Author: IANS

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor wished his close friend Ranveer Singh a belated happy birthday and tagged him as the “original chocolate boy” of the industry. Arjun on Monday night took to his Instagram stories, where he shared a photograph of chocolate crepes. The “India’s Most Wanted” star[Read More…]

Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) Special prayers are taking place in various temples in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the World Cup semi-final clash between India and New Zealand to be played at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Tuesday. Anxious fans are performing ‘havan’ in the Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi.[Read More…]

Washington, July 9 (IANS) A high school principal in the US state of Florida has been removed for denying that the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event” in an email to a parent, authorities said. William Latson, the principal at Spanish River Community High School at Boca Raton, Florida, issued[Read More…]

Beijing, July 9 (IANS) Ahead of the official release, a store in China was spotted displaying a poster promoting Huawei’s first foldable phone, the Mate X which would also be among its first with 5G connectivity. The poster does not list any dates, but it hints that the launch is[Read More…]

London, July 9 (IANS) Kim Darroch, the UK’s Ambassador to the US, has the outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May’s “full support”, despite American President Donald Trump saying he will no longer work with him, the Downing Street has said. The remarks come after Trump said on Sunday night that[Read More…]

Kanpur, July 9 (IANS) Putting an end to a seven month closure of tanneries in and around Kanpur and Unnao, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow them to restart on condition that they will follow norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) . The government has[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Swedish music streaming app Spotify on Tuesday launched a “Lite” version of its app for the Indian market that is just 10MB in size and helps people control data and storage on low-end Android smartphones and in areas with poor Internet connectivity. With Spotify Lite, users[Read More…]

By Arul Louis United Nations, July 9 (IANS) Fewer men and boys were falling victims to homicide in India but more women and girls are, according to the UN. The total number of homicide victims fell from 48,167 in 2000 to 42,678 in 2016, the Global Study on Homicide 2019[Read More…]

Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) In an attempt to check incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the Gau Seva Aayog should provide the person transporting cows with certificate and take responsibility for his security. The Chief Minister said that those[Read More…]

Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) Two minor boys, aged 13 and 11, in the Uttar Pradesh state capital cooked up a kidnapping story, fearing punishment from parents for skipping school. The boys, who live in Lucknow’s Saadatganj locality, left home for school on Monday and returned later with the story. They[Read More…]

Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) The first train, operated by private players, to be run between Lucknow and Delhi will be the Tejas Express. The Railway Board is deliberating on a second such route, which too would be within the 500-km range. The Railways, despite protests from its unions, is going[Read More…]

St. John’s (Antigua) July 9 (IANS) Fabian Allen, Nicholas Pooran and Oshane Thomas have been handed central contracts by the West Indies Cricket for 2019-20 season. Pooran, Allen and Thomas were all part of the World Cup squad where West Indies finished at the ninth spot. The CWI contracts for[Read More…]

Los Angeles, July 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Jon Favreau feels “The Lion King” has become a deep part of our culture, and says he felt a tremendous responsibility while re-imagining the world of Disney’s classic with the use of technology. “It’s such a beloved property. Disney has had tremendous success with[Read More…]

Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage protests across Karnataka on Tuesday demanding Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s resignation as his coalition government lost majority following the resignation of 14 Congress-JD-S legislators and two Ministers, a party official said. “Our leaders and cadres will hold demonstrations[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Sensex and Nifty fell during the early trade on Tuesday as the streets continued to react negatively to the Budget proposal. This is the third straight session of loss after the Union Budget was proposed on Friday. The proposal to increase minimum public shareholding of listed[Read More…]

Washington, July 9 (IANS) US House Representative Eric Swalwell announced that he has quit the 2020 race, making him the first major Democrat candidate to end a presidential bid in the crowded party primary field. The lawmaker from California failed to gain any traction leading to his announcement on Monday,[Read More…]

Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistan will on Tuesday receive the $1 billion instalment from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) under the recently concluded $6 billion bailout package. Speaking at a news conference on Monday, IMF mission chief for the country Ernesto Ramirez-Rigo said the bailout package for Pakistan was aimed[Read More…]

By Baidurjo Bhose Manchester, July 9 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli calls Kane Williamson special and the New Zealand skipper says his Indian counterpart is a superstar. In the modern era of cut throat competition where every inch counts, the mutual admiration that Kohli and Williamson share is indeed a[Read More…]

Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Authorities of the Kaziranga National Park in Assams Golaghat district have started preparations to tackle the flood season as the Brahmaputra river was flowing above the danger level due to torrential rains. The Park, which is the home to world’s largest one-horned rhino population, shuts for[Read More…]