New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) She savoured overnight popularity and visibility as wrestler Geeta Phogat in “Dangal”, but actress Fatima Sana Shaikh says she had to start from scratch when it came to landing a…
San Francisco, May 9 (IANS) After introducing end-to-end encryption in mobile chats last year, WhatsApp has quietly added new security features to its iCloud backup feature. The iCloud backup encryption has been a feature for…
By Amit Kapoor India’s NPA problem has a flip side to it: the issue of rising corporate debts. The IMF, in its latest Global Financial Stability Report, warned that rising corporate debts were a risk…
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By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: CityMakers; Author: Indu Prakash Singh; Publisher: Mukul Prakashan; Pages: 608; Price: Rs 1,000 Why do the mass of homeless in city after city, the ones who build homes and castles…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt on plea by consortium of banks. The court asked Mallya to appear before it on July…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) It was a clear and sunny morning here on Tuesday. The weather office predicted rains and thunderstorms later during the day. The minimum temperature was recorded at 28 degrees Celsius,…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The remains of an American sailor who killed during the Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbour in 1941 is set to return to his hometown in Iowa state for burial, officials…
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By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) It’s great that actors are venturing out and trying their hand at singing, says Ayushmann Khurrana, who believes they are no threat to professional singers. Apart from…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Former US acting Attorney General Sally Yates said that she had alerted the White House earlier this year that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn could be “essentially blackmailed by the…
By Saket Suman Title: Behind Bars: Prison Tales of India’s Most Famous; Author: Sunetra Choudhury; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 266; Price: Rs 395 Jail is a fearsome word for almost everybody and the general perception…
Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan Army resorted to firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, sources said. Defence sources said Pakistan Army started firing…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Japanese-Indian automobile joint venture Toyota Kirloskar Motor is focusing its efforts on reducing the waiting period for its two mega revamped models-sports utility vehicle (SUV) Fortuner and multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) Innova…
San Francisco, May 9 (IANS) In yet another milestone, Apple’s market capitalisation briefly soared past $800 billion threshold, making it the first company ever with such a mammoth valuation. Apple’s shares closed up 2.7 per…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US federal appeals judges appeared divided after hearing the President Donald Trump’s administration’s defence of the revised travel ban on admitting refugees and travellers from six Muslim-majority countries, the media reported….
Agartala, May 9 (IANS) A special session of the Tripura Assembly would begin from May 23 to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, state Finance and Information Minister said here on Tuesday. Bhanulal…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The wife of an American citizen detained in North Korea for suspected “hostile acts” against Pyongyang, has pleaded for his release, the media reported. The news of his arrest came on…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has appointed Neil Chatterjee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees electricity, natural gas and oil at the national level. Chatterjee will play a key role…
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Indian equity markets traded on a flat-to-positive note during the early morning trade session on Tuesday, as healthy buying was witnessed in banking, auto, capital goods and consumer durables stocks….