Film: The BFG Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jermaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Based on the 1982 novel of the same name…
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Complying with the Supreme Court order, the Indian Army on Friday took possession of the controversial 31-storied Adarsh Society building, an official said here. A team of army officials along with…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday chaired a meeting to discuss the way forward towards a permanent solution to the fishermen’s issue between India and Sri Lanka. Minister of…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the original promoter of budget carrier SpiceJet Ajay Singh to deposit around Rs 580 crore in an alleged dispute over the transfer of…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A six-year-old girl from Oman who developed a rare genetic disorder, characterised by distinctive malformation of the skull and facial region, has been given a new lease of life after…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The whereabouts of Salesian Order priest Father Thomas Uzhunnallil who was abducted in March this after a terrorist attack on an old-age home in Yemen are still not known despite…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Pushing for “zero demand” of tiger parts, at least 45 animal conservation organisations across the globe urged countries with tiger farms to shut these down. On International Tiger Day, organisations…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Porters in the forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir are a “vital link” in the supply chain of the army in high altitude areas and at times even carry sick…
Ahmedabad, July 29 (IANS) Patel agitation spearhead Hardik Patel and his Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Friday decided to resume their agitation for reservation for members of their community under the Other Backward Classes…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) BJP’s Lok Sabha member and Indian cricket board President Anurag Thakur was on Friday commissioned into the Territorial Army in the rank of Lieutenant by army chief General Dalbir Singh,…
Karachi, July 29 (IANS) Syed Murad Ali Shah, of the Pakistan Peoples Party, was on Friday elected as the new Sindh Chief Minister, replacing the elderly Syed Qaim Ali Shah, who was midway through his…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) At a time when cyber attacks are growing and cyber criminals are targeting organisations, there must be no compromise when it comes to security, Union Minister of State for Home…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Former BJP leader Dayashankar Singh, whose abusive remarks against BSP chief Mayawati caused an outcry, was arrested on Friday in Bihar after being on the run for days, police said….
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) The parents of deceased television actress Pratyusha Banerjee on Friday accused the Mumbai police of “bias” in the ongoing investigations into their daughter’s death. “The police is not cooperating with us….
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 29 (IANS) Several persons, including teenagers, were injured in fresh clashes across the Kashmir Valley on Friday as people defied a curfew reimposed to prevent a separatist-called protest march to…
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Profit booking, along with negative global cues and foreign fund outflows, suppressed the Indian equity markets on Friday. Consequently, both the key indices closed the day’s trade in the red, as…
Amritsar, July 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday pledged to arrest Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia after six months for alleged drug smuggling. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader made the…
Guwahati, July 29 (IANS) With at least 20 persons dead and over 17 lakh affected due to floods in 21 districts of Assam, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit the state on Saturday for…
Damascus, July 29 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State jihadist group has publicly executed and crucified a man in Syriaâs Aleppo province for alleged apostasy, ARA News website said Friday quoting activists and witnesses. Twenty-eight-year-old Hussein Muhammad…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea by a group of army doctors who want their retirement age to be increased to 65 years….