Dubai, Aug 8 (IANS) Defending champions Bangladesh will play Papua New Guinea while previous runners-up Ireland will take on Namibia on the opening day of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 to be held in Scotland from August 31 to September 7. The league-cum-knockout tournament, which decides the two[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) Mandeep Singh, vice-captain of the Indian men’s hockey team, has insisted that they are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for the upcoming Olympic Test Event to be held in Tokyo. The Indian team, currently ranked world no. 5 in the FIH Rankings, will be[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the multi-crore ponzi scam involving IMA Jewellers, recovered 303 kg fake gold pieces from a posh flat belonging to the mastermind Mohammed Mansoor Khan in the city, an official said on Thursday. “The 5,000-odd fake gold pieces in biscuit shape[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) is set to bring Tiffany & Company to India, as RIL-arm Reliance Brands and Tiffany have announced a joint venture to open stores of the US-based luxury jeweller in the country. Tiffany in a statement said that it wants to open[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday rejected India’s contention that Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter of India and stressed that it remains on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council and is a disputed territory. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal, in his briefing, just after India[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) As NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon and ultimately send humans to Mars, teams across the space agency are working to build solutions for protecting the travellers from harmful radiation. Some teams are developing technology such as wearable vests and devices that add mass,[Read More…]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Louie Anderson jumped at the chance to essay the role of a woman “without being cartoony” in the series “Baskets”. The Emmy-award-winning star says getting under the skin of the character has altered his view of what women are up against in[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) The US has said that it continues to support “direct dialogue” between Pakistan and India on the Kashmir issue and called for “calm and restraint” amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours. “We continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A woman constable allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself inside her rented accommodation in Dwarka area on Wednesday night, the police said on Thursday. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Lalita, a 2006 batch constable posted at Chhawla police station. She[Read More…]
Ottawa, Aug 8 (IANS) Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma has shared a photograph with his wife Ginni Chatrath from their babymoon in Canada. In the image, the couple can be seen taking a stroll down the streets, hand-in-hand. “You and I in this beautiful world,” the comedian captioned the post on Instagram[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) With Pakistan issuing orders expelling him, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria is likely to leave Islamabad via the Wagah border, in the aftermath of escalating tensions after India ended the special status for Jammu and Kashmir. According to details, Bisaria has fulfilled his duties in Pakistan[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday announced that it is permanently discontinuing the Samjhauta Express train service with India following New Delhi’s revocation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was announced by Pakistan’s Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed at a press conference. He said that the[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) It’s been two years since “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” released at box office, and the film’s charm has not yet faded for fans. American filmmaker Scott Derrickson, who helmed “Doctor Strange”, is the latest to praise the film. Derrickson on Wednesday took to Twitter and[Read More…]
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Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Aiming to tap gamers, Chinese tech player Xiaomi is reportedly gearing up to launch a new eSports curved display monitor with a 34-inch screen and Quad High Definition (QHD+) resolution. The new monitor is expected to launch in November, news portal GizmoChina reported on Wednesday. The[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Counting of votes on the Vellore Lok Sabha seat of Tamil Nadu will take place on Friday. Of the 28 candidates who contested the polls held on August 5, the main contest is between A.C. Shanmugam of the AIADMK and D.M. Kathir Anand of the DMK.[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) World number one wrestler Bajrang Punia will soon tie the knot with grappler Sangeeta, youngest of the Phogat sisters, family sources said on Thursday. The wedding ceremony is likely to take place after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Bajrang, the 65-kg category wrestler, and Sangeeta —[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) “Fosse/Verdon” narrates story of director-choreographer Bob Fosse and actress and dancer Gwen Verdon’s troubled personal and professional relationship. The show’s co-creator Steven Levenson says deciding what to keep and what to omit turned out to be the biggest challenge for the team. “The biggest challenge[Read More…]
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Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya may have made a fortune selling beer but his son Sid Mallya is currently celebrating his first anniversary of being alcohol-free. Mallya junior recently shared a personal experience on Instagram story, revealing how he had completed a year without consuming[Read More…]
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 8 (IANS) Ashes of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were immersed in river Ganga at Brajghat, Hapur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday amid chanting of mantras. The rituals were performed by Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri. The deceased minister’s husband Swaraj Kaushal, Meerut-Hapur MP Rajendra Aggrawal,[Read More…]
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) A homeopathic doctor has been shot by unidentified criminals in Bihar’s Supaul district, police said on Thursday. According to the police, Tarni Mehta was shot inside his clinic at Hanuman Chowk in Supaul. “Motorcycle borne criminals forcibly entered his (Mehta) clinic and opened fire at him.[Read More…]
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Gurbachan Singh Randhawa comes from a time when medals brought athletes respect, but little in terms of monetary benefits. He won a gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games in decathlon and was among the first recipients of the Arjuna Award which[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 8 (IANS) Personal conversations of Skype users on all topics including weight loss, phone-sex and Cortana recordings are under the risk of being heard by Microsoft contractors, according to media reports. An unnamed Microsoft contractor, who shared recorded audio files with web portal Motherboard, has admitted that[Read More…]
Melbourne, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne kick started their tenth year celebrations here on Thursday. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the guest of honour at the festival, couldn’t help but take a jibe at himself for not making as many hits as he would like to. SRK[Read More…]
