Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Thousands of people poured onto the streets of Boston to demonstrate against racism and hate, one week after race-related protests turned violent in Charlottesville. The crowd chanted anti-Nazi slogans and waved…
Muzaffarnagar, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and scores injured in a major derailment when 14 coaches of the Kalinga Utkal Express bound for Haridwar in Uttarakhand went off the tracks with…
Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United faction led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday passed a resolution at the party’s national executive meeting here to formally join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)….
San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) A patent application filed earlier this week has revealed that Facebook is working on developing augmented reality (AR) glasses that could blend digital objects with the physical world. According to…
Bengaluru, Aug 19 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd announced on Saturday that it would buy back 11.3 crore shares of Rs 5 face value at Rs 1,150 each via a tender offer. “The Board…
Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Panneerselvam on Saturday said talks for the merger of his AIADMK faction with that led by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami are progressing fine. Speaking…
San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) Following a series of comments US President Donald Trump made over the violence in Charlottesville, tech leaders have resigned en masse from the President’s tech advisory board as a mark…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s embattled chief strategist has departed the White House after a turbulent seven-month tenure, the media reported. Bannon’s exit, the latest in a string of high-profile West…
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) United States President Donald Trump on Friday said the country’s borders were stronger than ever and that authorities were on alert following terror attacks in Spain that left at least 14…
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) The Board of global software major Infosys Ltd on Friday blamed founder N.R. Narayana Murthy for the sudden and dramatic resignation of Chief Executive and Managing Director Vishal Sikka three years…
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) Announcing his resignation as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of software giant Infosys Ltd, Vishal Sikka wrote in a mail to employees that he “could not” do his…
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (IANS) A judicial probe into then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s death will prove AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala innocent, T.T.V. Dinakaran, a leader of one of the AIADMK factions, said here on…
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Scrips of global software major Infosys on Friday plummeted almost 10 per cent, losing around Rs 29,000 crore in terms of market capital, post the resignation of Vishal Sikka as its…
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Former US Vice President Al Gore has said its time for President Donald Trump to leave office. Gore said in an interview published on Thursday that if he could give Trump…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “VIP 2: Lalkar”; Director: Soundarya Rajinikanth; Cast: Dhanush, Kajol, Amala Paul, Ritu Verma, Balaji Mohan, Samuthirakani, Vivek; Rating: **1/2 This film suffers from sequel fatigue but unlike its prequel, this is…
Madrid, Aug 18 (IANS) Spanish police on Friday said that they killed five people in the town of Cambrils to stop a second attempted van attack after an earlier one in Barcelona that claimed the…
Barcelona, Aug 18 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for an attack in which a van ran over pedestrians here in Las Ramblas boulevard. At least 13 persons were killed and more than…
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday denounced the removal of monuments dedicated to Confederate leaders as “sad” and “so foolish”, days after white supremacists and neo-Nazis took to Charlottesville, Virginia, to…
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) In a move aimed at merging the AIADMK factions, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday announced that a judicial Commission will probe the death of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa….
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has attacked white nationalists as “clowns” as the fallout from violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, continues. “Ethno-nationalism — it’s losers,” Bannon reportedly said in an…
