Washington, July 5 (IANS) Michael Cohen dropped the reference “personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump” from his Twitter and LinkedIn biographies, days after he spoke in an interview about his legal situation. The change…
Beijing, July 5 (IANS) After being hit by American sanctions, Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems giant ZTE has roped in Xu Ziyang, an in-house executive with experience in product research and operations, to serve…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Delhi leg of the shooting for the upcoming biographical political drama “The Accidental Prime Minister” has concluded, says veteran actor Anupam Kher, who will be seen playing the role…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday requested Delhi’s Lt Governor and Centre to comply with the apex court ruling and work in cooperation with the Delhi government to avoid…
Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Thursday waived farm loans up to Rs 34,000 crore, giving relief to lakhs of farmers across the state. “I propose to waive farm loans up to Rs…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha says he and his team wanted a lot of realism in “Mulk” and so its actor Prateik Babbar, who plays a misguided youth in the upcoming film, had…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) “Neerja”, “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” and “Sanju”. Not to miss “Dangal” and “Mary Kom”. What’s common? They are all biopics — inspiring stories of heroes sans…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has garnered 25 million followers on Instagram and has thanked her fans for showering her with so much of love. Priyanka on Thursday took to her Instagram…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Actor Amit Sadh, who is gearing up for the release of “Gold”, says Reema Kagti is his most favourite director. Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, who is co-producing the film, on Wedenesday tweeted…
Johannesburg, July 5 (IANS) More than 120 experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and other southern African countries gathered for a seminar here on global governance. The theme of Wednesday’s seminar…
Tokyo, July 5 (IANS) For the first time in Japan’s history, a university in Tokyo is set to accept transgender students from 2020, a varsity official said on Thursday. The Ochanomizu University is the first…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Roping in American filmmaker Chuck Russell to direct Bollywood film “Junglee” — on elephant poaching — was a gradual process as he has a knack for making movies around animals, says…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Actress-producer Dia Mirza, revelling in the success of “Sanju”, says she wants to make a biopic on the life of eminent painter Amrita Sher-Gil. Dia interacted with the media on the…
Washington, July 5 (IANS) DNA tests are being conducted as part of the process to reunite children who were separated from their immigrant parents at the US border, a top official said. “The safety and…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Reliance Jio has doubled its subscriber base to 215 million in 22 months, Reliance Industries’ (RIL) Chairman & Managing Director Mukesh D. Ambani said here on Thurday. “We have more than…
San Francisco, July 5 (IANS) Facebook has apologised after its content-filtering algorithms flagged the US Declaration of Independence as a hate speech. Parts of the document was flagged as “hate speech” by Facebook bots after…
By Bhavana Akella Title: Koi Good News?; Author: Zarreen Khan; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 384; Price: Rs 250 The uncomfortable question “are you pregnant?” is faced by most women within months of being married –…
Sydney, July 5 (IANS) Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, could suffer a bleaching event every two years by 2034 under the current level of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a…
Lima, July 5 (IANS) Peruvian archaeologists are exploring a mass grave belonging to the ancient Inca civilisation in the coastal region of Lambayeque, a senior official has said. The grave, found at the archaeological site…