Mumbai: Actor Jackky Bhagnani at the special screening of film “Sui Dhaaga: Made in India” in Mumbai on Sept 27, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Jackky Bhagnani at the special screening of film “Sui Dhaaga:…
Jodhupur, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a Combined Commanders’ conference here to commemorate the second anniversary of the cross-Line of Control (LoC) “surgical strikes” carried out against militant launch pads…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) When Apple announced its 2018 line-up of iPhones last month, one thing was clear: The brand is getting bigger with top-of-the-line innovations in the premium and luxury…
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) A shutdown called by separatists affected life across the Kashmir Valley on Friday with heavy security deployed here and other vulnerable places. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 28 (IANS) Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel laureate and advocate for children’s rights, has called for the adoption of a legally-binding international convention outlawing online child sex abuse and pornography,…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump “looks forward” to visiting India but the timing will depend on his other commitments, according to a senior State Department official. “I am…
London, Sep 28 (IANS) A powerful and rare hurricane-like storm is set to hit the eastern Mediterranean this weekend. The hybrid storm, often called a “Medicane” (Mediterranean + hurricane) has features similar to hurricanes and…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished legendary Indian playback singer and Bharat Ratna recipient Lata Mangeshkar on her 89th birthday, praying for her long…
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday resumed its rescue operation on the fourth day and airlifted 26 people from Himachal Pradesh’s snow-marooned Lahaul Valley. They were stranded for nearly a…
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) Chemical pollutants banned more than 40 years ago are still having a devastating effect on marine life and could lead to the disappearance of half of the world’s killer whale populations…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened in the green on Friday tracking a rise in the Asian markets. At 9.24 a.m, the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange traded at…
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk of committing fraud by making false public statements with the potential to hurt investors,…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a sunny morning on Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day,”…
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) The American military’s F-35B joint strike fighter jet has conducted its first-ever airstrike, according to the US Marine Corps. The strike took place in Afghanistan on Thursday against a fixed Taliban…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Two die-hard fans of actor Tiger Shroff had run away from their homes to meet their hero. Tiger has expressed his concern for the boys and advised them never to repeat…
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a political declaration to mobilise accelerated efforts in order to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The text,titled “Time to Deliver: Accelerating our response to…
Mexico City, Sep 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach has full confidence that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be a success. He praised Japan on Thursday for gearing up to…
Lhasa, Sep 28 (IANS) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Rutog county in Tibet on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). No casualty was reported. The tremors were felt around 5 a.m. and its…