Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen believe that women also understand cricket nowadays. She will soon fly to UAE to attend Masters Champions League, a Twenty20 tournament, to cheer for…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) chief Manpreet Singh Badal has merged his party with the Congress, it was announced on Friday. “We are happy that the People’s Party of Punjab…
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is wrong in predicting that Pakistan and Afghanistan will face instability and turmoil for decades, a senior Pakistani official said on Friday. “Whatever the US president said…
Brisbane, Jan 15 (IANS) Australia defeated India by seven wickets in the second One-day International (ODI) at the Gabba here on Friday. This was Australia’s second consecutive win and the hosts have taken a 2-0…
Vijayawada, Jan 15 (IANS) Court orders and warnings by police had no impact on cockfights as the violent sport was openly organised in parts of coastal Andhra on the occasion of Sankranti with crores or…
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Muslim countries must confront religious extremism without drawing a line between “good” and “bad” militants, a Pakistani newspaper said on Friday. “Unfortunately, some Muslim states have either looked away as extremist…
Indian cricketer MS Dhoni. (File Photo: IANS) Ranchi, Jan 15 (IANS) Jharkhand students will soon study about Ranchi-born Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, archer Deepika Kumari and ex-hockey captain Jaipal Singh Munda in…
Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Makar Sankranti, the colourful Hindu festival, was celebrated with pomp and gaiety across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Friday. On the second day of the three-day festival, the countryside in both…
Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) National Award winning Malayalam film “Ottaal” has been selected in competition for the Generation Kplus section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival February 11-21. Jayaraj-directed “Ottaal”, an adaptation of a…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stuck to his guns over his controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US as seven top candidates sparred two weeks before the first…
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg during a programme in New Delhi on July 2, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New York, Jan 15 (IANS) After Facebook CEO and his wife making a pledge in December to give away…
Washington, Jan 15 (PTI) An Indian-origin convenience store owner in the US has become a celebrity overnight after he sold one of the three Powerball winning lotteries with a record jackpot of USD 1.6 billion….
Los Angeles, Jan 15 (PTI) “My Heart Will Go On” singer Celine Dion’s husband Rene Angelil has passed away after a prolonged battle with throat cancer. He was 73. Angelil, who discovered the songstress when…
(AP Photo/ Richard Shiro, File) Washington, Jan 15 (PTI) Asian American leaders have termed the call given by supporters of Donald Trump to deport Indian-American Republican Governor Nikki Haley as “silly” and “unfortunate” while criticising…
Lahore, Jan 15 (IANS) Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar has been taken under “protective custody”, Dawn quoted Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah as saying. Speaking on DawnNews talk show ‘News Eye’, Sanaullah, while responding…
Washington, Jan 15 (PTI) Aiming to leave an impression on the US presidential election race and play the role of a “king-maker” in key states, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders have launched a political action…
San Francisco, Jan 14 (AFP) The widow of a man killed in a terrorist attack is suing Twitter for serving as a propaganda platform that has fueled the Islamic State group’s “explosive growth.” A suit…
Kadapa (AP), Jan 14 (PTI) Forest officials today seized red sandalwood logs, estimated at Rs three crore, from a container truck and nabbed its driver at Balapalli check post in the district. “The truck container…
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd on Thursday appointed noted investment manager Punita Kumar Sinha, wife of union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha, as an independent director on its board….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the spirit of sacrifice was part of basic Indian thought and called for efforts to spread…