New York, Feb 23 (IANS) US wireless communications service provider Verizon and Swedish communication technology firm Ericsson are set to put 5G network on trial in multiple cities across the US. The pre-commercial customer pilots…
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Three soldiers and a woman were killed in a militant attack in a south Kashmir village on Thursday, police said. Two officers, a Lt. Colonel and a Major, and three more…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Youth World Cups generally attract lesser spectators than the senior spectacle. But if Javier Ceppi, tournament director for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by India is to believed,…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Describing the violence outside Ramjas College here as an example of “state machinery backed violent intolerance”, the CPI-M on Thursday demanded action against ABVP activists involved in the assault as…
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed and over 15 were injured in an explosion in a defence area of Lahore on Thursday, the local media reported. The blast took place at…
Sapporo, Feb 23 (IANS) Kazakhstan dominated the biathlon field with two gold medals at the Asian Winter Games here on Thursday. In the women’s 7.5km, Vishevskaya Galina of Kazakhstan took the gold in 20 minutes…
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (IANS) Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas cruised into the quarter-finals of the Rio Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini here. The 45th-ranked Italian struggled repeatedly to…
Lisbon, Feb 23 (IANS) Italian football giants Juventus took a step toward the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 away triumph against Porto, who played with 10 men for more than two-thirds of the match….
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) A group of 18 Afghan nationals whose application for asylum in Germany was rejected and who were deported, arrived in Kabul on Thursday. “After spending $12,000 on human traffickers and travelling…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) National Award winning actress Kalki Koechlin says she has been typecast several times in the Hindi film industry, but believes that only an actor can make the right script choice and…
By Paritosh Parasher Melbourne, Feb 23 (IANS) The Australian government’s campaign to lure Indian students for higher studies is bearing fruit as nearly 80,000 of them enrolled in various education and training courses in 2016….
Los Angeles, Feb 23 (IANS) Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Brie Larson and Lance Bass have spoken out about their opposition to the US President Donald Trump administrations decision to revoke federal protections for transgender students…
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Singer Sinead OConnor has apologised to comedian Arsenio Hall for claiming he gave Prince drugs and insinuating that Hall had something to do with the music legends death. The 50-year-old retracted…
Pune, Feb 23 (IANS) Australia lost opener David Warner before reaching 84/1 by lunch break on the opening day of the first cricket Test against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday….
Tokyo, Feb 23 (IANS) Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito on Thursday hinted that he was prepared to ascend the throne once his father, Emperor Akihito, steps down. Naruhito said he has always been inspired by his…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Global public Cloud services market is projected to grow 18 per cent in 2017 to hit $246.8 billion, up from $209.2 billion in 2016, market research firm Gartner said on Thursday….
Canberra, Feb 23 (IANS) Australian engineers have created an advanced microscope using a beefed-up “barcode scanner”, which they believe will help doctors better analyse complex medical conditions such as cancer. Engineers from the Australian National…
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Consuming five or more daily servings of diet rich in fruit such as apples or pears and green leafy vegetables may significantly lower the risk of developing chronic lung disease in…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday said he has become a “political football” between two major political parties in India. Mallya, now in the UK, faces money laundering and…
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Rock star David Bowie, who died in January last year, was awarded Best British male and Best British Album for “Blackstar” at the Brit Awards 2017 here. Collecting the Best Album…