Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) US national Caitanya Lila Holt – who died mysteriously in north Goa’s Korgao village – was alive when pulled out of a marshy paddy field but died moments after his rescue,…
Munford, Jan 14 (AP) An unprecedented USD 1.6 billion Powerball jackpot that became a national fascination will be split three ways, by mystery winners in Florida, Tennessee and California. The winners did not immediately identify…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Eminent Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Quraishi died here on Thursday following a prolonged illness, his family said. He was 82. Quraishi was president of the Majlis-e-Tameer-e-Millat, a socio-religious organisation working for…
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 14 (IANS) On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, more than half a million of pilgrims will be taking a dip in the Ganga where it flows out into the Bay…
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) His performance as chief minister of the most populous state of the country might be a matter of debate for many in Uttar Pradesh, but Akhilesh Yadav has been winning hearts…
Mexico City, Jan 14 (AFP) Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman fawned over the “beautiful” actress Kate del Castillo while she confessed her “dream” of meeting him in leaked text messages filled with warm…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) Citing how India increased access and reduced corruption in public services by providing unique digital identification to one billion people in five years, the World Bank says digital technologies can promote…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) Among Asian countries, India continues its trend of being the top country of birth for immigrant scientists and engineers to the US, says a latest report, adding that with 950,000 out…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) Nikki Haley’s call to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to tamp down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric won praise from Republicans and Democrats alike, but the real estate mogul was not amused….
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson used to pretend to be a boring person as she liked her privacy. The 25-year-old, who became a household name for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter…
New York, Jan 14 (AFP) A prominent American art dealer has gone to court in a fight with a British collector- reportedly representing the Qatari royal family, over a Picasso sculpture valued at more than…
Vijayawada, Jan 13 (PTI) A magistrate’s court today remanded former MLA Malladi Vishnu in police custody in a spurious liquor case. Vijayawada Police Commissioner Goutam Sawang said that a special investigation team of the police…
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (PTI) YSR Congress today decided not to contest the February 2 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. Alleging that ruling TRS, TDP, BJP and Congress would use money power to win the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) Islamabad: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses at the Heart of Asia Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Dec 9, 2015. (Photo: IANS/MEA) New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Amid…
New York, Jan 13 (IANS) People who are behind rage attacks have smaller emotional brains, scientists have revealed, adding that the disrupted development of the brain’s emotion-regulating circuitry in such people put them more at…
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Some public representatives and organisations from Andhra Pradesh have urged the central government to treat cockfight as a traditional game like bull taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. With the Centre…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has derailed peace talks between India and Pakistan many times, Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh said on Wednesday. Asked whether the incidents at Pathankot in Punjab…
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away of multiple organ failure in New Delhi on Jan 7, 2016. (File Photo: IANS) Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) The week-long state mourning…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) Kerala’s former finance minister K.M. Mani, who resigned last year after the high court gave directions for further probe in the bar bribery scam, got a reprieve on Wednesday when the…
New Delhi: New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley chairs the meeting regarding the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), in New Delhi on Jan 13, 2016. Also…