Trump is not my bride: Putin
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Asked about his opinion of US President Donald Trump during the just concluded BRICS summit in China, Russian President Vladimir Putin had brushed aside the query saying Trump “is not my…
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Karnataka CM orders SIT probe into journalist Lankesh’s killing
Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IANS) A Special Investigation Team will probe the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead here on Tuesday night, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday. “A SIT has been…
Venus Williams becomes oldest semi-finalist in US Open history
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Seven-time tennis Grand Slam champion Venus Williams became the oldest semifinalist in US Open history at age 37 with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2) thriller win over Petra Kvitova of the…
‘The Tonight Show…’ to donate $1 mn to hurricane relief
Los Angeles, Sep 6 (IANS) Television host Jimmy Fallon has announced that “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” will donate $1 million to the Hurricane Harvey relief fund set up by Houston Texans football star…
Tech giants condemn DACA programme repeal
San Francisco, Sep 6 (IANS) Tech giants, including Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, have unanimously criticised the decision by Donald Trump’s administration to rescind the DACA programme that had potentially put 800,000 illegal immigrants at…
‘Spyder’ makers deny reports of footage leak
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) The makers of superstar Mahesh Babu’s upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual “Spyder”, gearing up for grand release this Dussehra, have rubbished reports about the leak of film’s footage. “There’s been no footage leak….
Hurricane Harvey to be costliest natural disaster in US: Report
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas and Louisiana in southeast US, is likely to be the most expensive weather disaster in US history, according to a report. The…
Obama slams DACA suspension as ‘cruel and wrong’
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama said that a shadow has been cast over thousands of immigrants with the end of the DACA program, which protected from deportation some 800,000 undocumented young…
12 arrested in New York during protest over DACA elimination
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Police arrested about a dozen “DREAMers” and civil rights activists in New York on Tuesday during a protest that paralyzed Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower here. This came…
Centre cancels TRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh’s Indian citizenship
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the Indian citizenship of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislator Chennamaneni Ramesh. The member of Telagana state legislative assembly from Vemulawada constitutency on Tuesday received a…
Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Senior Kannada journalist and social activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on Tuesday night by unidentified men at her residence, police said. She was 55. “She was shot dead from a…
Trump ends amnesty for 800,000 immigrants
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) The Trump administration announced on Tuesday the elimination of the DACA programme that has shielded nearly 800,000 undocumented young people from deporation. However, it established a six-month grace period to allow…
Modi and Xi meet, agree Doklam-like incident must not recur
By Gaurav Sharma Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) India and China on Tuesday signalled they were ready to move on from their Doklam border row, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi…
Elon Musk predicts AI may trigger World War III
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) Founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk predicted a Third World War due to an increase in “competition for artificial intelligence (AI) superiority”, the media reported. “North Korea…
When ‘mafi’ meant certain rape in Dera’s ‘gufa’
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) Female disciples or ‘sadhvis’ of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect were forced to seek ‘mafi’ (pardon) from its chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, at his whims and…
Is there an impending debt crisis?
By Amit Kapoor It has been a decade since the biggest financial crisis in living memory swept the globe. In the run-up to the crisis, the debt levels of the developed economies saw a rapid…
Florida declares emergency ahead of hurricane Irma
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the US state as a rapidly growing Category 4 hurricane named Irma wass expected to make landfall later this week,…
Modi suggests 10 commitments for BRICS leadership in global transformation
Xiamen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday suggested 10 commitments to be made by the BRICS nations, including counter-terrorism efforts, for their role in global transformation. Speaking at the Dialogue…
Facebook bids $600 million to live stream IPL matches
San Francisco, Sep 5 (IANS) In a ‘bold’ move to stream the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, Facebook placed a $600 million bid to secure five years’ digital distribution rights for the IPL. However,…
New York to sue Trump if he scraps young immigrants program
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) The US state of New York will sue President Donald Trump if he scraps a program shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the US illegally as children, officials said….