Tehran, Aug 13 (IANS) An Iranian official on Tuesday said that the UK was likely to soon release an Iran-owned oil tanker that it unlawfully seized last month off the coast of Gibraltar, after the two sides exchanged certain documents. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Jalil Eslami, Iran’s[Read More…]
Hapur (UP), Aug 13 (IANS) A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur was given ‘triple talaq’ after she merely asked her husband for Rs 30 to buy medicines, police said. The incident took place two days ago and DSP, Hapur, Rajesh Singh said that the woman’s complaint has already been filed.[Read More…]
Vienna, Aug 13 (IANS) Ishaan Khatter might be seeing the world upside down, but his fans think he is no less than Spider-Man. The Indian actor, after all, was able to hang from a rock like the masked superhero. The “Dhadak” actor posted a photograph in which he is seen[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Indiabulls Housing Finance stocks surged 14 per cent on the NSE on Tuesday after the law firm Managium Juris tendered a public apology for an earlier false suit alleging that Indiabulls was involved in fraud. The company’s stock jumped 14 per cent to touch an intra-day[Read More…]
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 13 (IANS) A body has been found in the search for a London schoolgirl missing in Malaysia, police said on Tuesday. Nora Quoirin, 15, went missing from the Dusan Hotel in Seremban, south of capital Kuala Lumpur, on August 4, reports Efe news. Negri Sembilan Police Chief[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Telugu superstar Prabhas’ multilingual comeback film “Saaho” is all set to release in IMAX format, besides the regular 2d format. The IMAX version of “Saaho” will open not only in India, but all across the globe. The film will be digitally re-mastered in the immersive IMAX[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Global Kashmiri Pandits Diaspora (GKPD) has rejected a petition submitted by 64 citizens including Pandits, Sikhs and Dogras condemning the abrogation of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. GKPD is a Kashmiri Pandit civil society movement of volunteers drawn from[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to seek a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the status of 20 cases lodged against the Unnao rape survivor, now battling for life, and her family members. A bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta said the bench[Read More…]
Wayanad (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday assured people at a relief camp in Meppadi near Wayanad that the government will stand with all those who are suffering due to rains and floods for the past six days. He gave this assurance even as the[Read More…]
Sonebhadra (UP), Aug 13 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday reached Umbha village in UP’s Sonebhadra district to meet the family members of the victims who were killed in the July 17 massacre over a land dispute. Priyanka arrived in Varanasi this morning by air and then[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) At least eight people were killed due to the heavy rain and floods in Odisha, a relief official said on Thursday The deaths were reported from the districts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri, according to Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi. Sethi said Odisha[Read More…]
By P.K. Jha New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) More and more industrialists are lining up with investment proposals in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre revoked Article 370 of the Constitution and changed its status making it into two union territories. After Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, Dalmia Group chairman Sanjay[Read More…]
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for a Rajya Sabha membership as a seat in Rajasthan has fallen vacant following the death of Madan Lal Saini, the BJP state President. The by-election for the seat shall be held on August 26.[Read More…]
London, Aug 13 (IANS) After suffering from an embarrassing 251-run defeat in the Edgbaston Test, England will aim to bounce back and level the series when they meet Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s beginning Wednesday. England will be without the services of their premier fast bowler James[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) India smartphone market saw its highest-ever shipment of 36.9 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 — with 9.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 14.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth, a new report said on Tuesday. According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “Asia/Pacific[Read More…]
By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) All India Tennis Association (AITA) Secretary Hironmoy Chatterjee on Tuesday said that they have sought time for a conversation with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in order to request them to change the venue of the upcoming Davis Cup tie from Islamabad[Read More…]
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The lack of control over land in the national capital has affected the Delhi government’s election pledge to build 500 new schools. Only 25 new schools have come up and an equal number may be constructed by March 2020. Known for its[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) Ride-hailing service Ola on Tuesday announced the acquisition of ‘pikup.ai’, an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up based out of Bangalore, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, the team at pikup.ai will join Ola. Co-founded by Inder Singh and Ritwik Saikia, pikup.ai uses autonomous technologies[Read More…]
London, Aug 13 (IANS) UK member of the Parliament Ivan Lewis has urged the British government to mediate between Pakistan and India on the Kashmir dispute by terming it as “a historic obligation” for the country. Tensions have been simmering between India and Pakistan after New Delhi revoked the special[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actress Yami Gautam is proud of her association with “Uri: The Surgical Strike”, the war-based drama that traces the real life events of the 2016 Uri attack and its aftermath. “Being associated with ‘Uri…’, I feel proud. Such films are quite rare and it is not[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 13 (IANS) After breaking up with singer-actress Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth wishes “health” and “happiness” to his former wife. “Hi all. Just a quick note to say that Miley and I have recently separated and I wish her nothing but health and happiness going forward,” Liam wrote[Read More…]
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Actor and acting coach Saurabh Sachdeva, who is currently shooting for Bejoy Nambiar’s “Taish” here, is impressed with the director’s style of storytelling. “Bejoy Nambiar is a smart storyteller and a techno-savvy craftsman. Shuttling between my acting school, theatre production and a film set, I don’t[Read More…]
Varanasi, Aug 13 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday arrived here to visit Ubbha village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonebhadra district where 10 people were killed last month in caste violence. “The victim families had come to meet me at the Chunar fort and I had promised them I[Read More…]
London, Aug 13 (IANS) A 72-year-old British man spent eight days with his dentures – made up of a metal plate and three front teeth – stuck in his throat after he had a surgery, doctors here have said. The man had surgery to remove a lump in his abdominal[Read More…]
Sydney, Aug 13 (IANS) Researchers have found that young and middle-aged adults in Asia had the shortest sleep duration as compared to others and it may be happening because of the high cultural demands there. “Higher work and educational demands in Asian countries compared to the West likely explain the[Read More…]
