Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Global PC shipments stood at 68.9 million units in the third quarter of 2016, a 5.7 per cent decline from the third quarter of 2015, market research firm Gartner said on…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) In what can be seen as a milestone in New Delhi’s “Neighbourhood First” policy, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi will pay a state visit to…
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) The army on Wednesday foiled an attempt by separatist guerrillas to infiltrate the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia told IANS…
Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Irate relatives of a youth who committed suicide due to alleged police harassment attacked a police station in Telangana’s Karimnagar district on Wednesday. Tension prevailed in Manakondur village as a group…
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said a major share of the credit for the surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) goes to Prime Minister…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Taiwan-based technology major ASUS on Wednesday announced the availability of Zenfone 3 Laser smartphone in India. Starting at Rs 18,999, the smartphone will initially be available on Flipkart for a…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The First World Tsunami Awareness Day will be observed on November 5 during the upcoming Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016, a government release said on Wednesday….
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IANS) With “artificial” Chinese eggs reportedly making their way into certain parts of Kerala, state Health Minister K.K. Shylaja on Wednesday said a probe would be launched to find out the truth….
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) With Samsung suspending the sales and production of Galaxy Note 7 and urging its owners to turn off all devices, the bitter truth is out: Note 7…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Can planned human out-migration salvage the climate change-hit Sundarbans? The concept of planned or managed retreat has gained traction globally as a coastal hazard management approach, particularly in…
By Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Ahead of the BRICS summit in Goa this week, Syria says the five-nation bloc that is emerging as a dominant force on the world stage should take…
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday credited his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi for the change in the RSS’s dress code from khaki shorts to trousers. “We forced…
By Abhishek Waghmare Indian politicians are currently leading a campaign to boycott Chinese goods. But an IndiaSpend analysis shows why this will fail: China is India’s largest trade partner, a sixth of India’s imports are…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed apprehension over reports that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might disrupt his rally at Surat in Gujarat scheduled for Sunday. “BJP to…
Kannur (Kerala) Oct 12 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was hacked to death on Wednesday in Kerala’s Kannur district, the state police said. The victim was identified as Remith. He was killed in front…
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu-based industry is set to launch electric hand driers based on foreign technology to target more than one million proposed toilets under the ‘Swachh Bharat Abiyan’ programme, said company…
By Vikas Datta Title: Mornings After; Author: Tharun James Jimani; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 350 Love, the most mysterious of human emotions, can be immensely uplifting or devastatingly destructive, but never static….
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit the Lakshadweep Sea region on Wednesday, the weather office said. However, there were no immediate reports of loss of lives or…
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday morning resumed operation against holed-up guerrillas inside a government building near Pampore town in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district as the standoff has continued for over 36…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “It was a clear sky with mist…