soldier who committed suicide demanding implementation of the OROP scheme, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will now visit the veteran’s village on…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Securing Cyberspace – International and Asian Perspective; Editors: Cherian Samuel & Munish Sharma; Publisher: Pentagon Press; Pages: 346; Price: Rs 1,295/$34.95 “There is a lack of consensus in the international community…
By Nishant Arora San Francisco, Nov 3 (IANS) As the $49 billion global networking giant Cisco realigns its focus towards software, it is the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region — particularly India — that…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) It was a moderately foggy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather department said. According to the India Meteorological Department…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its short term interest rate intact…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Infinite Tortoise – The Curious Thought Experiments of History’s Great Thinkers; Author: Joel Levy; Publisher: Michael O’Mara Books Ltd/Hachette India ; Pages: 190; Price: Rs 250 A crime requires a…
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) The US is “more backward” than India when it comes to leadership role for women, according to H R Shah, the CEO of TV Asia, the largest South Asian TV…
Tokyo, Nov 3 (IANS) A lockdown that was placed on a US Navy base in Japan on Thursday after a report of shots being fired in one of the base’s building has been lifted, officials…