New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking more time to surrender by former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was given life imprisonment in an anti-Sikh riot case…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) It was a cold morning in the national capital on Friday, the minimum temperature was 4.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below average and air quality remaining ‘very poor’, the Met…
San Francisco, Dec 21 (IANS) Apple has elevated John Giannandrea to the company’s executive team as Senior Vice President of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy. Giannandrea, who joined Apple from Google in…
San Francisco, Dec 21 (IANS) Despite forging collaborations to stop terror content online, we have much more to do and more tech companies must join to responsibly address terrorist content online, Google has said. In…
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved its first work program under its new four-year investment cycle, benefiting 25 countries with funding of $157.8 million. The approval was granted in the…
Sydney, Dec 21 (IANS) Australian workers on Friday discovered a colony of endangered seahorse species living in the coastal waters near the Sydney Harbour, prompting marine scientists to undertake a delicate relocation effort. The workers…
ATHENS, Dec. 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — President of the Acropolis Museum Dimitrios Pandermalis visits the exhibition “From the Forbidden City: The imperial apartments of Qianlong” at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, Dec. 20, 2018….
Washington DC, Dec 21 (IANS) US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has revealed that charges have been brought against two alleged Chinese hackers linked to China’s Ministry of State Security, who are accused of infiltrating…
LONDON, Dec. 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — Lions enjoy ‘Christmas pudding’, a giant ball scented with classic yuletide spices, during an ‘Animal Adventures this Christmas’ photocall at Zoological Society of London (ZSL) London Zoo, in London,…
MOSCOW, Dec. 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 20, 2018. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi/IANS) MOSCOW, Dec. 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Zero” Director: Anand L. Rai Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, Abhay Deol, Sheeba Chaddha, Bijendra Kala Rating: *** (3 stars) Here is the sad and frustrating…
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) The 40-day long harsh winter of ‘Chillai Kalan’ set in the Kashmir Valley on Friday with its full fury as minimum temperatures dropped further below the freezing point. Chillai Kalan begins…
Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) A Home Guard on patrol was shot dead in Budayun district of Uttar Pradesh early on Friday, police said. Chatrapal, 36, was patrolling on foot near a petrol pump in Udhaiti…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Friday opened on a negative note during the morning trade session. The Sensex of the BSE which had closed on Thursday at 36,431.67, opened on…
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) The Donald Trump administration is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan, the US media reported. Reports, citing unnamed officials, said about 7,000 troops — roughly half the remaining US…
Tokyo, Dec 21 (IANS) Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn was re-arrested on Friday on fresh charges, Japanese media reported. It came a day after courts surprised observers by paving the way for his release on…