Author: IANS

New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Is your kid obsessed with video games and hanging out with questionable friends? Researchers have identified characteristics and gender-specific behaviours in kids that could lead them to become juvenile hackers. The study found that kids who had mobile phone access early on were more likely[Read More…]

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) In Pakistan, more than a third of children miss out on vaccines, a government report, said adding that only 66 per cent of children aged between 12 and 23 months received all basic vaccinations in 2017-18 and just 51 per cent got age-appropriate vaccinations. The Demographic[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Actor Vidyut Jammwal on Sunday posted a picture with a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper he met in Delhi. Posting on Instagram the image in which he is seen smiling along side the soldier, Vidyut wrote: “While waiting for a friend, this CISF soldier[Read More…]

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed and over a dozen injured when the driver of a passenger bus lost control and crashed alongside a mountain in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region on Sunday, police said. The bus was heading to Rawalpindi from Skardu and with around 40 passengers,[Read More…]

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Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) Rapper Cardi B and Offset paid a loving tribute to each other after completing two years of marriage, saying they are learning and growing together. Cardi B and Offset celebrated their second marriage anniversary on September 20 with love-filled posts to each other on the[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus and Kaitlynn Carter have gone their separate ways a little over a month after they started dating. “Miley and Kaitlyn broke up. They’re still friends,” people.com quoted a source as saying. The split came as Miley headed to Las Vegas on Saturday[Read More…]

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New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Zomato Gold has been a game changer in terms of driving the dine-out habits of customers, a new report has claimed, saying there has been a 20 per cent decline in bill volumes for partners after they logged out of Zomato Gold programme. Gold partners[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) Singer Britney Spears says her younger sister Jamie Lynn inspired her to ditch her famous blonde hair and dye it brown. Spears is known for her famous blonde hair since she got into the music scene as a teenager. The singer recently dyed her hair[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Actor Akshay Kumar on Sunday shot for singer B Praaks new single with actress Kriti Sanon’s younger sister Nupur. It is reported that the romantic song is written by Jaani. B Praak has previously lent his voice to the song “Teri Mitti” in Akshay’s film “Kesari”.[Read More…]

Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) The political temperature in Uttar Pradesh is rising since the announcement of dates for bypolls to its 11 Assembly seats. The Election Commission on Saturday announced bypolls to Rampur, Gangoh, Iglas, Lucknow Cantt, Zaidpur, Manikpur, Balha, Pratapgarh, Hamirpur, Ghosi and Jalalpur seats. Though the Bahujan Samaj[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness has opened up about his struggle with drug addiction, being sexually abused as a child and revealing that he is HIV positive. The reality TV star opened up being an out-and-proud “member of the beautiful HIV-positive community” in an[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Sep 22 (IANS) Hollywood star Will Smith got defensive when his wife and actress Jada Pinkett Smith confronted him about his alcohol consumption habits, and said “that’s my personal business”. In a preview of an episode of “Red Table Talk”, co-host Jada is seen confronting her husband about[Read More…]

Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS) A powerful tropical storm was on Sunday moving towards the coasts of Japan and South Korea, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds, and forcing the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights in the two countries. The Japan Meteorological Agency has not classified the storm as[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) A new study from India’s animated news creator Bisbo, on Sunday, revealed that 80 per cent of their 10 million strong users are adults between the age of 18-44. According to Bisbo, the content industry also includes mixed medium industries like mobile-based short news creators and[Read More…]

Ranchi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Jharkhand Police have arrested Al Qaeda terrorist Mohhamad Kalimuddin Mujahiri. “Kalimuddin is most wanted terrorist of Al Qaeda. He has been arrested from Tatanagar railway station. He was preparing and motivating the youths for jehad in Indian sub continent. “He used[Read More…]

Houston, Sep 22 (IANS) In what can be seen extracting more international endorsement for the Indian government’s decision to scrap Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) expressed its support for the move. The organisation said it will “unequivocally support Prime[Read More…]

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Punjab National Bank (PNB), which is the anchor bank for a scheduled merger with the United Bank of India (UBI) and the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), has said that it does not see any erosion in asset quality after the merger and the[Read More…]

Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) On the occasion of National Daughters’ Day on Sunday, Bollywood’s star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol penned heartfelt posts for their teen daughter Nysa on social media. Sharing a throwback picture with Nysa, Ajay said that daughters should be celebrated everyday. “Daughters should be celebrated everyday,[Read More…]

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By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Countrys largest LNG importer Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) will invest close to $2.5 billion to pick around 20 per cent stake in US natural gas company Tellurians Driftwood project in Louisiana, two sources aware of the deal told IANS. On Saturday, Tellurian,[Read More…]