By Arul Louis New York, Oct. Oct 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has had a bad week of setbacks testing his resilience. His Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged that aid to Ukraine was held up to force a political investigation; several diplomats defied the administration to testify[Read More…]
By Taponeel Mukherjee The dynamics of industrial growth in India, for all ancillary industries, makes for fascinating reading and analysis. India has embarked on a renewed push towards making the country an attractive tourist destination through a variety of measures such as the “Incredible India 2.0” campaign. Both local and[Read More…]
Ranchi, Oct 19 (IANS) India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final Test against South Africa beginning Saturday at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here. India have made one change to their playing XI that featured in the Pune Test. Left-arm spinner[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Reliance Jio mobile services are no longer completely free as the company in an unexpected decision announced recently that it would charge 6 paise/minute from its customers for outgoing calls to other network operators to recover the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC). But in the immediate[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Reliance Jio customers have to buy four top IUC top-up vouchers to be able to call another network post its decision to charge 6 paise a minute for such calls to rivals. Jio will provide additional data entitlement of equivalent value based on IUC top-up[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) As Reliance Jio recently announced its decision to do away with the free voice facility for inter-operator calls, both analysts and the subscribers are eager to witness the changes this move would lead to in the telecom tariffs across operators. Analysts say tariffs could move[Read More…]
Ranchi, Oct 19 (IANS) India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final Test against South Africa beginning on Saturday at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here. India have made one change to their playing XI that featured in the Pune Test. Left-arm[Read More…]
By Yajurvindra Singh Indian cricket had a historic occasion when it had it’s first ever meeting of the newly formed company the “Indian Cricketers Association”. For me to be a part of it as a member representative of the ICA was exciting as well as thought provoking. The platform which[Read More…]
London, Oct 19 (IANS) Centre-back Joel Matip has signed a new contract with Liverpool. Although the club did not reveal the length of Matip’s new contract, however media reports said Matip would now be tied to Anfield until 2024. Matip joined Liverpool on a free transfer from FC Schalke 04[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilwal Bhutto-Zardari has announced nationwide anti-government protests to “restore ‘real’ democracy in the country”. “Our demand is to restore democracy (in the country),” The Express Tribune quoted the PPP chief as saying at a public rally on Friday night. “We don’t[Read More…]
Madrid, Oct 19 (IANS) Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government was working to ensure that laws were “upheld inside and outside” Spain’s borders. Sanchez spoke on Friday in connection with the violent protests taking place in the Catalan region of Spain over the past four days. “The[Read More…]
Durban, Oct 19 (IANS) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor held talks in Durban. Wang said on Friday that both China and South Africa are major developing countries and emerging economies with important influence. With the smooth development[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have thwarted a major terrorist bid in the Balochistan province and killed two suicide bombers, a senior police official said. Tariq Jawad, Loralai regional police officer, told Xinhua that two paramilitary troopers were injured and one terrorist was killed on the spot during[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) Actress Eva Longoria says her friend and designer Victoria Beckham is her go-to person for parenting advice. The “Desperate Housewives” actress has been friends with the former Spice Girl for many years. Eva, 44, welcomed her first child – son Santiago – last year, and[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christa Koch made history with the first all-female spacewalk, an excursion to repair a power unit on the International Space Station. The mission began at 11.39 GMT on Friday and the women spent seven hours and 17 minutes working outside the ISS[Read More…]
By Vinayak Chakravorty “Laal Kaptaan”; Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Manav Vij, Sonakshi Sinha; Direction: Navdeep Singh; Rating: * * (two stars) “Laal Kaptaan” stumps you, not because it is yet another new-age Bollywood effort that tries being different and ends up a misadventure, but because you notice the[Read More…]
Mexico City, Oct 19 (IANS) Singer Rita Ora had an oops moment on stage in Mexico. The 28-year-old flashed her bra underneath a sheer top which had a cold shoulder and a criss-cross lace-up detail on the sleeves. She also showed off her briefs underneath a pair of black chaps[Read More…]
United Nations, Oct 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned attack inside a mosque in Afghanistan, which resulted in scores of deaths, said his spokesman. Those responsible for this attack must be held accountable, said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman said in a statement on Friday. The secretary-general extended his[Read More…]
Jerusalem, Oct 19 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem, the prime minister’s office reported. They discussed security matters in the Middle East, focusing on the tension between Turkey and Kurds in northeastern Syria and the Iranian issue, Xinhua news[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) Demi Lovato’s fans are furious and have offered their support the singer after hackers reportedly posted a series of nude photographs of the star online. Cyber trolls recently broke into her Snapchat and began sharing a series of intimate shots, according to The Blast. It[Read More…]
Cairo, Oct 19 (IANS) Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire at the Libyan capital Tripoli. In a statement on Friday, the AL chief on Friday urged all Libyan parties to engage in the political process that is sponsored by the United[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) The United Kingdom’s Prince William and Kate concluded their first visit to Pakistan. The Duke and Duchess Cambridge focused on education and the climate crisis during their official tour of the Asian country. William and Kate left Pakistan at 4 p.m. local time (12.00 GMT) on[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he nominated Dan Brouillette, deputy secretary of energy, to be the new head of the department. “I am pleased to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the new Secretary of Energy,” the president said on social media on Friday, adding[Read More…]
Khartoum, Oct 19 (IANS) Sudan’s government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)/Northern sector led by Abdel-Aziz Al-Hilu signed a road-map for negotiations, official SUNA news agency reported. Shams-Eddin Kabashi, member of Sudan’s sovereign council, signed the road-map on behalf of the government with Secretary-General of the SPLM/Northern sector Amar[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he had a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, downplaying the significance of the continued shelling and gunfire in northern Syria after a ceasefire agreement. Trump said in a series of tweets that Erdogan told him “there[Read More…]
