Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said the recent agitation against the ban on Jallikattu, the popular and ancient bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu, is nothing but a symbol of discontent and…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who reached here by train from Mumbai on Tuesday, expressed grief over the death of a fan at the Vadodara railway station during…
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday shot dead three terrorists, including two foreigners, in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities said. The two foreigners from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in a gun battle with…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017, granting them complete autonomy. Under the bill, the IIMs would be declared as institutions of national importance…
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Indian equities surged during the mid-afternoon trade session on Tuesday as rupee appreciation, coupled with positive Asian markets, lifted investors’ sentiments. Healthy buying witnessed in the automobile, capital goods and oil…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) The birth of what is now the world’s most cosmopolitan city is the outcome of a “spicy” conflict over four centuries ago where one man’s bravery in defending…
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor Mel Gibson, 60, has welcomed his ninth child. The baby boy is from his girlfriend of two years, Rosalind Ross, 26, reports people.com. He was born here on Saturday….
Seoul, Jan 24 (IANS) Thanks to its components (mainly chips) and semiconductors business, Samsung Electronics has posted an operating profit of 29.2 trillion won ($25 billion) in 2016, despite losses suffered by its mobile division…
Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) A terrorist was killed on Tuesday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district as the army foiled an attempt by militants to sneak in from Pakistan….
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Are you anxious that your kid is hooked to social networking sites or busy playing video games throughout the night? You now have another reason to blame for the growing addiction:…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump has appointed Ajit Pai to head the powerful US communications regulatory agency, becoming the third Indian American picked for key positions in his administration….
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he was removed as Chief Executive Officer of the Formula 1 Group by US-based Liberty Media, which consolidated its takeover of the motor sport. The 86-year-old…
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) Chinese conglomerate HNA has signed an agreement to buy a controlling stake in SkyBridge Capital, an investment firm owned by US President Donald Trump’s adviser Anthony Scaramucci. SkyBridge Capital, which manages…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Global software major HCL Technologies Ltd has retained its annual double-digit revenue growth for fiscal 2016-17 in dollar terms. In a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges, the Noida-based outsourcing…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The State Bank of India and other public sector banks on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in the Aircel-Maxis case as a substantial amount of theirs was…
Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) Independent MLA Engineer Rashid was removed from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for disrupting its proceedings on Tuesday. Shouting slogans against the state government, the MLA jumped into the well of…
Tokyo, Jan 24 (IANS) The Japanese government on Tuesday said the Trans-Pacific Partnership was “meaningless” without Washington’s participation after the US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from the multilateral trade agreement….
By Aparajita Gupta New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) India’s demonetisation drive has impacted gold demand in the short term but buying is showing signs of revival and post the presentation of the national budget on…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) At least 30 persons were injured when their bus overturned on the outskirts of the city here on Tuesday. There were 65 passengers, including four children, in the tourist bus at…
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India has admitted it has no confirmed data of the number or value of fake currencies detected since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes,…