Dubai, Jan 18 (IANS) After being crowned the International Cricket Council’s Test Player of the Year for a second time, Australian captain Steve Smith on Thursday said the Ashes triumph over England was the most…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed Apple’s announcement to repatriate overseas cash as part of a plan to inject $350 billion into the US economy over the next five years….
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking to restrain the media from publishing reports relating to a row among its judges even as Chief Justice Dipak…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has unveiled the winners of his so-called “Fake News Awards” in a gimmick to escalate his attacks on major media outlets, with CNN, the New York Times…
Astana, Jan 18 (IANS) At least 52 people were killed on Thursday after a passenger bus travelling on a country road in western Kazakhstan caught fire, officials said. Only five occupants of the vehicle managed…
Dubai, Jan 18 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli said on Thursday being awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2017 felt more special after his teammate Ravichandran Ashwin bagged…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of misleading the nation over Chinese troops occupying Doklam plateau, saying Indian security and strategic…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices traded at fresh highs during the mid-afternoon session on Thursday, with both the BSE Sensex and Nifty50 scaling record intra-day highs as well. Market observers said investors’…
Jammu, Jan 18 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper and a girl were killed in overnight shelling and firing by Pakistan Rangers on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Thursday. The…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India’s indigenously-developed nuclear-capable Agni-V inter-continental ballistic missile, which can reach targets as far as Beijing, was successfully test fired on Thursday. The test-firing was done off the Odisha coast. The…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) Twitter has told a US Senate committee that the micro-blogging platform is working towards alerting its users who may have seen Russia-linked advertisements during the 2016 US presidential election. Appearing before…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed charges under a stringent anti-terror law against jailed seven Kashmiri separatist leaders and Pakistan-based terrorist leaders Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin. In…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) After bidding goodbye to its financially-troubled Chinese partner LeEco, smartphone maker Coolpad on Thursday announced it has received a fresh investment of $300 million. With this fresh funding from Power…
Dubai, Jan 18 (IANS) After a prolific run with the willow last year, India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday swept the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual awards as the 29-year won the prestigious Sir Garfield…
Dubai, Jan 18 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday swept the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual awards after being named the Cricketer of the Year and the ODI Cricketer of the Year. Rising Indian…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of orders banning the release of the film “Padmaavat” by the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana governments. Staying the “notifications and orders” banning…
Seoul, Jan 18 (IANS) South Korea is all set to conduct defence drills on Thursday around PyeongChang county, site of the upcoming Winter Olympics, following a thaw in inter-Korean relations after months of heightened tension…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) The US must remain both diplomatically and militarily engaged in Syria to protect its own national security interests, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said. “Continued strategic threats to the US…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) It was a foggy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s normal, the weather office said. “They sky is…
San Francisco, Jan 18 (IANS) WhatsApp has finally rolled out a new feature for iOS users where they can play YouTube videos right within the instant messaging app. Beginning Thursday, when your friend sends a…