New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by two IAF personnel seeking to grow beard, saying IAF’s policies on personal appearance were not intended to discriminate against religious beliefs….
Los Angeles, Dec 15 (IANS) A California college professor who had voiced anti-Trump comments has been forced into hiding after receiving death threats. Olga Perez Stable Cox, who teaches human sexuality at the Orange Coast…
Sunnyvale, Dec 15 (IANS) Yahoo on Wednesday disclosed a new security breach that may have affected more than one billion accounts. The breach dates back to 2013 and is thought to be separate from a…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Americans are split down the middle on how they view President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of his presidential transition, with 48 per cent approving and 48 per cent disapproving. That is significantly…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its key interest rate by 25 basis points in the first rate hike in 2016 and just the second in a decade. The first…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the jihadists who attacked Palmyra a few days ago came to the city with the support of the United States, or at least with its…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Telugu cine star Nagarjuna’s younger son Akhil Akkineni got engaged to his girlfriend of four years Shriya Bhupalon on December 9. He is gearing up for a…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was himself involved in graft. He said he wanted to reveal it in Parliament but was prevented…
Los Angeles, Dec 14 (IANS) It could be a double whammy for Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman once again at the Academy Awards as his work for “Pele: Birth of a Legend” has found a…
San Francisco, Dec 14 (IANS) In a clear message to US President-elect Donald Trump, the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that government surveillance programmes will create “vulnerabilities” for social media…
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) Forty members of the US Electoral College are asking the CIA to publicly explain its report concluding that Russia launched or sponsored cyberattacks seeking to help Donald Trump win the November…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Multimillionaire Bill Gates said on Tuesday that US President-elect Donald Trump has the chance to establish his country’s leadership through innovation. In an interview on the CNBC channel, EFE news…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) The Syrian representative at the United Nations denied reports that the Syrian Army has committed atrocities in the northern city of Aleppo. Bashar Jafaari made the comments during an emergency UN…
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) More than 93 per cent shareholders of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) voted to oust Cyrus Mistry as the Director of the company. According to a regulatory filing with the stock exchanges,…
Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS) Chennai residents woke up to uprooted trees/big branches blocking the roads, fallen name boards and hoardings, damaged walls and vehicles under fallen trees, power cuts and lack of milk supplies on…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the government over demonetisation, dubbing the move as the “biggest scam”. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the stand on the anti-graft…
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed Exxon Mobil chairman Rex Tillerson to be the next Secretary of State in a bold move reaching beyond the circle…
Dadri (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 13 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the chaotic conditions post-demonetisation would not end within 50 days and attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he was behaving…
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) If you have any questions for the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden about his work or his views on the alleged Russian interference in the US elections,…
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has made moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem a major priority, senior aide Kellyanne Conway said on Monday. “That is a very…