New York, Feb 21 (IANS) When your computer crashes or your smartphone freezes, most likely you blame the manufacturer. In many instances, however, these failures may be caused by the impact of electrically charged particles…
Imphal, Feb 21 (IANS) Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on Tuesday escaped an assassination attempt in Tamenglong district when militants attacked his cavalcade. Police suspect a tribal militant outfit to be behind the attack. The…
London, Feb 21 (IANS) Many members of the upper house of the British Parliament collect their full daily allowance of 300 pounds while contributing nothing, a senior parliamentarian has claimed, media reports said on Tuesday….
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Rahul Bose’s directorial “Poorna” — a biopic on a teenager who became the youngest girl in the world to scale the Mount Everest — has found fans in cricketers like Virat…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Tuesday took over as head of Tata Sons Ltd from Chairman Emeritus Ratan N. Tata and chaired its first Board meeting. “Chandrasekaran chaired his first Board meeting as…
Paris, Feb 21 (IANS) French authorities will cull 600,000 ducks in the Landes region due to bird flu, the Agriculture Minister said on Tuesday. Speaking about the radical measure in an interview, Stephane Le Foll…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday arrested a former Joint Director of the Enforcement Directorate, J.P. Singh, and three others in a corruption case registered by the agency in September 2015. Besides…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands voted on Tuesday across Maharashtra to elect 10 major civic bodies, including the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s largest and richest civic body. By 2 p.m., at least…
Beijing, Feb 21 (IANS) China’s Trade Minister on Tuesday said talks on the proposed Asia-Pacific free trade agreement are progressing well, after the US withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement last month. Gao Hucheng…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Actress Sayani Gupta finds action star Akshay Kumar’s discipline over stunts “marvelling”. Talking about one of the stunts in her latest release “Jolly LLB 2”, directed by Subhash Kapoor, Sayani said…
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (IANS) Actor-singer David Cassidy has revealed that he is suffering from dementia. Following his concert at The Canyon Club in Agoura, California, over the weekend, the 66-year-old said he has been…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut, whose character in the forthcoming film “Rangoon” is said to be loosely based on actress-stunt woman Fearless Nadia, says her role is not based on any real-life…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said Reliance Jio has crossed the 100 million customer mark since its launch on September 5. “Jio was launched on…
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Within days of the Pakistan Army summoning Afghan diplomats to demand action against militants sheltering in Afghanistan and involved in attacks in Pakistan, Kabul has handed over a list of Afghan…
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West is reportedly urging his wife and reality TV star Kim Kardashian to stop undergoing plastic surgery. According to a source, West fears his wife would end up…
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) Listeria, a common food-borne bacterium, may pose a greater risk of miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy than previously thought, says a study. “For many years, listeria has been…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Union IT and Electronics Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday met Indian-born CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella and urged him to consider the use of Microsoft’s innovative technology in the…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Hindi is set to topple English as the most popular language on social media in India in 2017 but this comes with a negative, a study on the occasion of…
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will pay a three-day visit to Turkey starting February 22 for the fifth session of the Pakistan-Turkey High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) meeting in the…