Modi leaves for Laos
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Vientiane, Laos, where he will attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit. “Another one for Acting East. Flurry…
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Nearly 12 mn child migrants live in Asia: Unicef
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Nearly 12 million children of the world’s international child migrants live in Asia, according to a report released on Wednesday by Unicef. In the report entitled ‘Uprooted’, the Unicef said…
Modi leaves for Laos
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left the national capital for Laos to attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit. Modi will be attending the annual…
Apple iPhone 6s world’s top selling smartphone: Report
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Apple’s iPhone 6s was the world’s top-selling smartphone model in the second quarter of 2016, a report said on Wednesday, adding that the US giant currently accounts for two of…
Positive global cues buoy equity markets
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Positive global markets, coupled with lessened chances of a US rate hike buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Wednesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the…
Expedition 48 astronauts lands safely on Earth
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Three Expedition 48 astronauts safely returned to the Earth on Wednesday after completing a 172-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft carrying astronaut Jeff Williams of…
Over 80% Pakistanis drink contaminated water
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) More than 80 per cent Pakistanis consume contaminated and unsafe water, a top official said. Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer told the Senate on Tuesday said the Pakistan Council…
Rousseff abandons Brazilian capital after ouster
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. (File Photo: IANS) Brasilia, Sep 7 (IANS) Brazil’s deposed president, Dilma Rousseff, left the capital city of Brasilia to return to her adopted hometown of Porto Alegre. A few dozen supporters…
US Senate blocks Zika funding for third time
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Republican and Democratic Senate leaders on Tuesday have again blocked a $1.1 billion plan to fight the Zika virus for the third time blaming the each other for inaction on critical…
Army convoy attacked in Kashmir, 3 soldiers injured
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured on Wednesday when militants attacked an army convoy in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said militants attacked the convoy at Kralgund near Handwara town. Out of the three,…
Chinese shares open mixed
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.02 per cent to open at 3,091.33 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.01 per cent lower…
Brazilian bank staff begin indefinite strike
Brasilia, Sep 7 (IANS) Brazilian bank workers began an indefinite strike after refusing the annual raise proposal offered by the National Federation of Banks (Fenaban). According to Lourenco Prado, president of the National Confederation of…
Nasdaq closes at record high amid economic data
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) US stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing at new record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 46.16 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 18,538.12….
Working in ‘Mama’s Boys’ was an absolute fun, says Aditi Rao Hydari
Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari during the pre launch preview of Chandra Jewellers showroom in Mumbai, on June 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari says playing Draupadi in…
Bill Cosby to face 1st sexual assault trial on June 5
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A US judge on Tuesday set June 5 as the date on which comedian Bill Cosby will go to trial for sexual assault. His accuser in this first trial is Andrea…
Sania knocked out of women’s doubles at US Open
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Seventh seeds Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova were beaten 6-7 (3), 1-6 by top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the US Open, thereby…
French woman who received world’s first face transplant dies
Paris, Sep 7 (IANS) Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who underwent the first partial face transplant in the world, died aged 49, the University Hospital of Amiens said on Tuesday. Dinoire, who had the transplant…
Shutdown, protests in Karnataka but state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday agreed to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu daily for 10 days from Wednesday as directed by the Supreme Court. “Despite severe hardship…
Crisis in Kashmir deep-rooted: RSP MP
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 6 (IANS) The crisis in Jammu and Kashmir is deep-rooted and the only way out is a political solution, said a MP who was part of the all-party delegation to the state led…
Pakistan Army Chief salutes Kashmiris ‘undaunted sight for freedom’
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said that people of Kashmir will continue to get Islamabad’s support on diplomatic front, adding that the country was strong even before, and…