Inking the Olympic rings
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) They just don’t wear their hearts on their sleeves but also get them inked. Blessed with some of the hottest bodies in the world, Olympians are flaunting their tattoos…
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MyGov platform for those who think for the country: Prasad
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched an interactive programme with citizens marking two years of the MyGov platform and said the site is for those who think…
Chicago police release video of unarmed black man’s killing
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The police in Chicago on Friday released a video showing the moments before and after the death of an unarmed African American teenager by its officers on July 28, the media…
13 killed in France bar fire
Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and six injured when fire broke out on Saturday night during a birthday party at a bar in French city of Rouen, Interior Minister Bernard…
Telangana partners with ISRO to monitor water resources
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Telangana on Saturday signed an agreement with ISRO to become the first Indian state to use space technology for real-time monitoring of its water resources. The irrigation department signed a memorandum…
Assam terror attack: Kokrajhar remains tense, toll rises to 14
Kokrajhar, Aug 6 (IANS) Tension continues to simmer here a day after militants of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) triggered grenade blasts and shot at civilians, even as the…
We’re groping in dark on issues facing Indians in Middle East: Expert
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 6 (IANS) For want of a systematic study of the crisis facing the Indian diaspora in the Middle East, the government has little information, even on basic things like how many Indians have…
British embassies allowed to fly gay pride flags
London, Aug 6 (IANS) In one of his first policy shifts since coming to office, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has lifted a ban on gay pride rainbow flags being flown at embassies and high…
Four die in landslide on Vaishno Devi Shrine track
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) At least four people — three pilgrims and one Ponywallah were killed and eight injured on Saturday morning in a landslide on old track to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu…
Apple buys machine learning startup Turi to make Siri better
San Francisco, Aug 6 (IANS) Taking another foray into the field of artificial intelligence (AI) AND machine learning and to make its digital assistant Siri better, Apple has acquired Seattle-based machine learning startup Turi for…
Female athletes stand out at Rio Olympic parade
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Be it a wheelchair-bound archer leading her country’s contingent, or one who stood out by dying her tresses in national colours, female athletes were in the forefront as the…
Brazil’s Rousseff ‘sad to miss’ Rio Olympic Games party
Brasilia, Aug 6 (IANS) Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Friday expressed her sadness at not participating in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, the first to be held in South America, that took…
Paris 2024 promises to deliver spectacular Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee on Friday, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony, said the French capital promises to host a spectacular…
Woman athletes prominent at Rio Olympic parade
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Whether it was a wheelchair-bound archer leading her country’s contingent, or one who stood out by dying her tresses in national colours, woman athletes were in the forefront as…
Brazil opens Olympic Games with green, low tech themes promising a great party
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Saying Rio is ready to make history, President of 2016 games, Carlos Nuzman, promised to deliver a great experience turning dreams into reality. For the first…
13 youths die in devastating bar fire in France
Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) At least 13 people have died after a fire ravaged and destroyed a bar in Rouen, the capital of the French region of Normandy, a local newspaper reports. Most of the…
Armed squatter causes hostage situation outside US airport
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Police have rescued two people from a hostage situation in US city of New Jersey, at a warehouse near the Newark International Airport. SWAT teams surrounded the building at 451…
Rio Olympics poised to start with colourful ceremony
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The 31st Olympics, the first to be held in South America and only the third to take place in the southern hemisphere, were due to formally open on Friday…
Portuguese ex-PM keeps lead in race for UN chief; women lag
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 6 (IANS) Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres maintained his lead in the second round of informal voting by the Security Council Friday for Secretary General, confounding expectations that…
Hostage situation outside a US airport
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Police have rescued two people from a hostage situation in a US city, right outside the Newark International Airport. The suspect was still inside the building, local media report. Swat…