Mayawati threatens to resign from RS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday threatened to resign from the Rajya Sabha after she was not allowed to raise in the House the issue of atrocities against…
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B-Town wishes ‘Desi girl’ Priyanka Chopra on 35th birthday
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Popular Bollywood celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ritesh Deshmukh among many others greeted actress Priyanka Chopra on her 35th birthday on Tuesday by terming her the “pride of our…
Gandhi files nomination for Vice President
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential election. Gandhi, a former West Bengal Governor and Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, is pitched against NDA candidate…
Salman taking horse riding lessons for ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started taking horse riding training for his upcoming film “Tiger Zinda Hai”. Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, who is directing the movie, took to Twitter on Monday…
BREAKING NEWS: SC to decide if privacy is a fundamental right
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Australia to adopt UK-style security model
Canberra, July 18 (IANS) Australia will create a new super-ministry modelled after the UK Home Office to oversee all its domestic national security agencies, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Tuesday. The Home Affairs ministry,…
Men, dress up right for work
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Smart dressing boosts up the confidence and helps in rendering an aura filled with passion and right attitude in office but at the same time looking sharp and relaxed is…
Of different Tales from the Vienna Woods
By Mohit Dubey Vienna, July 18 (IANS) These days, in the land of waltz maestro Johann Straus, there are different “Tales from the Vienna Woods” as this Austrian capital opens its arms wider every passing…
Will work to strengthen Parliamentary democratic system: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) NDA’s Vice President candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said if elected he would work to strengthen the Parliamentary democratic system and uphold the traditions and dignity of the office….
C-section rates reveal need for smarter healthcare policy
By Prateek Mittal and Vartika Singh In 2011-12, over 50 per cent of deliveries in nine of 10 Telangana districts were caesarean section deliveries (C-sections), according to district-level health data. In comparison, none of the…
Lok Sabha adjourned till Wednesday amid uproar
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned soon after it met for the second time following uproar in the House over several issues, including farmers’ plight and cow slaughter. Lok…
Apache discontinues use of Facebook code libraries
San Francisco, July 18 (IANS) US-based open-source community Apache Foundation has said it will not use Facebook’s ‘BSD-licensed’ code for any of its new software projects for legal reasons. The foundation banned the use of…
‘Flute creates a special vibration and resonance among listeners’
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) In an age of Electronic Dance Music (EDM), internationally acclaimed flautist Jane Rutter believes the pure sound of the instrument, if played from the heart, can create…
India to lead as mobile penetration globally to hit 70% by 2022
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Buoyed by rising mobile adoption in the Asia-Pacific region especially in India and China, mobile penetration globally should reach 70 per cent by 2022 — almost double the total number…
Mahindra Group to double US investment in next 5 years
New York, July 18 (IANS) Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group plans to double its investment in the US within the next five years, the group’s top executives have said. Mahindra has invested $1 billion in the…
US says Iran complying with 2015 n-deal
Washington, July 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration has said for the second time that Iran is complying with the 2015 nuclear deal. However, the Trump administration on Monday said the country was “in…
How can there be tax on religious and community service, asks SGPC
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Questioning the logic of the central government and the GST Council imposing a tax on religious and social service done for common people, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee…
Most users can’t detect fake news on social media
London, July 18 (IANS) As the spread of fake news on social media gains momentum, researchers now reveal that people can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60 per cent of the…
‘Didn’t know BJP got mandate to massacre minorities, Dalits’
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday walked out of the Rajya Sabha after Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the BJP had got a mandate to rule, as BSP supremo Mayawati vociferously…
New wearable e-skin sensor boosts health monitoring
Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) Japanese scientists have developed a hypoallergenic electronic sensor that can be worn on the skin to monitor a person’s health continuously over a long period. The wearable device, that can be…