Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected the allegations of southern states, including Tamil Nadu, that the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission were biased against them and…
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2017 declined for the third straight year any salary. He did not take a single penny for running the micro-blogging platform. “As a…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=NASA%27s+next+planet-hunting+mission+starts+next+week&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”NASA’s next planet-hunting mission starts next week” title=”NASA’s next planet-hunting mission starts next week” />Washington, April 12 (IANS) NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or Tess aimed at detecting planets outside our…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Pregnant+Pakistani+singer+shot+dead&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Pregnant Pakistani singer shot dead” title=”Pregnant Pakistani singer shot dead” />Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) A pregnant Pakistani singer was shot dead in Larkana district after she reportedly refused to oblige a…
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday has agreed to deploy National Guard troops along the state’s border with Mexico, but insisted that personnel will not be used to support any…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Sunny+Thursday+morning+in+Delhi&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi” title=”Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi” />New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) It was sunny Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.6…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Google+stops+selling+original+Pixel%2C+Pixel+XL+smartphones&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Google stops selling original Pixel, Pixel XL smartphones” title=”Google stops selling original Pixel, Pixel XL smartphones” />San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) Google has removed the original first-generation Google Pixel and Pixel…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=China+to+resolutely+fight+US+unilateralism&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”China to resolutely fight US unilateralism” title=”China to resolutely fight US unilateralism” />Beijing, April 12 (IANS) China on Thursday vowed to fight “till the very end” if the US insists on…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) How does one fit into the shoes of the protagonist in a play about the history of forced prostitution by the Japanese during the Second World War?…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=New+Zealand+bans+all+new+offshore+oil+exploration&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration” title=”New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration” />Wellington, April 12 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday a ban…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Apple+asked+to+pay+%24500mn+in+patent+suit&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Apple asked to pay $500mn in patent suit” title=”Apple asked to pay $500mn in patent suit” />San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) A US court has asked Apple to pay $502.6 million…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=US+governor+accused+of+forced+sexual+encounter&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”US governor accused of forced sexual encounter” title=”US governor accused of forced sexual encounter” />Washington, April 12 (IANS) A woman who had an affair with Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has accused…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Ex-NSG+commando+kills+village+head+in+Manesar&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Ex-NSG commando kills village head in Manesar” title=”Ex-NSG commando kills village head in Manesar” />Manesar (Haryana), April 12 (IANS) A retired soldier and village head in Haryana has been shot dead…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Awareness about the harm easily-accessible, plastic-based sanitary napkins have been causing to both health and the environment is spreading — but slowly. And helping the cause of…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is ready to take all steps to equip the armed forces to protect her people and territory. He said his government has streamlined…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Twitter+replaces+%27pistol%27+emoji+with+%27water+gun%27&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Twitter replaces ‘pistol’ emoji with ‘water gun'” title=”Twitter replaces ‘pistol’ emoji with ‘water gun'” />San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Google+rolls+out+%27More+results%27+in+Search+for+mobile+users&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Google rolls out ‘More results’ in Search for mobile users” title=”Google rolls out ‘More results’ in Search for mobile users” />San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) Google has officially rolled out a…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=UP+assures+fair+probe+against+MLA+accused+of+rape&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”UP assures fair probe against MLA accused of rape” title=”UP assures fair probe against MLA accused of rape” />Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday assured a fair…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Leading Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, a fitness enthusiast, says she is looking at the digital platform to impart knowledge about health and fitness. A quick look at…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=%27Night+owls%27+at+greater+risk+of+dying+sooner&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”‘Night owls’ at greater risk of dying sooner” title=”‘Night owls’ at greater risk of dying sooner” />London, April 12 (IANS) If you are a “night owl”, or one of those who…