Author: IANS

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Thailand have broken the record for most consecutive wins in women’s T20 cricket with their 17th victory on the trot. On Saturday, Thailand beat the Netherlands by eight wickets to surpass the record previously held by the mighty Australia. Australia, Thailand, England, Zimbabwe and New[Read More…]

By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Music is part of his very soul, and half-an-hour of playing the piano before breakfast every morning helps German Ambassador Walter J. Lindner get the perspective he needs in his hectic diplomatic life. Not just music, the German envoy to India also[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday greeted citizens on the occasion of Eid, which falls on Monday, saying the festival symbolizes love and service to humanity. In a message, the President said: “On the occasion of Idu’l Zuha, I offer my greetings and good wishes[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) Actors Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsowrth have separated after less than a year of marriage. According to US reports, they both have mutually decided to separate from each other as they want to focus on their careers. “Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at[Read More…]

Varanasi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a unique protest, the sadhus of Varanasi have decided to boycott the use of rock salt, popularly known as ‘sendha namak’, imported from Pakistan. ‘Sendha namak’ is consumed by fasting Hindus. The sadhus say they would consume salt-free food during fasts, but would not use[Read More…]

Karachi, Aug 11 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed after heavy rains lashed out various areas of Karachi in Pakistan for a second consecutive day on Sunday. Two people lost their lives after being electrocuted in Karachi’s Khayaban-i-Shehbaz area on Sunday. Earlier two people had died of electrocution, and[Read More…]

Yangon, Aug 11 (IANS) The death toll from a monsoon landslide rose to 51 in Myanmar’s Mon state, said latest figures released by Myanmar Fire Services Department on Sunday. “Search and rescue operations are being carried out by using life detectors such as Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) and Leader Hasty,”[Read More…]

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The Banga Janani wing of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will hold a demonstration on Tuesday to protest against Income Tax Department’s notice issued to Durga Puja committees, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday. “The Income Tax Dept has issued notices to many[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) On the 11th anniversary of his historic Olympic gold medal victory, former shooter Abhinav Bindra made a heartfelt wish and hoped that Indian athletes would bag a number of medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On August 11, 2008, Bindra won India’s first ever, and[Read More…]

Film: “Pranaam”; Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Sameksha Singh, Vikram Gokhle, Atul Kulkarni, Anirudh Dave, Abhimanyu Singh; Director: Sanjiv Jaiswal The Eighties films in Bollywood were all about revenge and drama, when the hero-turned-villain was always successful in ruling Bollywood. But the theme that “Pranaam” touches upon has remained untouched for the[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his film “Badla” is well written, edited and photographed. He called it a director’s film. “My film ‘Badla’ on Netflix now. Rs 140cr + world wide gross, I am told. But truly a directors film — well written, well photographed and well[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Actor Arjun Rampal spent a love-filled Saturday with his model girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades. Gabriella shared a photograph of herself curled up next to the “Daddy” actor on Instagram, with a dark and light moon emoji. In April, Arjun confirmed that Gabriella and he were expecting their[Read More…]

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Sunday termed the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution as a “daring” move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He was speaking at a function organised here to release a book titled ‘Listening,[Read More…]

Port of Spain, Aug 11 (IANS) West Indies opener Chris Gayle is on the verge of becoming the highest run-scorer for West Indies in one-day international (ODI) cricket. The 39-year-old needs just seven runs to go past former Windies skipper Brian Lara’s record of 10,348 runs. While Lara’s tally came[Read More…]

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) To give group on its app a better control over how members engage, instant messaging app Telegram has introduced a new feature called “Slow Mode”. The feature allows a group admin to dictate how often a member could send a message in the group. “When[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Writer-producer Twinkle Khanna, who launched her production house Mrs Funnybones Movies last year and debuted with her husband Akshay Kumar’s “PadMan”, says a number of people dissuaded her from making a movie about pads. A day after “PadMan” bagged the National Award for Best Film on[Read More…]

Kabul, Aug 11 (IANS) The President of Afghanistan has ruled out postponing the country’s upcoming elections because of ongoing peace talks between the US and the Taliban. Ashraf Ghani said the vote on September 28 will go ahead as planned, in his address to the nation on Sunday to mark[Read More…]

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu said here on Sunday the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that conferred special status on Jammu & Kashmir was in the interest of the nation and it should be looked as a national issue and not a political issue. The[Read More…]

Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) The death toll due to typhoon Lekima that made landfall in China’s Zhejiang province has increased to 32, while 16 others were reported missing, authorities said on Sunday. In Zhejiang alone, more than 21,000 service personnel and militia members have been engaged in rescue and relief.[Read More…]

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released a book that chronicles Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s two years in office. The book, “Listening, Learning & Leading” details Naidu’s public as well as diplomatic engagements, including his visits to 19 countries across four continents, and his[Read More…]

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey captain Rani on Sunday said the team is going with realistic target of creating an upset win against higher ranked team Australia in the upcoming Olympic Test event starting in Tokyo from August 17. The event which is said to be a good[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert about Islamic State (IS) and ISI-backed terrorist groups planning attacks in India on the occasion of Eid on Monday. In a confidential report issued to state police units and police headquarters on Friday, the IB said that[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The disinvestment department has invited request for proposal(RFP) from merchant bankers for listing and disinvestment of Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd (TCIL). As per the plan, the government will be divesting its 15 per cent equity in TCIL and the company will be raising funds by[Read More…]