Writer Preeti Shenoy bags Indian of the Year award
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Writer Preeti Shenoy was honoured with the Indian of the Year award at a function here. Shenoy, who is one of India’s top five highest selling women authors, was awarded…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Writer Preeti Shenoy was honoured with the Indian of the Year award at a function here. Shenoy, who is one of India’s top five highest selling women authors, was awarded…
By Delna Abraham & Ojaswi Rao Muslims were the target of 51% of violence centred on bovine issues over nearly eight years (2010 to 2017) and comprised 86% of 28 Indians killed in 63 incidents,…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The Pentagon has announced that it will delay a policy to recruit transgenders in the US armed forces until 2018, the media reported. Friday night’s move by Defence Secretary Jim Mattis…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Actor Satish Kaushik has stepped in for late actor Om Puri, whose voice-over in Oms former wife Seema Kapoors feature film “Mr Kabaadi” has been done by…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha says she does not enjoy the attention of the paparazzi all the time and that people should understand that though actors are public figures, they are not public…
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) Political party leaders have asked the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) to shut its operations in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district following police action on people protesting against oil spill…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to re-establish the National Space Council in a bid to coordinate commercial, technological and national security opportunities for the country, NASA said…
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) should be smooth and benefiting all. “The implementation should be smooth and take care…
Panaji, July 1 (IANS) BJP chief Amit Shah arrived in Goa on Saturday on a two-day visit where he is scheduled to meet senior party officials to draw up a strategy for the 2019 general…
San Francisco, July 1 (IANS) In yet another move to cut down on low-quality content and fake news in News Feed, Facebook is updating its algorithm again to remove such content from its platform. A…
By Arun Kumar Washington, July 1 (IANS) He came, he saw, he hugged and hugged again, but he couldn’t conquer the Russia obsessed Yankee media. Narendra Modi’s budding bromance with Donald Trump could not bloom…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Pete Oswald’s tryst with Indian animation industry started when he helped some of his friends set up an animation studio in Pune. The American production designer finds…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Actor Tiger Shroff, who has acted in films like “Heropanti”, “Baaghi” and “A Flying Jatt”, says he needs to come back stronger after his third film. The actor is now gearing…
By Saeed Naqvi The recent rise in the electability of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as Britain’s next Prime Minister, according to the latest opinion polls, has not made headline news. This is not surprising…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) In a bid to protect local manufacturers, the government has imposed a 10 per cent basic customs duty (BCD) on cellular mobile phones and specified parts of cell phones like…
Los Angeles, July 1 (IANS) The sequel to actor Tom Cruises 1986 action drama film “Top Gun” has been slated for a release on July 12, 2019. The sequel will release almost 33 years after…
San Francisco, July 1 (IANS) In the ongoing battle against rampant abuse on its platform, microblogging site Twitter is working to add a new feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) After working with A.R. Rahman on several projects, percussionist Anandan Sivamani says the Oscar-winning composer knows how to bring out the best in him and that their bond goes beyond…
By Sandeep Sharma New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) During her initial days in showbiz, she used to get upset over negative reviews, criticism and social media trolls. However, actress Kalki Koechlin says while surviving in…
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) A standoff continued on Saturday following a cross-firing between security forces and holed-up militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Bashir Lashkari, a militant commander believed to have masterminded…