By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) With a glittering ceremony incorporating Brazil’s popular music forms of samba, bossa nova and hip-hop, its diverse but vibrant history, a commitment to the environment and…
Pretoria, Aug 6 (IANS) South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has been defeated by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in local municipal polls in the capital Pretoria. With counting almost over on Saturday,…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for “participatory democracy”, ssaying this can only succeed with the proper use of technology. “Only casting your vote is not…
By Porisma P. Gogoi and Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Despite India on the verge of a major economic reform, healthy inflows of foreign funds and supportive global cues, the Indian equity markets closed…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The government is likely to move the amended Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Lok Sabha for passage on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian women shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul crashed out of the Rio Olympics 2016 after losing in the quarter-finals in their 10 metre air rifle event here on…
By Fakir Balaji Madikeri (Karnataka), Aug 6 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh held a mega rally on Saturday at Karnataka’s Madikeri and felicitated some veteran warriors and war widows living in the Kodagu…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Dattu Bhokanal gave India’s Rio Olympics campaign a rousing start as he reached the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls rowing after finishing third here on Saturday. In the…
Photo by Mesh News Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Sasha Obama, younger daughter of US President Barack Obama, is taking some time off from the comforts of the White House to work at a seafood joint…
New Jersey Telugu Association (NJTA) completed their third program a 7 day Music workshop followed by a Grand Music concert by famous Tollywood Singer and Music Director Partha Sarathy (Parthu) Nemani in Sree Venketeswara Temple…
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) After it announced withholding $300 million military aid to Islamabad, the US has urged Pakistan to target all militant groups and not adopt a “selective approach” to combating terror. “Pakistan has…
Gandhinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister designate Vijay Rupani on Saturday met Governor O.P. Kohli here to stake claim to form the new government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Friday that Rupani…
London, Aug 6 (IANS) A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of a US tourist in a mass stabbing attack in London’s Russell Square was remanded in custody on Saturday. Zakaria Bulhan, of south-west London,…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A four-member NIA team on Saturday visited Kokrajhar in Assam to take stock of the situation, a day after 14 people were killed in indiscriminate firing and grenade attack by…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW)against Vijay Mallya in a 2012 dud cheque case, saying the liquor baron be produced in court on November 4. The…
Tokyo, Aug 6 (IANS) Japan on Saturday lodged a protest with China after it spotted six Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea….
Tokyo, Aug 6 (IANS) The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday commemorated the 71st anniversary of the atomic bomb that killed thousands of people at the end of the Second World War, and urged world…
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The US has called for closer cooperation between India and Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, amid fresh tension between the two South Asian neighbours over “glorifying” terrorism” The remarks by…
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) India might seem like the Tower of Babel with its many diverse tongues but modern-day skills of young techies here are helping solve linguistic problems in computing from…
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…