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Copenhagen, Jan 2 (IANS) At least six people were killed in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark on Wednesday, the police said. The bridge linking the islands of Zealand and Funen was shut after the incident and people were reportedly being evacuated, the BBC reported. The[Read More…]

Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that a purported audio conversation in which he is heard saying that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has stored files on the Rafale deal in his bedroom was doctored. Rane also said he had spoken to BJP President Amit[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that amends the Aadhaar Act 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid opposition by the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who introduced the Bill, said it was not in[Read More…]

Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) The audio clip featuring a purported conversation between a Goa Minister and an unidentified person about the Rafale deal is a “desperate attempt” by the Congress to fabricate facts and no such discussion had happened, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday. “The audio clip released[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) Singer Ariana Grande says she is single, but not ready to mingle. The “Thank u, next” singer came across a fan’s post on Tuesday with the headline: “Who Is Ariana Dating Now?!” The 25-year-old was curious to find out the answer, reports eonline.com. “Can they[Read More…]

Lima, Jan 2 (IANS) A record number of 17 women will participate in this year’s Dakar Rally when the event gets underway in Peru next week. The figure is three more than the previous high set last year, though it remains dwarfed by the number of male competitors, which will[Read More…]

Canberra, Jan 2 (IANS) The Australian government on Wednesday announced the closure of two onshore immigration detention facilities, saying its efforts to stop people seeking asylum by boat has reduced the number of people in detention. In a move that the government claimed as a win for its tough border[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) Their brother-in-law, Kanye West, may be feuding with Drake, but that didn’t stop reality TV stars Kylie and Kendall Jenner from attending the rapper’s party. The sisters were spotted at Drake’s star-studded private bash on Monday at Delilah in West Hollywood, California, where guests, including[Read More…]

Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Ruling out any major presence of the Islamic State (IS) in Jammu and Kashmir, police chief Dilbag Singh said on Wednesday that the real problem was that the youths were being radicalized on IS lines. Addressing a press conference here, the Director General of Police (DGP)[Read More…]

San Francisco, Jan 2 (IANS) After experimenting to bring changes to the user interface (UI) of Messenger, Facebook is finally testing a dark mode for the messaging app and platform in some countries. Facebook Messenger has over one billion monthly active users and back in May 2018, at the company’s[Read More…]

Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) To wave goodbye to the past and welcome the future, Uttar Pradesh tipplers guzzled down a whopping 50 lakh litres of liquor on New Year’s eve, an official citing excise department records said here on Wednesday. The official said the sales were recorded on New Year’s[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday described as “deplorable” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the government will be ready to make efforts to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya after the judicial process. “This stance of the Prime Minister, welcomed by the[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who has impersonated former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in “The Accidental Prime Minister”, says the trailer of the film is not easily available on YouTube. “Dear YouTube, I am getting messages and calls that in parts of our country if you type,[Read More…]

Imphal, Jan 2 (IANS) The Manipur government tightened security in the state ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Friday. Director General of Police L.M. Khaute has instructed police and para-military forces to be on duty round the clock. Twenty-five men from the Special Protection Group (SPG) are already[Read More…]

Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that the audio conversation in which he said that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had stored files on the Rafale deal in his bedroom, was doctored. Addressing a press conference here, Rane, a former Congress leader, also said[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Spaces for quiet introspection, the paintings of young artist Tavleen Kaur Lall are a unique combination of everyday life, nature and chaotic minds. They are exhibited in her first-ever solo show at Triveni Kala Sangam here. “Saar Garbhit”, a show of Lall’s recent works, presents[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Indian equity market declined on Wednesday with the S&P BSE Sensex losing over 300 points during the afternoon session. The weakness in the domestic indices came on the back of a similar trend in the Asian markets along with a sharp decline in rupee[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) If you want to focus on your fitness a la singer-actress Selena Gomez, it may cost you around $300 an hour. The star faced a roller coaster journey with her health last year. After hospitalisations related to lupus and her kidney transplant and treatment to[Read More…]

Barcelona, Jan 2 (IANS) Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has said he doesn’t know if he will still be with the reigning LaLiga champions next season. “I do not know what I will do next season. In this soccer, who knows? We all know how things are. I never think long[Read More…]

Valencia (Spain), Jan 2 (IANS) Some 2,500 Valencia supporters packed into the club’s training facility to watch the first practice of 2019. Fans began gathering hours before the doors were set to open at 7.00 pm, and 100 or so people were left outside after the stands filled to capacity.[Read More…]

Ghaziabad, Jan 2 (IANS) A criminal who carried a reward of Rs 25,000 for capture was arrested here after a gun battle with police, officials said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said that when police asked two men on a motorcycle to stop on Tuesday night, they sped[Read More…]

Bhopal, Jan 2 (IANS) The BJP criticised the new Congress government in Madhya Pradesh for suspending the practice of reciting the national song, Vande Matram, in government offices on the first day of every month. Chief Minister Kamal Nath, who issued a statement on the matter on Tuesday, clarified that[Read More…]