Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Despite being excluded from the recently held Trump-tech meeting, Twitter will live-stream US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration here on January 20. “Twitter and PBS @NewsHour Partner to Live Stream Coverage of…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) US-based e-commerce and cloud computing company Amazon has plans to create more than 100,000 new jobs in the US over the next 18 months, a media report said. The e-commerce giant,…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Thursday surprised Vice President Joe Biden by presenting him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour, during a White House ceremony. “For your…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The Justice Department inspector generals office on Thursday said that it would open an investigation into the decision that FBI director James B. Comey took in October to inform Congress about…
Vijayawada, Jan 12 (IANS) With increase in air traffic due to development of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati near here, Vijayawada airport has been expanded with the inauguration of a new terminal building on Thursday….
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Haraamkhor” Director: Shlok Sharma; Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi; Rating: *** 1/2 Director: Shlok Sharma Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi Rating: *** 1/2 She is 15, going on…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Khaidi No 150” Director: V.V. Vinayak Cast: Chiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal, Ali, Brahmanandam and Tarun Arora Rating: *** “Khaidi No 150” is the perfect red carpet welcome for Chiranjeevi, who has faced…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Bairavaa”; Director: Bharathan Cast: Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Sathish and Jagapathi Babu Rating: ** It is appalling that Vijay chooses to do a film like “Bairavaa” when he is already on the…
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Senate Republicans have launched an effort to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law, approving a budget blueprint that they have dubbed the Obamacare “repeal resolution”. The Senate late…
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he though it was Russia behind the cyberattacks targetting the 2016 US presidential election. “As far as hacking, I think it was Russia,”…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 11 (IANS) US President-designate Donald Trump denounced on Wednesday the publication of “fake news” about his and his campaign’s alleged links to Russia. At his first news conference at…
Chicago, Jan 11 (IANS) Outgoing US President Barack Obama bid farewell to Americans in an emotional speech here on Tuesday night with the same message of hope and optimism that brought him into the White…
Lucknow, Jan 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said he will not form a different party nor change the party’s election symbol ‘cycle’. “I had gone to Delhi to save the…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Relations between the US and India strengthened during the eight years of outgoing President Barack Obama’s tenure, State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said, while stating that the upcoming administration was…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) A gunman who killed nine black churchgoers in 2015 has been sentenced to death by a federal jury, a media report said on Wednesday. Dylann Roof, 22, was found guilty of…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Outgoing President Barack Obama on Tuesday said goodbye to the US citizens in a dramatic reinterpretation of a presidential farewell address. Obama asked them to reaffirm their faith in their own…
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) The “atrociously planned and executed” currency ban and a subsequent cash crunch has made life increasingly difficult for Indians, the New York Times has said in its latest hard-hitting editorial…
Gandhinagar, Jan 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Danish minister Lars Christian Lilleholt on the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat summit, and raised the issue of Purulia arms drop accused Kim Davy’s…
London, Jan 10 (IANS) After a golden run of winning seven honours at the 74th Golden Globe Awards in the US, “La La Land” has received the maximum nominations for the British Academy Film Awards…
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also “additional” holidays. Besides a compulsory holiday,…