Caracas, July 17 (IANS) The results of a referendum in Venezuela showed that 98.4 per cent of voters rejected the formation of a National Constituent Assembly, as proposed by President Nicolas Maduro in order to…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Domestic smartphone maker Intex Technologies on Monday unveiled its camera smartphone ‘Aqua Selfie’ for selfie lovers at Rs 6,649. The 4G/VoLTE smartphone, available on offline channels from July 17, comes…
Yangon, July 17 (IANS) Over 80,000 children under the age of five living in Muslim-majority areas of western Myanmar are “wasting” and will need treatment for acute malnutrition over the next year, the World Food…
Milan, July 17 (IANS) AC Milan have announced the signing of Argentine veteran midfielder Lucas Biglia for the next three football seasons after reaching an agreement with Lazio for a transfer fee of 17 million…
Seoul, July 17 (IANS) South Korea on Monday offered to hold military discussions with North Korea for the first time in nearly three years in an effort to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula. Seoul’s…
London, July 17 (IANS) Singer Ed Sheeran has hit back at touts by cancelling 10,000 tickets being sold online at rip-off prices. Hundreds of seats for next year’s gigs at Wembley were being listed on…
Beijing, July 17 (IANS) China’s anti-pornography office closed 73 illegal live streaming platforms in the first half of 2017 and imposed life bans on 1,879 live streamers who severely violated regulations. From January to June,…
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) If actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has learnt some “cool” dance moves from Tiger Shroff in the film “Munna Michael”, the “Heropanti” actor took away not just some invaluable…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Opposition members, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, in the Lok Sabha before the start of proceedings at the beginning of Parliament’s monsoon session….
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) Actor Sudheer Babu, seen in films such as “Baaghi” and “Shamanthakamani”, is excited about being part of the yet-untitled Telugu-Hindi biopic on Badminton champion Pullela Gopichand. To be directed by Praveen…
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Nearly two months after reports surfaced saying Google tried to restrict media coverage of a gender discrimination case, the tech giant has emerged triumphant in its fight with the US…
Bhopal, July 17 (IANS) Legislators queued up to cast their vote for the next President in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly premises here on Monday amid tight security. The committee room in the legislative assembly has…
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) With the onset of quarterly results and Parliament’s monsoon session, the Indian equity markets traded with gains during the mid-afternoon session on Monday. The wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange…
Madrid, July 17 (IANS) Spanish football club Valencia has confirmed the sale of Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves to Rio de Janeiro side Flamengo. “This Sunday Valencia CF have reached an agreement with CR Flamengo regarding…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Twitter has been rated the best platform when it comes to B2B marketing, a new report said on Monday, adding that people prefer Facebook-owned Instagram as their favourite channel for…
New York, July 17 (IANS) People who were exposed to the dust cloud or sustained physical injuries during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, may be at an increased…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday expressed happiness that a Dalit would become the next President of India, irrespective of who wins the election. After casting her vote, she…
Ranchi, July 17 (IANS) Three Independent legislators cast their votes here on Monday in favour of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ram Nath Kovind in the Presidential election. The three Independent legislators who…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Monday said she has requested members of the electoral college to “heed the inner voice of their conscience” and vote in the best interest…
Panaji, July 17 (IANS) Nearly 50 per cent of the state’s 38 legislators and four members of Parliament have cast their ballot to elect the country’s 14th President at the assembly complex here on Monday,…