Los Angeles, Oct 18 (IANS) Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston, who recently surprised netizens by making her Instagram debut, is actively using the photo sharing application. From posting pictures to responding to fan comments, the “Friends” fame actress is aggressively engaging on the social media platform. Seeing Jennifer on Instagram, fans[Read More…]
United Nations, Oct 18 (IANS) The UN General Assembly approved the appointment of Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as UN undersecretary-general for internal oversight services. The General Assembly, in a plenary meeting, approved Ndiaye’s appointment without a vote. She will serve a five-year non-renewable term that begins on Oct. 25, 2019.[Read More…]
Dublin, Oct 18 (IANS) The new Brexit deal that has been reached between the European Union (EU) and the British government is widely welcomed by the Irish side, reported local media. Ireland’s national radio and TV broadcaster RTE on Thursday quoted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar who is currently in[Read More…]
New York, Oct 18 (IANS) US stocks closed higher, as the market was underpinned by a series of robust corporate earnings, supporting investor sentiment previously dampened by weakening US retail sales. The Dow rose 0.09 per cent to 27,025.88, the S&P 500 increased 0.28 per cent to 2,997.95, and the[Read More…]
United Nations, Oct 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to empower children to end poverty. In his message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which falls on Thursday, the UN chief said children are more than twice as likely to live in extreme[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 18 (IANS) Singer-songwritier Lewis Capaldi is learning to play piano on the advice of the legendary singer Sir Elton John. The 23-year-old Scottish musician spent time with Elton, 72, and his family on board the ‘Tiny Dancer’ singer’s yacht in August and during one conversation the “Rocket[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva, urged the United States and China to move toward full “trade peace” – and not simply a “truce” – after the recent partial agreement between Washington and Beijing that would scale back tariffs on[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) A woman officer of central public sector company Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) allegedly committed suicide here over harassment by a Deputy General Manager and six other colleagues, police said. The 33-year-old Accounts Officer of BHEL committed allegedly hanged herself at her residence in Miyapur area[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is playing a fictional historical character named Rajkumar Bala in “Housefull 4”, has said that makers of the forthcoming comedy-drama film haven’t tried to ape any character from previous films. Akshay Kumar was interacting with the media to promote ‘Housefull 4’[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 18 (IANS) Hollywood star Rober Pattinson used to beat himself up on the set while shooting the “The Lighthouse”. In an interview to Mr Porter, Pattinson’s co-star Willem Dafoe shared that Pattinson used to beat himself up on the sets to get into character for the horror[Read More…]
Tripoli, Oct 18 (IANS) Libya’s Immigration Control Department in the eastern city of Benghazi announced deporting 16 illegal immigrants to Mali. The department on Thursday said the immigrants had “infectious diseases” and were deported by air from Benghazi to Mali, Xinhua news agency reported. The International Organization for Migration said[Read More…]
United States, Oct 18 (IANS) The UN General Assembly elected 14 states into the Human Rights Council to succeed outgoing members. Through secret ballot, Libya, Mauritania, Nambia, Sudan (for Africa); Indonesia, Japan, the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Korea (for Asia-Pacific); Armenia, Poland (for Eastern Europe); Brazil, Venezuela (for Latin[Read More…]
Ankara, Oct 18 (IANS) US Vice-President Mike Pence has announced that Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw. All military operations will be paused for five days, and the US will help facilitate an “orderly withdrawal” of Kurdish-led troops from what Turkey has[Read More…]
Gurugram, Oct 18 (IANS) A man carrying Rs 1.30 crore in the boot of his car was arrested here on Thursday, police said. This was the biggest seizure of currency notes after the model code of conduct was imposed in Haryana in run-up to the October 21 Assembly elections. The[Read More…]
Rome, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Turkey’s week-old military offensive in northeast Syria is unacceptable and must be halted, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte told the Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, sources said. Conte made the remarks during an hour-long phone call with Erdogan which was “extremely tense at times,” according[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Oct 17 (IANS) Swedish aerospace major Saab on Thursday offered technology transfer to its Indian partner for making its fighter Gripen if it wins the Indian Air Force (IAF) order to supply 114 jets. “We will transfer technology to our Indian partner for making Gripen in India if we[Read More…]
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 17 (IANS) The UN General Assembly elected Venezuela, the chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, to the Human Rights Council by a narrow margin on Thursday, overcoming opposition from the United States and rights groups and a last-minute challenge by Costa Rica. Venezuela with 105[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Leading diary brand company Amul has won hearts with its latest cartoon-based advertisement on Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President-elect Sourav Ganguly. In its latest advertisement, Amul, known for its penchant for wordplay, featured Ganguly sitting on a chair, looking dapper in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to reiterate its move to appoint Karnataka District Judge P. Krishna Bhat as a judge of the state High Court. The collegium had, on February 8, 2016, recommended the name of judicial officer Bhat for appointment as Judge of[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Any updation of the NRC beyond Assam would be “anti-people” with the BJP and the RSS endeavouring to use it to further their “divisive communal agenda” and ruin the country’s secular fabric by fomenting “terror and mistrust”, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Thursday.[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) A Florida golf resort, owned by President Donald Trump, will host the G7 summit in June next year, the White House announced on Thursday. Announcing the venue, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said that the National Doral Miami, located around 13 km from Miami’s[Read More…]
Agartala, Oct 17 (IANS) The BJP-led government in Tripura on Thursday suspended an IPS officer and transferred six senior police officials and following the police’s failure to arrest former PWD Minister and top Left leader Badal Choudhury in connection with an alleged corruption case. Separate official notifications said that West[Read More…]
Rome, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Turkey’s week-old military offensive in northeast Syria is unacceptable and must be halted, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte told the Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, sources said. Conte made the remarks during an hour-long phone call with Erdogan which was “extremely tense at times,” according[Read More…]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A Joint Services Act should be instituted in India to cover administrative and disciplinary issues of all three armed forces, defence experts said on Thursday. A single Act has been sought to replace individual acts that have been, for decades, governing the[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) SLG Hospitals, a leading healthcare facility, on Thursday announced the inauguration of best-in-class ‘Triage bay’ in the trauma section of the hospital here. The facility was inaugurated by SLH Hospitals Chairman Dandu Shivarama Raju on the occasion of World Trauma Day. With 25-beds, this is the[Read More…]
