San Francisco, Feb 11 (IANS) When it comes to smart speakers, retail giant Amazon is crushing its rival Google and Apple in the US. A new report by eMarketer said that almost 70 per cent of of total US smart speaker owners will continue to use an Amazon Echo devices.[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Kalki Koechlin has introduced her newborn baby girl Sappho to the world and thanked her team of doctors who did not give up on her even after a 17-hour-long labour. Kalki took to Instagram, where she shared a string of photographs of her along with her[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) There are no reports of existence of any de-radicalisation camps in the country, especially Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home G. Krishan Reddy told Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Earlier supporting the idea of de-radicalisation centres in Kashmir, as suggested by Chief of Defence Staff[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of its impending victory in Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday tweeted a photo of a toddler dressed as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, sporting his trademark muffler and cap. The post grabbed the eye balls of Tweeple while called[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Leading Indian diversified watch maker Titan on Tuesday launched Connected X, a full touch smart watch and announced here the acquisition of HUG Innovations which has been transformed into Hyderabad Development Centre. “With the launch of our latest product, Titan Connected X and the creation of[Read More…]
Dhaka, Feb 11 (IANS) At least 15 Rohingya refugees died on Tuesday after a boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal while trying to go to Malaysia illegally, a Bangladesh Coast Guard official has confirmed. Sixty-seven have been rescued, while 40 others remain missing, The Daily Star newspaper quoted Lt[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) A doctor of government-run Gandhi Hospital, who was suspended on charges of spreading fake news on coronavirus, created a flutter on Tuesday by attempting self-immolation. The police, however, foiled his attempt by overpowering him and snatching petrol bottle from him. Police personnel sprinkled water on him[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) Director James Bobin, best known for helming Disneys “The Muppets” movies, is in talks to direct “Clue”, which will have Ryan Reynolds starring in the murder mystery. The actor is also producing the big screen adaptation of the classic board game. Jason Bateman was previously[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) impending victory in Delhi Assembly polls is the result of solid and visible development works carried out at the ground level for the people of the national capital, the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi allies in Maharashtra said here on Tuesday.[Read More…]
Beirut, Feb 11 (IANS) Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Beirut on Tuesday blocking roads in the Lebanese capital in an attempt to prevent MPs from joining a meeting to pass a confidence vote on the new cabinet. Protesters from all over the country gathered in Beirut and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) In a bid to counter criticism over the slowdown, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday stressed on seven economic indicators and data to show that the Indian economy is stable and said that green shoots for its revival are clearly visible and would ensure that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A Court of Inquiry has been initiated against a retired Indian Army Colonel after two soldiers wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that while serving, the Colonel allegedly had sex with a civilian female employee inside his office. The soldiers from infantry battalion in the[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 11 (IANS) In a new letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, 15 US senators have called upon the online retail giant to improve safety practices and treatment of its workers. “Any practice that puts profits before worker safety is unacceptable,” read the letter signed by Bernie Sanders,[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) He is still bathing in the euphoria of leading Bangladesh to their first global cricket title. But 18-year old Akbar Ali knows all too well that a place in the senior team is still a bridge too far and he has to continue[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) In a bid to help the US space agency achieve its goal of returning humans to the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump has proposed to increase the NASA budget for 2021 to $25 billion, an increase of 12 per cent over the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As the Aam Aadmi Party heads for a hat-trick, party’s election strategist in 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly polls, Prashant Kishor, has reached its headquarters here to celebrate the victory. Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal had been in the party office since Tuesday morning with[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) Rapper Eminem surprised many with his performance of “Lose yourself” at Academy Awards 2020, 17 years after the song won him an Oscar. He’d decided not to attend the ceremony in 2003, leaving his collaborator Luis Resto to accept the award from legendary actress-singer Barbra[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Native American burial sites in Arizona have been blown up by construction crews building the US-Mexico border wall, according to lawmakers and tribal leaders. Authorities confirmed that “controlled blasting” has begun in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a Unesco recognised natural reserve about 185 km west[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Pooja Hegde will be starring opposite Salman Khan in the upcoming film “Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali”. The actress says she cannot wait to start working on this one with superstar. An excited Pooja took to Twitter and wrote: “2020 begins in a BIG way! Aah been[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said on Tuesday that Delhi has given mandate to its son and that it is a victory for the whole country. His remarks came after trends of Delhi Assembly election results pointed at a comfortably victory for[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday dissolved the sixth assembly of the national capital as the counting is underway for a new Assembly formation. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is leading in the trends, being confident of forming the government for a third time.[Read More…]
By Sfoorti Mishra New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As counting of votes for Delhi assembly elections proceeded at a steady pace on February 11, suggesting the turn of AAP to power, the party’s workers and volunteers thronged the party headquarters to felicitate Arvind Kejriwal. Interestingly, Valentine’s Day celebrated on February[Read More…]
Brussels, Feb 11 (IANS) A crisis within Yemen’s humanitarian emergency, deemed the world’s greatest, could be reaching breaking point over the control of lifesaving aid millions of Yemenis need to survive, a media report said on Tuesday. Major donors and some of the world’s biggest aid agencies will meet in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) With its looming defeat in Delhi, the BJP-led NDA has now lost power in six states in the last two years. The BJP, which had won just three seats in Delhi last time, was expecting a much better performance this time. Delhi state BJP chief[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) Congress leader and Punjab Cabinet minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot on Tuesday said it was the BJP’s defeat in Delhi, not the Congress’. “We were zero earlier also and this time too we are zero. So it’s not our defeat. It is the defeat of the BJP,”[Read More…]
