New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the central government’s response on a plea seeking to put in place regulation to protect the privacy of the messages of WhatsApp and Facebook…
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa that those who recently launched attacks in Afghanistan “lived, were recruited and operated freely in Pakistan and no action…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) World No.1 Angelique Kerber made a shaky start to her Australian Open tennis title defence, edging past Lesia Tsurenko in a roller-coaster opening round match here on Monday. Kerber looked in…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) As members of the European Union back a draft resolution to grant legal status to robots, in order to understand this proposal one needs to look at corporations which carry legal…
Pune, Jan 16 (IANS) As many as 900-odd players are set to compete in the 24th veterans national table tennis championships which is set to begin at the Balewadi Sports Complex here on Tuesday. The…
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Targetting mosquitoes responsible for transmission of malaria that take refuge in cattle sheds in countries like India can help achieve WHO’s goal of eliminating the disease globally by 2030, researchers…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Navy chief Sunil Lanba on Monday visited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Camp here and reviewed a ‘Guard of Honour’ presented by the cadets in the run-up to Republic Day….
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Cybercriminals will use distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in 2017 to extend their reach as there are now several Internet of Things (IoT) devices containing outdated codes and operating…
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) China on Monday said India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) cannot be a “farewell gift” to the outgoing US President Barack Obama. Beijing’s reaction came after US Assistant Secretary…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) More than 40 per cent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage of data and analytics by citizen data scientists, market research…
Ghaziabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday expelled its Sahibabad MLA Amar Pal Sharma for “anti-party” activities. Ghaziabad district BSP president Prem Chand Bharti announced the decision by party chief Mayawati….
Kathmandu, Jan 16 (IANS) Nepal’s former King Gyanendra Shah here on Monday attended the marriage ceremony of President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s daughter here. Gyanendra was seen at the President’s official residence as Nisha Kusum tied…
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) To assist and guide the sellers in regional languages, Amazon India on Monday launched support services in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu languages. Launched as a pilot in December last year, the…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The RBI on Monday hiked the daily ATM withdrawal limit from Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000 and the weekly Current Account withdrawal limit from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh….
Istanbul, Jan 16 (IANS) Turkish authorities are looking into possible financial motives behind a gunman’s deadly attack on a nightclub in Istanbul as about $150,000 believed to be belonging to the militant were seized, the…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The makers of crowd-funded film “Haraamkhor” are ecstatic after it registered an earning of over Rs 1 crore at the box office. “Officially entered the Rs 1 crore club in three…
Jammu, Jan 16 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir legislative council Chairman on Monday extended the protection of the house to the National Conference legislator who called Hizbul commander Burhan Wani a “freedom fighter” and said…
Abuja, Jan 16 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and over 15 injured when two suicide bombers attacked a university in Nigeria’s Borno state on Monday, police said. A seven-year-old boy detonated his improvised…
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) In another jolt to the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), its Bhagwantnagar legislator Kuldeep Senger joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Senger, who was close to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister…
Florence (Italy), Jan 16 (IANS) Defending champions Juventus suffered a setback in their Serie A football title charge as they put up an uninspirung display during a 1-2 defeat to traditional rivals Fiorentina at the…