Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump indicated on Friday that the exact mechanism for financing Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria remains to be determined. “The fact is that Puerto Rico has been destroyed…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Judwaa 2”; Cast: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tapsee Pannu, Anupam Kher; Director: David Dhawan; Rating: ***1/2 (3 and a half stars) In our country we revere the dead. And disrespect…
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) In a Dussehra-eve tragedy, at least 22 commuters were killed in a stampede on a narrow railway footover bridge connecting the Parel-Elphinstone Road stations of Western Railway here on Friday morning,…
Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) “Baahubali” fame Prabhas on Friday said he extends his full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Swachhata Hi Seva” movement, adding that he sees the Clean India campaign not as a…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Friday again attacked Arun Jaitley, saying that if he was a “job applicant” at 80, then Jaitley would not be holding charge of the…
San Francisco, Sep 29 (IANS) Google’s parental control app for Android devices “Family Link” has completed the beta testing period and is now available to public to download for free in the US. The app,…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) The UN Security Council has widely condemned Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority, and also raised issues of terrorism and the attack on Hindus. On Thursday,…
Bangkok, Sep 29 (IANS) Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was currently in London and seeking political asylum in the UK, an informed source from her Pheu Thai Party has confirmed. Thailand’s Supreme Court convicted…
Pyongyang, Sep 29 (IANS) North Korea on Friday accused the US of exploiting the death of Otto Warmbier, the American student who was held prisoner in Pyongyang for over a year. A Foreign Ministry spokesman…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Spyder” Writer-Director: A.R. Murugadoss Cast: Mahesh Babu, S.J. Surya, and Rakul Preet Singh Rating: **** There is nothing like a perfect spy thriller. But “Spyder” comes close. It is svelte,…
Bengaluru, Sep 28 (IANS) Australia dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by 21 runs in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday. The hosts have already…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A defiant Yashwant Sinha on Thursday stuck to his stand on his criticism of the government, saying he had to go public with his views on the state of economy…
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday waived shipping restrictions to help fuel and supplies reach storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, the White House said. “Trump agreed to waive the Jones Act, which will…
Los Angeles, Sep 28 (IANS) Hugh Hefner, who founded the Playboy magazine and quickly made it a part of the American cultural landscape as universal as Disneyland and Coca-Cola, has died at his Playboy Mansion…
Los Angeles, Sep 28 (IANS) Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner will be buried in a cemetery plot here next to his first magazine cover girl Marilyn Monroe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hefner reserved the…
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trumps son-in-law and senior adviser voted in Novembers US presidential election as a woman, the media reported on Thursday. Registration records show that when Kushner, who is…
Los Angeles, Sep 28 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus says she won’t be leaving the US just because of President Donald Trump and will rather stay on as long as she has a platform to speak…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Climate change is annually impacting the US economy by an average of $240 billion, equal to an estimated 40 per cent of its current economic growth, scientists…
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) A majority of American voters have said that Donald Trump was not “fit to serve as the President”, according to a poll, with 51 per cent of respondents saying they…
Tokyo, Sep 28 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday dissolved the lower house of parliament ahead of a snap election. The election will be held on October 22, with official campaigning set to…