Kharagpur (West Bengal), Jan 5 (IANS) In a heart-to-heart conversation at his alma mater IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai talked about various things in his college life, ranging from his girlfriend, bunking classes…
London, Jan 5 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May was urged on Thursday to set up a regional immigration policy after Brexit under which some parts of Britain would be able to clamp down on…
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for organising a mega “Prakash Utsav” here, marking the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. He also hailed…
Ankara, Jan 5 (IANS) Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has said that he believes “foreign intelligence services” could be behind the Istanbul nightclub attack that claimed 39 lives, as it was carried out way…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China on Thursday launched its longest high-speed train service. The train, named “Shangri-la of the World”, left Kunming at 11.05 a.m. on a 2,760-km trip to Beijing, which takes about 13…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) She’s a former Director of the National School of Drama (NSD) and has staged a play in a circus tent to focus attention on the dying “genre”….
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) America’s largest department store chain Macy’s said it is shutting down 68 stores and cutting more than 10,000 jobs, the media reported. The announcement on Wednesday was issued alongside an unfavourable…
London, Jan 5 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II was once nearly shot by a former guardsman when she went for a late night walk in the palace grounds, reported a newspaper here. An unnamed soldier revealed…
Tokyo, Jan 5 (IANS) A bluefin tuna was sold on Thursday for 74.2 million yen ($637,000) in the first auction of the year at the famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japanese officials said. The…
Hanoi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Vietnamese population that has been forecast to grow at a slower pace will hit 100 million people by 2025, according to the Institute of Public Policy and Management (IPPM) on…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late and seven others cancelled on Thursday morning due to dense fog in parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A 30-year old woman on Wednesday stripped outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office here in protest after she could not exchange her old demonetised currency notes from the…
Manila, Jan 4 (IANS) A jail guard and five inmates were killed during a southern Philippines jailbreak before dawn and in the subsequent manhunt on Wednesday, authorities said. At least 158 inmates escaped when some…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, at the height of Wednesday’s morning rush, injuring more than three dozen people and…
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) To encourage girls to take the lead in sports and other fields and create a positive mindset in favour of daughters, the district administration in Haryana’s Karnal on Wednesday organised a…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) People in several parts of Delhi-NCR on Wednesday went around looking for functional ATMs, or waiting in queues before the ones dispensing cash, as the cash machines continued to perform…
By Imran Khan Patna Sahib (Bihar) Jan 4 (IANS) The Takht (religious seat) of the Sri Harmandir Sahib in Patna has got a golden makeover for the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh…
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) Heavy fog and smog continued to create havoc across north and central China on Wednesday, grounding flights and bringing traffic to a standstill. Several expressways in Beijing, including sections linking the…
Colombo, Jan 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Wednesday approved to launch a national programme to protect children from various threats, Cabinet spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said. Senaratne said it had been decided to implement the…
London, Jan 4 (IANS) British Airways cabin crew will stage a 48-hour strike after rejecting an offer aimed at resolving a pay dispute, the media reported on Wednesday. Members of Unite union for cabin crew…