Agra, Jan 16 (IANS) A new web-based resource hub, “Drishti-Connect” was launched in Agra to assist people with sight problems solve their day to day issues and seek help from trained volunteers. Akhil Srivastav, managing…
Kathmandu, Jan 16 (IANS) Nepal’s Health Ministry and the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) will conduct free healthcare programmes for the 2015 earthquake survivors. A meeting between NRA Chief Executive Officer Govindaraj Pokharel and Health Secretary…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) “Sherlock” co-creator Mark Gatiss has slammed fans who find the show confusing, and has told them to “go read a children’s book”. The fourth season of “Sherlock” has left some viewers…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Everton defeated Manchester City 4-0 in the English Premier League at the Goodison Park here. The Citizens, led by Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, suffered their fifth defeat of the season on…
Ranchi, Jan 16 (IANS) The budget session of the Jharkhand assembly beginning from Tuesday is likely to be stormy as the opposition parties are gearing up to raise several issues like land acts amendments and…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Veteran actress Anooradha Patel has been roped in for the upcoming historical drama “Sher-E- Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh”. “I appreciated the conviction with which the makers approached me for the role…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Online marketplace Snapdeal on Monday partnered with Google Pixel, the first Google smartphone, as their online retail partner, offering cashback and mobile protection plans. Snapdeal is offering Rs 10,000 instant…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Sony India on Monday launched a new in-car audio system that enables smart driving and helps to navigate, communicate and play music from your phone with intelligent voice control or…
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift wants her $25 million-worth Beverly Hills home declared as a landmark. The “Shake it off” hitmaker has been restoring her home, which was earlier owned by the…
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Reality TV show host Nick Cannon says he has been wearing turbans to raise “cultural understanding”. Cannon talked about his turbans and former wife Mariah Carey’s disastrous New Year’s Eve…
Bayamon (Puerto Rico), Jan 16 (IANS) Spain’s David Villa has said that when he retires from professional football he would like to devote himself to run academies, as he’s been doing for a year here….
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) The likely after effects of Trump’s ascendancy, Brexit and demonetisation woes are being taken into consideration as the Kerala government is set to unveil its new IT policy, said a top…
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Researchers from Harvard University have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain. The in-vitro model was used to extensively characterise the differences…
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) Afghan senators asked President Ashraf Ghani to dissolve the High Peace Council (HPC) following the insensitive remarks uttered by former advisor Abdul Hakim Mujahid. The move comes after Mujahid said last…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has said she won’t attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. Instead, the Seattle Representative would be taking part in other events…
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will attempt to fast-track a parliamentary vote to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in a bid by Japan and Australia to pressure the United States into…
Paris, Jan 16 (IANS) An international peace conference held in Paris to kick-start the stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine, concluded with a declaration that a two-state solution was the only path to peace…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A serial rapist now in custody may have targeted more than 50 victims although he claims he didn’t rape all, police said on Monday. While eight cases have been confirmed,…
Kula Lumpur, Jan 16 (IANS) Three Malaysian militants from the Islamic State (IS) terror group were killed during an airstrike in Raqqa in Syria, a media report said Monday. Zainuri Kamaruddin, Ahmad Asyraf Arbee Ahmad…
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) Director Naveen Medaram says his upcoming film “Babu Baga Busy”, the Telugu remake of Gulshan Devaiah starrer “Hunterrr”, is sensuous but not vulgar. He also said that it should not be…