Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, commonly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, after being found guilty of blasphemy in a landmark trial seen as a…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) People thronged Twitter after social media giant Facebook on Tuesday faced an outage in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and some parts of North America. Facebook users got an error message:…
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it will extend anti-dumping duties on rubber imported from Japan, the US and the European Union for another five years starting Wednesday. The…
By Anuj Sharma Singapore, May 9 (IANS) Chipmaker Qualcomm has introduced two new mobile platforms, Snapdragon 660 and 630 which are designed to support advanced photography and enhanced gaming in addition to long battery life…
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) Mexico and the European Union (EU) are expected to wrap up negotiations for a new free trade agreement by end of 2017, officials from the two sides have announced here….
Seoul, May 9 (IANS) Voting is underway across South Korea in the presidential election on Tuesday as the nation is set to elect a new leader after a year of political upheaval, media reports said….
Tokyo, May 9 (IANS) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyakejima island in Japan on Tuesday, the weather agency here said, although no tsunami warning has been issued. According to the Japan Meteorological…
Panaji, May 9 (IANS) The Goa legislative assembly will sit for a special session on Tuesday to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, which was passed by Parliament earlier this year. The ratification…
Paris, May 9 (IANS) Armed police teams have carried out a large operation cordoning off and evacuating the main train station in the French capital, searching for several suspects, local media reported on Tuesday. Armed…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 9 (IANS) India has decried efforts to derail progress for Security Council reforms by repeatedly repacking proposals past their “sell-by-date” as it lashed out Monday at a campaign by…
By Aparajita Gupta Las Vegas, May 9 (IANS) Keeping its customers’ changing needs in the mind, Dell EMC announced a whole host of new modern data centre innovations that will help its clients to reinvent…
Mumbai: Author Chetan Bhagat along with his wife Anusha Bhagat during his book launch “Half Girlfriend” in Mumbai on May 8, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Author Chetan Bhagat along with his wife Anusha Bhagat during…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s offer to the Union Government to hand over the 1948 made Douglas DC3 ‘Dakota’ Aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) that will arrive in India…
Los Angeles, May 9 (IANS) Veteran actor Richard Gere is so impressed with the way director Oren Moverman works that he wants to team up with him again in at least five projects. “Oren’s a…
By Aparajita Gupta Las Vegas, May 9 (IANS) At a time when smaller and slicker devices are sweeping the digital market, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies said personal computers (PC) segment is…
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) The central government has repatriated five IAS officials who Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wanted back to their parent cadre. The orders repatriating these officials came from the Ministry of…
Mogadishu, May 9 (IANS) At least five people, among them a senior Somali military commander, were confirmed killed in a car bomb explosion that hit a restaurant in Mogadishu on Monday. Gen Abdi Adan was…
Los Angeles, May 9 (IANS) Singer Nick Jonas has announced that he is the godfather to brother and musician’s five-month-old niece Valentina Jonas. On the baby’s Congregation Day on Sunday, the 24-year-old posted an Instagram…
Rome, May 9 (IANS) Former US president Barack Obama met privately with former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi in Milan on Monday. Obama was hailed by hundreds of locals and tourists in the northern Italian…
Mosul, May 9 (IANS) Iraqi forces battling Islamic State (IS) terrorists on Monday pushed further into northern Mosul, the Iraqi military said. The army’s 9th Armored Division and elite forces of the federal police, known…