San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) US-based audio equipment maker Bose on Tuesday launched Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 that deliver up to 20 hours of music, for Rs 34,500. “Noise cancelling headphones have always helped us…
Brussels, Aug 20 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday rejected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposal to scrap the “unviable” and “anti-democratic” backstop plan for the Irish border. “The backstop is an insurance…
Yangon, Aug 20 (IANS) A total of 3,450 verified displaced people are expected to be repatriated to Myanmar from Bangladesh on Thursday, prompting the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to request Myanmar to access…
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 20 (IANS) Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, living in Malaysia for the past three years after fleeing India, has been barred from delivering public talks in every state in Malaysia, even as…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) River Sutlej is likely to experience medium to high level flooding as water levels reached 17.80 feet on Tuesday after India released water “without preschedule”. According to a flood notification issued…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Kashmir situation. The Monday night phone call comes a fortnight after Khan had…
Lahore, Aug 20 (IANS) A petition was submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday for quashing FIRs against Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and 65 others. The high…
Istanbul, Aug 20 (IANS) Thousands of unregistered Syrian migrants have until Tuesday to leave Istanbul or face expulsion from Turkey’s biggest city, a media report said. Authorities have told the migrants to return to the…
Damascus, Aug 20 (IANS) Rebel groups were on Tuesday forced to withdraw from their key bastion of Khan Shaykhun town in Syria’s Idlib province as a result of a military offensive in the region, a…
Kabul, Aug 20 (IANS) The US has announced an additional amount of $125 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, aimed at meeting the needs of internally displaced persons, conflict and flood-affected communities, and Afghan returnees,…
Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) Stephen Biegun, the US representative for North Korea, on Tuesday arrived in Seoul where he will meet South Korean authorities to discuss the resumption of denuclearization talks with Pyongyang. Biegun and…
Kathmandu, Aug 20 (IANS) Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali has said that the Jammu and Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue, adding that the Himalayan nation was in “favour of regional peace and stability”,…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Multi-millionaire financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in his New York prison cell earlier this month, had signed his will two days before his death, according…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Binge drinking is emerging as a significant contributor to liver injury and researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that it may be more damaging to women. Published in…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Using a cellphone to take a break during mentally challenging tasks does not allow the brain to recharge effectively and may result in poorer performance, a new research has found….
London, Aug 20 (IANS) The UK Foreign Office has on Tuesday expressed “extreme concern” over reports that a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained at the Chinese border. Media reports said Simon Cheng, who…
London, Aug 20 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the European Union (EU) that the backstop plan for the Irish border must be scrapped because it was “unviable” and “anti-democratic”, a media report…
Sharjah, Aug 20 (IANS) An Indian expat in Sharjah has been flooded with unsolicited phone calls from around the world ever since the second season of the hit crime thriller “Sacred Games” released on Netflix…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called the release of an Iranian oil tanker “unfortunate”, as the ship which was detained by Gibraltar in July on suspicion of transporting oil…
San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) A huge asteroid will eventually hit the humanity and there will be no way out, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted. A monster asteroid called Apophis — named after an…
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