Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) After volatile trading on the day of derivatives expiry on Thursday, the key Indian equity indices provisionally closed in the green supported by late session buying in consumer durables, automobile and…
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Ride-hailing app Uber on Thursday launched several driver- and rider-focused safety initiatives — Share Trip feature for drivers and driver de-duplication for riders — under its UberSAFE campaign. The Share Trip…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Explosions were heard on Thursday and black smoke was seen rising from a chemical plant near Houston city in the US state of Texas, compromised by flooding from the catastrophic hurricane…
Coimbatore, Aug 31 (IANS) Actor Kamal Haasan, who has of late been making political comments especially against the AIADMK, received flak on Thursday for his remarks that suggested he has entered politics “through Twitter”. Here…
‘వైశాఖం’ బిగ్గెస్ట్ మ్యూజికల్ హిట్ అయినందుకు సంతృప్తిగా వుంది – సంగీత దర్శకుడు డి.జె. వసంత్ ప్రముఖ సంగీత దర్శకుడు సత్యం మనవడిగా ఇండస్ట్రీలోకి తెరంగేట్రం చేసిన డి.జె. వసంత్ 2012 ‘సుడిగాడు’ చిత్రంతో మ్యూజిక్ డైరెక్టర్గా మారారు. ఆ చిత్రం సక్సెస్ అవడంతో ‘మడత కాజా’, ‘స్పీడున్నోడు’…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) After holding talks with Swiss President Doris Leuthard, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said New Delhi will continue to work with Berne to combat black money. “Transparency in…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan is set to whip up an entertaining film, “Chef”, soon. Its trailer, which was unveiled on Thursday, is a truck full of food, fun and family ties….
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Rejecting criticism after the RBI indicated that almost 99 per cent of demonetised currency returned to the banking system, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Thursday said the government…
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) A year after the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict on Singur land acquisition, dwellers of this rural hamlet in West Bengal’s Hooghly district are still voicing contradictory opinions on whether they have…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting with five union ministers and senior party leaders on preparations for the Gujarat Assembly elections and to chalk out a strategy…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday claimed that extra notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination worth Rs 1.1 lakh were deposited in banks after demonetisation. Senior party…
Sydney, Aug 31 (IANS) Children who hear voices and see things that others cannot may be five times more likely to subsequently have suicidal thoughts or attempt to take their own lives, researchers have found….
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Atmospheric scientist and MIT Professor Ronald G. Prinn, whose group’s findings the Donald Trump administration used to justify pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, hopes the US exit from the…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Unstoppable, unreal and finest are some of the words that Bollywood celebrities have used to describe actor Rajkummar Rao, who turned 33 on Thursday. They have wished him a year full…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Actress Kubbra Sait will be seen sharing screen space with actor Kunal Roy Kapur in the new web series “Going Viral Pvt Ltd”. “I play the confident, suave, independent and determined…
Madrid, Aug 31 (IANS) A record 10.5 million tourists visited Spain in July, marking a 10.1 per cent increase on the same period last year, new official figures revealed on Thursday. The latest data brings…
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) China’s armed forces will strengthen patrolling and defence of Doklam area on the border where Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a face-off for over two months, a military spokesperson…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) China on Thursday hinted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit next week….
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Britain on Thursday observed Princess Diana’s 20th death anniversary. Dubbed the “people’s princess” by then Prime Minister Tony Blair, Diana died after a car crash in Paris with her boyfriend Dodi…
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Russian wild card entrant Maria Sharapova won another three-set match to advance to the third round on a day which saw several upsets with Caroline Wozniacki, Nick Kyrgios and German…