Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Film celebrities like Rahul Dholakia, Anubhav Sinha and Vishal Dadlani have condemned the Maharashtra shutdown called by some Dalit parties. Angry Dalits staged rail, road blockades and took out processions here…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Wednesday while senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was put under house arrest. Malik was taken into…
Los Angeles, Jan 3 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian says her two-year-old son Saint West, who was hospitalised due to pneumonia last week, is now better. Kim took to Instagram on Tuesday to share…
Buenos Aires, Jan 3 (IANS) Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has revealed he is monitoring up to 60 players as he decides upon his squad for this year’s World Cup in Russia. Sampaoli and his backroom…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Liam Neesons “The Commuter” will release in India on January 19. PVR Pictures will be bringing the action-thriller to India, read a statement. After the worldwide success of “Unknown”, “Non-Stop”…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) China on Wednesday said it was not aware of the reported intrusion by its troops into Arunachal Pradesh in December, emphasising that the so-called state in India’s northeast…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 3 (IANS) Colombia’s Junior de Barranquilla football club have announced the signing of Peru international centre-back Alberto Rodriguez and forward Vladimir Hernandez for the 2018 season. Rodriguez joins the club from…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) A total of 141 Kerala fishermen remain missing following Cyclone Ockhi that hit the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu on November 30, according to official figures released here on…
Ranchi, Jan 3 (IANS) A special CBI court on Wednesday deferred the sentencing till Thursday of jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad and 15 others in a fodder scam case. The…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Amaal Mallik, who has composed music for films like “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” and “Golmaal Again”, says he got tired of following the rulebook. The composer has given many hit fast-paced songs…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A bill to grant constitutional status to the National Commission on Backward Classes (NCBC) and also the triple talaq bill were discussed at the BJP parliamentary party meeting here on…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for the state of California which is reeling from some of the most destructive wildfires in the country’s history. According to a…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) City football giants Mohun Bagan on Wednesday announced the appointment of Shankarlal Chakraborty as the head coach for the rest of the I-League season after the previous incumbent, Sanjoy Sen, resigned…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Angered by the killing of an American soldier by terrorists in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump let off the first Twitter salvo of 2018 bringing into sharp…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The AAP on Wednesday named its three Rajya Sabha candidates from Delhi including party leader Sanjay Singh, businessman Sushil Gupta and chartered accountant N.D. Gupta. Addressing the media, Deputy Chief…
New York, Jan 3 (IANS) High-doses of Vitamin D can potentially reduce arterial stiffness — a major risk factor for cardiovascular-related disease and death — in young vitamin-deficient obese adults, researchers say. Cardiovascular diseases are…
Montevideo, Jan 3 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain’s Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani has said he has no problem with Brazilian teammate Neymar, rejecting speculation of a feud between the two. Cavani and Neymar appeared to argue over…
Tehran, Jan 3 (IANS) The Iranian government has clamped a nationwide block on the country’s most popular encrypted messaging platform Telegram after days of anti-government unrest. “The Iranian government also requested suspension for a number…
By Sheikh Qayoom Two martyrs, two ideologies, two funerals and two mourning families. Kashmir’s saga of tragedy and destruction could not have a more poignant symbolism as these funerals took place when the world was…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was repeatedly disrupted and adjourned till 2 p.m. on Wednesday after the opposition created a ruckus over the violence in Maharashtra. The first adjournment came minutes after…