Panaji, July 2 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said that strong action will be taken against those responsible for the desecration of two places of Catholic worship in south Goa’s Salcete sub…
Los Angeles, July 2 (IANS) Getting a chance to play a role in “Game of Thrones” opened up the world of sex to actress Sophie Turner. The 21-year-old has played Sansa Stark on the show…
By Nikhil M Babu New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) More than a week after an 11-year-old boy died in a six-feet (1.83 metres) deep compost pit in a park here, many of the 700 compost…
Taipei, July 2 (IANS) In a bid to expand its customer outreach, Apple on Saturday opened its first-ever store in Taiwan. The store is located on the ground floor of the iconic building Taipei 101…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Despite thrashing arch rivals Pakistan twice by big margins, the Indian team’s campaign at the recently concluded Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals in London was largely a…
Seoul, July 2 (IANS) Samsung Electronics announced on Sunday that on July 7 it will release in South Korea a refurbished version of its controversial smartphone Galaxy Note 7, which was recalled last year after…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS) Seventy-seven bars opened again across Kerala on Sunday after being closed down more than two years ago. The reopening at three-star and four-star hotels became a reality as the government’s new…
Los Angeles, July 2 (IANS) The lightsaber prop used by actor Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back”, sold for nearly half a million dollars. It…
Addis Ababa, July 2 (IANS) The African Union (AU) has called upon African countries to speak with one voice as an impetus in the continent’s aspiration to get more representation at the UN Security Council….
Los Angeles, July 2 (IANS) Oscar winning director Quentin Tarantino, 54, has reportedly got engaged to girlfriend Daniela Pick. The filmmaker’s New Beverly Cinema tweeted the news, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Daniela, 33, is…
By Imran Khan Shivnagar (Bihar), July 2 (IANS) “Will it, won’t it?” has been the daily dilemma of farmers Dinesh Kumar and Mahender Rai as they look at the skies every day, expecting rains for…
By V.S. Chandrasekar New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Puducherry government plans to approach the courts to settle the issue of powers of the Chief Minister of the Union Territory vis-a-vis the Lt Governor, giving…
Bhubaneswar, July 2 (IANS) Odisha has received four per cent deficit rainfall in June, said the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office on Sunday. “Odisha got an average rainfall of 207.9 mm during June against the…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Actor Tiger Shroff says giving voice to Spider-Man in the Hindi version of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” is one the most “challenging things” he ever did. The actor said that talking at a…
Seoul, July 2 (IANS) For the first time in seven years, the headcount of Samsung Electronics came down in 2016 mainly due to its restructuring in China, the company data showed on Sunday. The number…
Los Angeles, July 2 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West, a key player in Jay Z’s subscription-based music streaming service Tidal, has reportedly left the company over a money dispute. Tidal has threatened to sue him over…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) “Jab Harry Met Sejal” stars Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma will club hop on Monday to launch a new song from their forthcoming film. “Beech beech mein” is the second…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) A string of Bollywood filmmakers has locked horns with censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani over his ‘diktats’, but ace photographer-producer Atul Kasbekar says he wouldn’t like Nihalani to be replaced –…
London, July 2 (IANS) Chelsea football club announced the signing of goalkeeper Willy Caballero, who spent the last three seasons at Manchester City. Chelsea on Saturday confirmed the signing in a statement on its website…
Jerusalem, July 2 (IANS) Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released from prison on Sunday after a parole board reduced his corruption sentence by a third. Live broadcasts showed Olmert, who served as the…