Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) A special CBI court on Friday here acquitted all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati encounter case and rape-cum-murder of Kausar Bi saying witnesses and proofs were not…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till 2.30 p.m. soon after it met for the day. After the papers were laid, MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel said the…
London, Dec 21 (IANS) The Gatwick runway in the UK reopened on Friday after a drone caused the airport to shut down for more than a day, the airport authorities said. The runway was “currently…
By Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) The surge of national pride at the recent completion of “deterrent patrol” by the Indian Navy’s first home-built, nuclear-propelled, ballistic-missile-armed submarine (termed SSBN), INS Arihant, is fully justified. Just five…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Veteran actress Ratna Pathak Shah, who plays a school principal in the upcoming Netflix original “Selection Day”, has looked at the education system critically and says it has…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21 (IANS) Kerala’s Director General of Police Jacob Thomas, who was suspended for criticising the Pinarayi Vijayan government in the wake of cyclone Ockhi disaster, was asked to continue in suspension for another…
Canberra, Dec 21 (IANS) The Australian government has urged Japan to reconsider its plan to resume whaling for commercial purposes. Reports emerged on Thursday that Japan was preparing to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission…
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) Security forces started a cordon and search operation on Friday in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Baramulla district, police said. Following information about the presence of militants, the security forces…
By Binita Das Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (IANS) Popular Indian singer Shaan, whose upcoming music video is titled “It’s Natural”, says one needs to be original — as also adapt to change — to make a…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 p.m. on Friday after the AIADMK members created ruckus over the Cauvery water distribution dispute. As soon as the House met for the…
Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) Three members of an Uttarakhand family were killed while two were injured in an accident in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh early on Friday, police said. The accident took place near…
San Francisco, Dec 21 (IANS) The Twitter stock nosedived over 12 per cent after a famed Wall Street analyst dubbed the micro-blogging platform the “Harvey Weinstein of social media”, days after an Amnesty International study…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Zero” Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma Director: Aanand L Rai Rating: ****1/2 (4 and a half stars) When this achingly irreverent ode to misfits was over, I…
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) Three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 57 crew have returned to Earth safely after spending 197 days in space. The crew members — Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Over 10,000 Mumbaikars, including cancer patients and farmers, will march for healthy and ‘toxicity-free’ good foodstuff grown naturally without using deadly chemicals or pesticides, an organiser said here on Friday. Maharashtra…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Uncover the gripping stories of each day in history; rejuvenate your “roaring” power with powerful stories of 30 women; absorb a comprehensive account of Urdu ghazals; and, finally, understand how…
Chennai, Dec 21 (IANS) Indian pharmaceutical major Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd is voluntarily recalling two lots of Losartan potassium tablets — used to treat hypertension — in the US market due to detection of traces of…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday termed the BJP government’s eight tax rates under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime “stupid idea” saying “filing GST returns has been…
Mumbai: Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone arrive at Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas third wedding reception at Taj Lands’ End in Mumbai. on Dec 20, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika…