New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Singapore Film Festival, which begins here on Friday, will screen “Apprentice” and “A Yellow Bird”, films which have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. To celebrate the festival,…
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will donate $1 million of his fortune to recovery efforts in Texas though the White House said he hasn’t determined which group or groups will receive the…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Sanjaya Baru on Friday took over as the Secretary General of the apex industry body, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci). Baru was Media Advisor to…
Madrid, Sep 1 (IANS) Portugal, France and Belgium all posted lopsided wins in the seventh round of European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. The Portuguese, powered by a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick, routed Faroe Islands…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will meet this month in an attempt to conclude their long pending negotiations, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday. “Together…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Friday reported an exponential rise of 23.8 per cent in its monthly sales for August. According to the company, its total sales during the…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Friday commemorated 60 years of induction of the English Electric Canberra plane, the first generation jet bombers that participated in the Goa liberation, two wars…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) The outer Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 might still harbour substantial amounts of water, suggest results of a new study. This includes the three planets within the habitable…
Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities on Friday shut down one of the largest national parks in the island nation for two months due to a worsening drought. Wildlife Conservation Department spokesperson Hasini Sarathchandra…
Paris, Sep 1 (IANS) Just hours before the summer transfer window of Ligue 1 closed, the 18-year-old forward Kylian Mbappe joined Paris Saint-Germain from defending champions Monaco on a season-long loan, with an option to…
Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena here and discussed issues of bilateral interest. “Meeting with the leadership… discusses bilateral issues of mutual collaboration,”…
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) A criminal involved in the 2013 killing of BSP leader Shyam Narayan Pandey was shot dead by police in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Friday, police said. A member of the…
San Francisco, Sep 1 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the platform has raised more than $10 million for victims of Hurricane Harvey that lashed through the US state of Texas and said…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) One Direction star Liam Payne, who welcomed son Bear into the world with singer Cheryl just five months ago, has praised his girlfriend for quickly getting back into shape after “working…
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) The US government has announced that it was ending a rule on gender gap wage data collection, a move supported by President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka…
Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) Two people were killed and five others injured on Friday on the Srinagar-Jammu highway when an Army vehicle collided with a taxi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Police said the…
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Friday said it is expecting to garner about Rs 527 crore of additional annual revenue with revisions in sizing, loading charges and additional charges for supply…
Tokyo, Sep 1 (IANS) Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Japanese Emperor Akihito on Friday, the highlight of the last day of her official visit to the Asian country. Akihito, 83, received May…
San Francisco, Sep 1 (IANS) A new “Watch” tab popped up for Facebook users in the US as the social media giant rolled out funded shows on its redesigned video platform for creators and publishers….
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) An elderly Indian passenger died of a cardiac arrest while travelling from Frankfurt to Mumbai aboard a Lufthansa flight, official sources said here on Friday. The passenger, identified as Charanjit Singh…