Will continue to serve humanity: Dalai Lama
Dharamsala, Nov 2 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Wednesday said he will continue to serve all human beings and hoped to live another 25 years to this end. “… there have been…
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India summons Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner to protest border firing
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India on Wednesday summoned the Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner, Syed Haider Shah, to protest the escalation in ceasefire violations that has led to several fatalities and also over the mutilation…
Credit rating agencies welcome SEBI’s tighter norms
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) new norms for credit rating agencies to improve their disclosures and enhanced standards in ratings is a welcome move, said credit rating agencies….
Soldier’s suicide over OROP unfortunate: Hazare
Ralegan Siddhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday termed the suicide of an ex-armyman demanding implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension (OROP)’ in Delhi as very unfortunate, and hoped that the government…
Kejriwal detained, says AAP
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Wednesday evening detained by police after he tried to meet the family of a retired soldier who committed suicide, the AAP said. Delhi…
Six Hindu families leave Bangladesh after communal attacks: Daily
Dhaka, Nov 2 (IANS) At least six Hindu families from Bangladesh’s Brahmanbaria district have left the country in the wake of Sunday’s communal attack in which several temples were vandalised and more than 100 Hindu…
Key matches for Spanish clubs in Europa League
Madrid, Nov 2 (IANS) Three Spanish football clubs, Athletic Club Bilbao, Villarreal and Celta Vigo are in Europa League action on Thursday night with key matches as they look to qualify for the knockout stages….
Ban Triple Talaq immediately: Women’s group
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A women’s organisation on Wednesday demanded an immediate ban on Triple Talaq since “it is not prescribed in the Quran”. The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) also said that…
‘IAAF may clear Russian athletes for 2017 European Athletics Championship’
Moscow, Nov 2 (IANS) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) may allow Russian athletes to take part in the European Athletics Championship in March next year based on personal applications, a senior Russian sports…
SRK partners with Dubai Tourism for short films
Dubai, Nov 2 (IANS) On Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday on Wednesday, Dubais Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) announced a collaboration with the Bollywood superstar for a series of short films that will…
Maintaining skin tone of ‘Shivaay’ characters a challenge
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) The experts who worked on colour gradation of the Ajay Devgn-starrer “Shivaay” say that it was a great challenge to maintain radiant skin tone of the characters while they were falling…
Shivraj Chouhan reviews security at Bhopal jail
Bhopal, Nov 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed security arrangements at the Central Jail here on Wednesday following the escape of eight undertrial SIMI activists. Chouhan reached the jail around 11…
Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon officially divorced
Los Angeles, Nov 2 (IANS) Singer Mariah Carey and rapper-host Nick Cannon are officially divorced. The “America’s Got Talent” host requested to legally dissolve their six-year marriage in January last year, 20 weeks after their…
LinkedIn inks agreement to create more jobs for students
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Professional networking website LinkedIn on Wednesday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Human Resources Development Ministry to create more job opportunities for students across the…
Goa to give top priority to education: Parsekar
Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) The Goa government will accord top priority to education, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday, claiming that upcoming NIT and IIT projects in the state were examples of his government’s…
Uphold Bengal’s tradition of communal amity: Mamata
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the people to continue upholding the state’s tradition of secularism and communal harmony during the coming festivities. Addressing a public meeting in…
Golfers Lahiri, Chawrasia aim to improve European Tour standings in Turkey
Antalya, Nov 2 (IANS) Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri and S.S.P. Chawrasia will be keen to make an upward move in the European Tour Race to Dubai rankings when they kick off at the Turkish Airlines…
BJP flays Rahul for politicising ex-serviceman’s suicide
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday criticised Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for doing, what it said was, politics over the suicide by ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, even as the Congress defended…
Four killed, 30 injured as bus overturns in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Nov 2 (IANS) Four persons were killed and at least 30 injured when a private bus overturned in Jhunjhunu district over 220 kms from here on Wednesday, police said. “The incident occurred in the…
IBM to power Prana Studios to create special effects
Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) Software giant IBM on Wednesday announced that Prana Studios, a 3-D animation and visual effects studio, has selected IBM Cloud to run and develop critical applications for the creation of next-generation…