By Rajnish Singh Ghumdhum Border Post (Bangladesh), April 22 (IANS) When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, escaping a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar, gathered near the Bangladesh border last year, a senior Bangladesh army…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved an ordinance to provide death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below age 12 years besides clearing another ordinance to confiscate property…
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Actor Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in two of the “Austin Powers” comedy films, is dead. He was 49. A statement shared on his verified social media accounts on Friday…
Muscat, April 22 (IANS) David Bergling, brother of world-renowned Swedish DJ and electronic music producer Avicii, whose demise on Friday shook music lovers and the showbiz industry all over the world, is here as his…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) She was often hailed as the “Tiger Queen”, and was easily the world’s most documented and famous feline. But what made Machli unique was that she helped…
Washington, April 22 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde has called on the US and China to resolve trade tensions through rules-based multilateral institutions. On Saturday, Lagarde said both countries should work…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The buzz for Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” — an ensemble of 22 superheroes to fight the supervillain Thanos — is high and that has made the studio start the…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to everyone to work together to mitigate the menace of climate change as a way to pay tribute to the environment on Earth…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 22 (IANS) First-time Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has made strengthening the mountain state’s weak infrastructure — road, rail and air — a priority as this would not…
Sydney, April 22 (IANS) Researchers have found an increase in medication use by the patients who have been newly-diagnosed with dementia and they may consume unnecessary or inappropriate medicines that increase the risk of side…
By Jaideep Sarin Amritsar (Punjab), April 22 (IANS) If there is one big leveller for people, irrespective of their religion, caste, gender, social status or riches, it is the “langar”, or community kitchen, at the…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved an ordinance to provide death penalty to those convicted of raping a child below the age of 12. The Union Cabinet had on…
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Actor Dwayne Johnson surprised a high school student who asked him to go to prom with her. Last weekend, Katie, a high school senior from Minnesota, asked the 45-year-old entertainer…
By Amulya Ganguli Yashwant Sinhas departure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is an event which ranks as low on the political Richter scale as the entrances of S.M. Krishna or Rita Bahuguna Joshi in…
Kabul, April 22 (IANS) At least 11 people, including 10 Islamic State (IS) militants and a security personnel, have been killed in a gunfight in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province, police said on Sunday. Nine IS militants…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the mercury soaring, the summer season can be unforgiving and sometimes fatal for our four-legged friends. And so, pet parents are increasingly becoming conscious and going…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Global cues such as volatile crude oil prices, along with the policy stance of major global central banks and the ongoing quarterly results season are expected to guide…
By Mamta Aggarwal New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The purpose of language is to communicate, convey thoughts and bring us together. But now, at a time when languages are more often used to divide, to…
ATTN EDITORS: “The Himalayan Arc: Journeys East of Southeast” edited by Namita Gokhale focuses on a crucial, enthralling, politically turbulent, yet often under-reported part of the Himalayan belt — the “East of South-east”. With over…
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor, who bagged the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award (Best Actor) for his performance in “Padmaavat”, has dedicated the award to wife Mira Rajput. Talking about the award he won…