New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The government has no plans to impose long-term capital gains tax on share transactions in the upcoming budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley clarified on Sunday, describing media reports of Prime…
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II will not attend Sunday’s Christmas Day church service because she is still suffering from a heavy cold, the Buckingham Palace announced. A spokesman said the Queen would stay…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced lucky draw schemes for people who use digital payment methods including e-banking, mobile banking and e-wallets. In his monthly radio address to the…
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS) A Russian military plane, reported missing on Sunday shortly after takeoff from the city of Sochi with 92 people aboard, has crashed, leaving a trail of plane wreckage in the Black…
Jerusalem, Dec 25 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed at the Obama administration on Saturday, after a US abstention in a UN vote that passed a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement construction….
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump applauded Russian leader Vladimir Putin for saying that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party have been unable to “lose with dignity”. “Vladimir Putin said today about Hillary…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) They came, they saw and they stamped their approval of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States.And with that came crashing down a third time…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) From superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil gangster drama “Kabali” to Mohanlal’s Malayalam action-drama “Puli Murugan”, southern cinema thrived on the business made by these biggies and at the same time…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Vangaveeti”; Director: Ram Gopal Varma Cast: Sandeep Kumar, Vamsi Nakkanti, Vamsi Chaganti and Naina Ganguly Rating: ***1/2 In “Vangaveeti”, based on the gang warfare of the 1980s in Vijayawada, Ram Gopal…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher suffered a massive heart attack while on a plane on Friday and was put on a ventilator, reports said on Saturday. Fisher, 60, who famously…
Miami, Dec 24 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump thanked Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the “very nice” Christmas letter in which the latter expressed his wishes “to restore the framework of bilateral cooperation”. In a…
United Nations, Dec 24 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution urging Israel to cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory. The 15-nation council reaffirms the Israeli settlement activities have…
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) A day after his nuclear weapons tweet sent jitters across the world, US President-elect Donald Trump further suggested that he was open to an arms race. “Let it be an arms…
Valletta (Malta), Dec 23 (IANS) A Libhyan jetliner hijack drama ended peacefully at Malta International Airport on Friday and all 118 persons aboard were safely rescued, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat confirmed in a series…
Rome, Dec 23 (IANS/AKI) The suspect in the December 19 terror attack at a Berlin Christmas market, which claimed 12 lives, was on Friday shot dead near Milan in Italy, the media reported. Anis Amri,…
Jaipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel in a tweet on Friday claimed that he was “arrested” here, but the Jaipur city police have denied it, saying he was only escorted. Patel earlier…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is preparing a major speech in Chicago slated for January as he prepares to leave office, according to government sources. Obama’s remarks are expected to include a…
Berlin, Dec 23 (IANS) The police in Germany early on Friday arrested two brothers on suspicion of planning a terror attack at a shopping centre, police said. The Kosovo-born brothers are 31 and 28 years…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump said that the United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capacity “until the world comes to its senses” regarding atomic weaponry. “The United States must…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) A passenger was removed from a flight about to depart New York City on Thursday after confronting Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of US President-elect Donald Trump. “Your father is…