New York, June 15 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has invested $70 million in popular music streaming service SoundCloud, a move that may push Twitter’s stalled growth and engagement with its over 300 million users. According…
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 26,500.79 points touched a…
Washington, June 15 (IANS) US president Barack Obama is slated to welcome Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday at the White House. The White House announced the meeting will take place behind closed…
Sydney, June 15 (IANS) A British Muslim cleric who believed death is a compassionate sentence for gay people, has had his Australian visa cancelled and left the country, officials said on Wednesday. Australian Immigration Minister…
Tokyo, June 15 (IANS) Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday submitted his resignation following his involvement in a political funds scandal, an official of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said on Wednesday. Masuzoe submitted…
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2016 (Xinhua) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures as she campaigns at East Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, the United States, May 5, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong/IANS) Washington, June 15…
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) Strike by employees of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corp (HRTC) entered its second day on Wednesday. Defying the high court order, the strike across the state will continue till Wednesday…
Washington, June 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the Republican-controlled Congress to reinstate the ban on assault weapons in the wake of the shooting in a gay bar in Orlando in which…
Rio De Janeiro, June 15 (IANS) Dunga was sacked as coach of Brazil on Tuesday after the team’s early elimination from the centenary edition of the Copa America. The 52-year-old and national team coordinator Gilmar…
Paris, June 15 (IANS) A list of targets, including journalists and the police, was found in the house of the police officer who was stabbed to death on Monday night by an Islamic State (IS)-linked…
Saint-Étienne (France), June 15 (IANS) Portugal and Iceland were the final two sides to get their Euro 2016 campaigns underway and on Tuesday they played a 1-1 draw at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium here. Portugal…
Moscow, June 15 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his wish to restore relations with Russia in a recent letter of congratulation to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday’s Russia Day. “On behalf…
Bordeaux (France), June 14 (IANS) Hungary began their first European Championship since 1972 with an impressive 2-0 victory against 10-man Austria in group stage match here on Tuesday. Both goals were scored in the second…
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) The Punjab government on Tuesday said it has never opposed the film “Udta Punjab” and that the controversy relating to it was between the Central Board of Film Certification and the…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) BJP MP Hukum Singh, who had claimed mass exodus of Hindu families from Kairana in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, on Tuesday released another list of 63 persons who had fled…
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was quite ruthless to bowlers during his playing days, showed his compassionate side by funding the reconstruction of a rural school in West Bengal’s West Midnapore…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has asked industrialist Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Group, to come up with a concrete plan on behalf of two power distribution companies in the…
Jammu, June 14 (IANS) Tension prevailed in a part of Jammu and Kashmir’s winter capital on Tuesday after some Hindu youth beat up two Muslim youth on allegations of vandalising a local temple and triggered…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Taking cognisance of reports on alleged “migration” of Hindus from Kairana town, an issue flagged by the BJP, the Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought a detailed report from the…
London, June 14 (IANS) India edged past South Korea 2-1 in a Hockey Champions Trophy round-robin game at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre here on Tuesday to keep their chances of playing the gold medal…