80 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sep 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka has released at least 80 Indian fishermen who had been caught poaching in the island nation’s waters, officials said Tuesday. The Sri Lankan Navy handed over the fishermen to…
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LG Q6: Impressive ‘FullVision’ display, negligible misses (Tech Review)
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Smartphones with an 18:9 aspect ratio are becoming a rage in the Indian market and South Korean tech major LG is the latest to join the bandwagon…
Power outage wreaks havoc on Tokyo train lines
Tokyo, Sep 5 (IANS) An operational error at a substation caused a power outage affecting around 41,000 passengers travelling on major train networks in Tokyo on Tuesday morning, East Japan Railway Co said. A total…
Modi, Xi meet after BRICS
By Gaurav Sharma Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit here on Tuesday, with Xi calling for “healthy,…
Bollywood songs are losing poetic value: Kumar Sanu
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Popular playback artist Kumar Sanu says that he prefers singing for the regional film industry as compared to Bollywood as the quality of lyrics and the poetic value of Hindi film…
Employees’ interest to be safeguarded in AI divestment: Minister Raju
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Aiming to allay employee fears in the face of a possible divestment of Air India (AI), Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said their interests…
Epson launches new Inktank printer L1455 in India
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Extending its Inktank printers range, global printing solutions provider Epson on Tuesday launched its first A3-size multi-functional InkTank printer — L1455 in India at a price of Rs 70,899. Designed for…
Bacteria in throat may indicate joint infection risk in kids
Toronto, Sep 5 (IANS) Researchers have found that presence of a bacterium in children’s throat is strongly liked to a deadly bone and joint infection with the same bacterium. The research published in CMAJ –Canadian…
Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinese President
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Days after a standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the Sikkim sector of the international border, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi…
S.Korea conducts more live-fire drills
Seoul, Sep 5 (IANS) The South Korean military on Tuesday carried out more live-fire drills in the Sea of Japan, as a response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test launched. The drills included the 2,500-tonne…
Is there an impending debt crisis?
By Amit Kapoor It has been a decade since the biggest financial crisis in living memory swept the globe. In the run-up to the crisis, the debt levels of the developed economies saw a rapid…
Doctors go on mass leave in UP’s Farrukhabad
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Upset over charges brought against senior doctors of a state-run hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad, where 49 infants died within a month, all government doctors in the district went on mass…
Ensuring justice, Sicilian policeman style (Book Review)
By Vikas Datta Title: A Voice in the Night; Author: Andrea Camilleri/Stephen Sartarelli (Translator); Publisher: Picador/Pan Macmillan; Pages: 288; Price: Rs 450 Law and justice seem an uneasy, unlikely pair in our world where “networks”…
Modi greets nation on Teachers’ Day
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. “On Teachers’ Day, I salute the teaching community that is devoted to nurturing minds and…
Apple ends its annual music festival
London, Sep 5 (IANS) After 10 years of its inception, US tech giant Apple has confirmed that it would no longer host its annual music festival in London. The annual show was first held in…
Modi again raises terror issue at BRICS forum
By Gaurav Sharma Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday again raised the issue of terrorism at a BRICS forum here while suggesting 10 commitments to be made by the…
Florida declares emergency ahead of hurricane Irma
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the US state as a rapidly growing Category 4 hurricane named Irma wass expected to make landfall later this week,…
Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The MeT predicted a partly cloudy day ahead. “It will…
Japan Airlines plane makes emergency landing after engine fault
Tokyo, Sep 5 (IANS) A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane bound for New York made an emergency landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday due to a fault in its engine, the Transport Ministry said. After…
Modi suggests 10 commitments for BRICS leadership in global transformation
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday suggested 10 commitments to be made by the BRICS nations, including counter-terrorism efforts, for their role in global transformation. Speaking at the Dialogue…