Las Vegas shooter stockpiled 42 weapons in his home, hotel
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (IANS) Stephen Paddock, the shooter who killed 59 people and injured more than 500 at a music concert here, had stockpiled a total of 42 firearms in his 32nd floor hotel…
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They are destroying India’s great achievement of unity in diversity: Writer Nayantara Sahgal
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) She grew up during India’s fight for freedom under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi and is among the country’s foremost writers with feminist concerns. But Nayantara Sahgal,…
10 million people in US saw Russian election ads: Facebook
San Francisco, Oct 3 (IANS) An estimated 10 million people in the US saw the Russian ads that were present on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election, the social media giant said while finally handing…
US to expel majority of Cuban embassy staff
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s administration reportedly plans to expel a majority of Cubas embassy staff from the US, after American diplomats in Havana were targeted in a mysterious attack that resulted in…
Las Vegas concert massacre toll reaches 59
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (IANS) The death toll from the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music concert has increased to 59, while 527 others were injured, police said. Clark county Sheriff Joe Lombardo…
N.Korea threatens Japan with nuclear destruction
Pyongyang, Oct 3 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday threatened Japan with nuclear destructions in response to Tokyo’s attempts to convince the international community to reject dialogue in favour of applying more pressure on Pyongyang. In…
Deadly US mass shootings in recent years
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) At least 58 people were killed and more than 515 others wounded on Sunday night in a mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas in the US state…
3 US scientists awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
Copenhagen, Oct 3 (IANS) United States scientists Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries relating to the biological clock, the Nobel…
Heavy rains lash Hyderabad, three killed
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Three persons were killed as heavy rains lashed Hyderabad on Monday, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear. Heavy downpour, accompanied by thunderstorm for over three hours in…
Game of Numbers -The ‘Fan Wars’ take a new ugly turn
“Telugu Cinema”, this word has been a synonym for the success of Indian cinema in the recent times. The boundaries of Telugu cinema are being pushed beyond bollywood thereby shifting the focus of the big…
Disappointing that PM follows those celebrating Lankesh’s murder: Actor Prakash Raj
Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over the murder of senior Kannada editor and activist Gauri Lankesh, popular south Indian actor Prakash Raj said it was “disappointing” to see…
Myanmar offers to ‘take back’ Rohingyas
Dhaka, Oct 2 (IANS) Myanmar on Monday proposed to take back the half a million Rohingya refugees who have fled into Bangladesh, a media report said. Kyaw Tint Swe, a Minister in the office of…
Hazare slams Modi, to go on ‘satyagraha’
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday accused Narendra Modi of failing to keep his promise of creating a corruption-free India, and said the Prime Minister “did nothing” to enforce the…
Facebook CEO apologises for dividing people on his platform
San Francisco, Oct 2 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for hurting and dividing people through his social media platform and said he would work to do better. In a post written after Yom…
Modi pays tribute to Shastri on 113th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 113th birth anniversary. “My respects to Shastri ji, who inspired farmers, jawans and gave the nation…
Tillerson’s attempts to negotiate with N. Korea a waste of time: Trump
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) The President of the US said on Sunday that his secretary of state was wasting his time trying to negotiate with North Korea. Donald Trump made his remarks after Rex Tillerson…
Fifth ODI: India thrash Australia to end series on winning note
Nagpur, Oct 1 (IANS) Rohit Sharma struck a century as India beat Australia by seven wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground here on Sunday to end…
Lack of innovation, high prices discouraging people from buying iPhones
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) After a cold response at the doors of Apple corporate resellers for the latest iPhones — iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, smartphone users have said the lack of innovation…
Catalan independence vote begins, Spanish police seize ballot papers
Barcelona, Oct 1 (IANS) Catalonia’s disputed independence vote has quickly descended into chaos on Sunday as Spanish national police entered polling stations, seizing ballot boxes and voting papers, the media reported. In the town of…
US actor criticises Trump for ‘poor leadership’ tweets
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) After facing harsh criticism of his administration by a Puerto Rican Mayor and other American lawmakers, Donald Trump attracted flak from actor Lin-Manuel Miranda who said the US President was “going…