Car once used by Kejriwal stolen
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A car which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier used to use extensively was stolen here on Thursday, police said. The blue colour WagonR car, registered in the name of…
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RJD workers protesting Srijan scam in Bihar lathi-charged
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of the Rashtriya Janata Dal holding a protest in the state capital against the Rs 1,000-crore Srijan scam in Bihar were lathi-charged by police when they tried to…
Tiger, Sooraj to play cricket for cancer awareness
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Actors Tiger Shroff and Sooraj Pancholi will compete on the cricket pitch in an effort to raise awareness about cancer. They will play a friendly cricket match against each other at…
Indian, Pakistani troops clash on LoC
Jammu, Oct 12 (IANS) The Pakistani Army on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, Defence Ministry sources said. The Pakistanis used…
FTII students draw Anupam Kher’s attention to 9 key issues
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) A day after Anupam Kher was appointed Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), its students’ association has drawn the veteran actor’s attention to nine key issues persisting…
Twitter brings ‘In-Stream Video Ads’ to marketers in India
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) In a move to enable brands align with videos from Twitter’s premium content partners across sports, news and entertainment, Twitter on Thursday launched “In-Stream Video Ads” to marketers in India….
Vice to launch film on Arvind Kejriwal
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) American media company Vice is set to launch “An Insignificant Man” — a biographical film on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla, “An Insignificant Man”…
BCCI Finance Committee recommends Rs 50 cr fund for northeastern states
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended creation of a Rs 50 crore fund for Infrastructure Development for the North East States, an…
France snubs Catalonia independence bid
Paris, Oct 9 (IANS) The French government on Monday said it will not recognise Catalonia if it declares independence from Spain and such a move will mean expulsion from the European Union. European Affairs Minister…
Patrols in Doklam for protecting territory: China
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 7 (IANS) Amidst media reports that it has stepped up the presence of troops and widening the road in Doklam area, China on Friday said it has the right to…
UN warns of worldwide abuse of refugees
Geneva, Oct 5 (IANS/AKI) Armies around the globe have killed refugees and driven them back across borders while governments who try to shun them also are violating international refugee law and imperilling those fleeing for…
‘Tu Hai Mera Sunday’ Review: A unexpectedly moving sunshine film (Rating: ***)
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Tu Hai Mera Sunday”; Director: Milind Dhaimade; Cast: Barun Sobti, Shahana Goswami, Vishal Malhotra, Rasika Duggal, Avinash Tiwary, Maanvi Gagroo, Jay Upadhyay, Nakul Bhalla, Shiv Subrahmanyam; Rating: *** Treated as a…
Maradona claims daughters stole nearly $2 mn from him
Milan, Oct 5 (IANS/AKI) Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona will sue his two daughters for allegedly defrauding him of $1,850,000, Italian media and Argentine television reported on Thursday. Maradona has instructed his lawyer to…
BJP government implementing Congress schemes recklessly: Rahul
Amethi, Oct 4 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre for “reckless implementation” of UPA programmes like the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and…
Pope urges peace, help for world’s wretched
Vatican City, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Tuesday called for peace and “concrete” aid for the victims of conflicts, the impoverished and the enslaved in the world. “Let us work together to find concrete…
IoT to create 15 mn jobs in India: Telecom Secretary
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) The Internet of Things (IoT), which enables everyday objects to be inter-connected through the Internet, will help in the creation of 10-15 million jobs in India within the next few years,…
HP offers device as a service, launches university for partner employees
By Hardev Sanotra Chicago, Sep 12 (IANS) HP Inc on Tuesday announced new premium PCs, offered Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) and launched a university to enhance skills of the companys 18,000 partner employees. On the busiest day…
RSS-affiliated trade union to protest Modi government’s policies
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Tuesday said it would hold protests from this month against “the anti-labour policies” of the Narendra Modi government and the agitation would culminate…
Prakash Padukone to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Kochi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced annual Lifetime Achievement Awards to the greats of the game who have made rich contributions to the cause of the sport in…
India reiterates importance of ties with Sri Lanka
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated the importance India attached to its ties with Sri Lanka asthe island nation’s new Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana called on him here. “Prime…