Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Charlotte Hornets owner and former superstar Michael Jordan says he is concerned about the lack of parity of the NBA league and the super teams hurting the league. Kevin Durant left…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Highlighting the contribution of skilled Indian professionals to the US economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has made a strong case for reforms in H1-B/L1 visa processes during bilateral talks with the…
Los Angeles, Oct 13 (IANS) Actress Blake Lively has revealed she became a victim of sexual misconduct at the hands of a make-up artist. “He was saying things inappropriately, insisting on putting my lipstick on…
Patna, Oct 13 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad has termed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a “fake socialist” who has joined hands with communal forces and is afraid of them. His comment comes ahead of…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) Securitisation of the Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar is “wrong” and “unfortunate”, according to noted Bangladeshi political science and migration studies expert Tasneem Siddiqui, who says the international community should…
San Francisco, Oct 13 (IANS) The toll from the devastating wildfire raging across the the US state of California has risen to 29 even as over 8,000 firefighters are trying to control the massive blaze….
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 13 (IANS) The Congress on Friday retained control over the prestigious Nanded-Waghala City Municipal Corporation (NWCMC), bagging a stupendous 73 seats in the 81-member body and decimating the opposition. The elections in…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that clears the way for sweeping changes to the countrys health insurance system, including sales of cheaper policies with fewer benefits and…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) The US has announced it is pulling out of the Unesco, the scientific, educational and cultural arm of the UN family, citing what it decried as “anti-Israel…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is withdrawing from the UN’s cultural organisation Unesco, accusing it of an “anti-Israel” bias. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement…
Allahabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Serving life term, dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Thursday acquitted by the Allahabad High Court in the murders of their teenage daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj giving…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on a single day on November 9 to elect a new assembly, the Election Commission announced on Thursday without finalising a schedule for Gujarat,…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Indian Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for August, released on Thursday, showed that factory output grew 4.3 per cent against the same month last year on the back of…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) In order to provide relief to old/existing leases of motor vehicles, the GST Council has decided that the leasing of vehicles purchased and leased prior to July 1 would attract…
Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) An engineering student, who was allegedly scolded by her mother, committed suicide on Thursday after posting on Instagram that she was “afraid to be happy”. C. Mounika, 21, hanged herself when…
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a contempt of court case for “repeatedly failing to appear…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US television network NBC over its report that the Commander-in-Chief had sought a dramatic increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal. “Fake @NBCNews…
Los Angeles, Oct 12 (IANS) Actors Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo along with director Taika Waititi thought they were going to have a nice interview with host Jimmy Kimmel, but then actor Matt Damon showed…
Kolkata/New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy on Wednesday quit the party and resigned his Rajya Sabha seat citing “lack of principle” as his compulsion to leave the outfit of which…
Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IANS) India thrashed Macau 4-1 here on Wednesday to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup football tournament. Rowllin Borges (28th minute) put India ahead in the first half before Sunil Chhetri (60th)…