Gurugram, Aug 7 (IANS) Samsung on Wednesday launched an eight-inch Galaxy Tab A with dual speakers and thinner bezels in India, starting at Rs 9,999. Available in black and grey colours, the Wi-Fi only version is priced at Rs 9,999 while the Wi-Fi+LTE variant will cost Rs 11,999. The Galaxy[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Gold prices on Wednesday surpassed the Rs 38,000 per 10 gram mark for the first time ever, amid heightened trade tension between US and China and marked slowdown in global economic activity. Gold has seen a sharp surge in demand as a safe haven asset, ever[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) National Handloom Day, marked countrywide on August 7 every year, saw leading fashion experts talk about going beyond one specific day for handloom products and celebrate #HandloomEveryday. The discussion, which took place at the Crafts Museum here, was organised by the Fashion Design Council of[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership on Wednesday decided to downgrade diplomatic relations, expel the Indian High Commissioner and suspend bilateral trade with India in the wake of New Delhi’s move of revoking special status for Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken at a second[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday knocked on the doors of a Delhi court, seeking issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew and industrialist Ratul Puri in the AgustaWestland case. This comes a day after Special CBI Judge Arvind[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra will screen the Emmy-nominated documentary, “The Price Of Free”, which follows Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi and his team’s journey as they rescue children caught in the web of trafficking Mehra will host a private screening of the documentary here on August[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Shahbaz Khan, popular for his villainous roles on the small and big screens, says he had no plans of becoming an actor. “I had been learning music from my father (singer Amir Khan) from a very young age. At the age of seven, my father’s sudden[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) On National Handloom Day on Wednesday, actress Karisma Kapoor expressed her love for saris, saying it started after she worked in the film “Biwi No.1”. “My love for the saree and Indian handloom started with this film… any guesses?,” Karisma posted on Instagram along with a[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership on Wednesday decided to downgrade diplomatic relations and suspend bilateral trade with India in the wake of New Delhi’s move of revoking special status for Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken at the meeting of National Security Committee (NSC)[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the speech by Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Article 370 the day before in Parliament, the Ladakh MP on Wednesday revealed facing a problem of plenty – friendship requests on Facebook. “I cannot accept more friend request on Facebook Account[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who earned praise from people cutting across political inclinations for her passion to serve Indians, effectively used social media, particularly Twitter, to help people in distress. “Even if you are stuck on the Mars, Indian Embassy there will help[Read More…]
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) At least two persons, including a woman and a child, were killed and 38 others were injured in the wee hours of Wednesday in Assam after the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside tree and overturned while on its way to a re-verification hearing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Forced to cut down production in the face of falling sales, automakers have urged the government for a relief package to boost consumer sentiment. In a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the industry captains on Wednesday suggested to reduce GST on cars from 28[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) In a bid to boost demand and growth, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday announced 35 bps cut in repo rate, which eventually is expected to be transmitted to retail loans. However, a look at the recent past shows that rate cuts by the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The last rites of former External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj were held at the Dayanand crematiorum on Lodhi Road here with full state honours. The 67-year-old veteran BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest. Her body was kept at[Read More…]
Thrissur Aug 7 (IANS) The Peramangalam police probing the kidnapping of Malayalam film director Nishad Hassan are yet to get any clue. Hassan was allegedly abducted on Wednesday morning here. Speaking to IANS, a police official said they were yet to get any clue but hinted at some issues between[Read More…]
Kabul, Aug 7 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and over 100 others wounded, including women and children, in a deadly car bombing outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for what it said was a “suicide attack”. The[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Host-actor Jay Bhanushali on Wednesday resumed shooting for the reality music show “Superstar Singer” after missing a week due to his health. “I’m happy to be back, as ‘Superstar Singer’ is very close to my heart. The last one week I was extremely unwell and was[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 7 (IANS) Actors Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feuerstein have been roped in for the upcoming live-action reboot of “The Baby-Sitters Club”. In the series adaptation by Netflix, Silverstone will essay the character of Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the mother of Kristy Thomas and love interest of Watson Brewer, played[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender by assets, here on Wednesday cut the benchmark lending rates by 15 basis points (bps) across tenors, shortly after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed interest rates by a larger-than-expected 35 bps to boost the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) In a bid to strike a balance between the “inadequate” 25 basis points (bps) and “excessive” 50 bps, the RBI on Wednesday slashed key policy rates by an unconventional 35 bps, but markets slid as it revised down the economy’s growth forecast. Metal, PSU banks, auto[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 7 (IANS) Actor Milo Ventimiglia has an idea about how his popular show “This Is Us” will end, and he says keeping the secret is like a “carrying a nuclear football”. “I know the far-off (on how ‘This Is Us’ will end), but that’s also what I’ve[Read More…]
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) After its high-tech interiors and tasty meals, now the superfast Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express will have smartly-turned out ‘airhostesses’ on board handing out food to passengers. Indian Railways has hired over 34 ‘airhostesses and flight stewards’ to care for passengers on Vande[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Uruguay great Diego Forlan, who played for Manchester United and Atletico Madrid, has retired from the professional game. Forlan, 40, who also played for the likes of Inter and Villarreal, along with a memorable run with Atletico Madrid during a fine career in Europe, confirmed[Read More…]
Colombo, Aug 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka has named a 22-member squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand, starting August 14, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Wednesday. The series will also mark the commencement of the World Test Championship for both the countries. Dimuth Karunaratne will lead the islanders[Read More…]
