San Francisco, June 28 (IANS) Facebook has announced to introduce new terms of service, providing its over 2 billion users more details on how it makes money, removes harmful content and takes care of users’ intellectual property rights. The updates, effective from July 31, are the result of Facebook’s work[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Air India disinvestment is on track, DIPAM Secretary Atanu Chakraborty has said. “On June 18, 2018, taking note of circumstances in which no bid was received on EOI/PIM floated on March 28, 2018, for strategic disinvestment of Air India, AISAM (Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism)[Read More…]
Manchester, June 28 (IANS) Indian skipper Virat Kohli once again has come to defence of underfire MS Dhoni, saying the wicketkeeper-batsman is a “legend of the game” whose keen understanding and experience has held the team in good stead and won them many matches over the course of the years.[Read More…]
Le Havre (France) June 28 (IANS) England defeated Norway 3-0 in the quarterfinals to claim a berth in the semifinals of the ongoing Women’s World Cup. With five wins in as many matches, Phil Neville’s squad is yet to show any weaknesses in the tournament. Some questioned the choice of[Read More…]
By Arul Louis Osaka, June 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Friday declared that their countries were “central to global peace and stability” and pledged to “provide strong leadership to address global challenges and build prosperity for their citizens in the decades to[Read More…]
Osaka, June 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a trilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump here, which he termed as “a productive one”. “Today’s meeting of the JAI (Japan, America, India) Trilateral was a productive one. We had extensive[Read More…]
Osaka, June 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday said ahead of his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he thinks they will have a “very big trade deal to announce”. Speaking to the media before the trilateral talks between him, Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo[Read More…]
New York, June 28 (IANS) Nearly 200 artefacts from the NASA missions of 1960s and 1970s, including the Apollo and Gemini programmes, will go on auction on July 18 at Christie’s New York. The much-anticipated auction, titled ‘One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years After Apollo 11’, is highlighted[Read More…]
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) A Chinese network security laboratory has proposed a 24-hour online testbed, welcoming cyber attacks from any individual or organisation globally. The permanently online and globally open testbed, which is called Network Endogens Security Testbed (NEST), would accept public tests with a total reward of 1.5 million[Read More…]
Osaka, June 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Friday before his talk with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it will be “very positive”. Talking to reporters before the trilateral talks between him, Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump congratulated Modi on his re-election. In the presence[Read More…]
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) A gunfight started on Friday between the security forces and holed up militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. Police sources said security forces surrounded Checkpora locality in Nowgam area of Badgam district on outskirts of Srinagar city after receiving information about the presence of militants[Read More…]
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The US space agency NASA announced on Thursday that it will launch a spacecraft in 2026 to explore the richly organic world of Titan, an analog to the very early Earth. A rotorcraft called “Dragonfly” will arrive at the Saturn’s moon in 2034, looking for prebiotic[Read More…]
San Francisco, June 28 (IANS) US social media giant Facebook on Thursday unveiled detailed outlines for an “outside board” composed of independent experts weighing in on the process of content review on its platform. Brent Harris, Director of Governance and Global Affairs at Facebook, said company staff have travelled extensively[Read More…]
New York, June 28 (IANS) Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday, as investors looked to an output cut deal to be extended between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies during an upcoming meeting next week. The two sides will discuss their oil policies at the meeting[Read More…]
New York, June 28 (IANS) US-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Thursday with nine of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P US Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upbeat note. Shares of NetEase and TAL Education Group gained 1.87 percent and 1.71 per[Read More…]
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) A big fire engulfed 10 houses in Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan, leaving five people dead and two others injured on Thursday, local media reported. The houses caught fire after the lightning strikes took place in the village Choutron of the Shigar district in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Xinhua[Read More…]
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2019, the government said Thursday in its third and final reading on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the period. The figure confirms that the economy, which has been[Read More…]
New York, June 28 (IANS) The US dollar ticked down in late trading on Thursday, as investors digested a batch of key mixed data on US economy. US initial jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week, hitting the highest level in seven weeks, which pointed to weakening strength of the country’s[Read More…]
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) China and Russia will bring their military relations to a new high under the strategic guidance of leaders of both countries, a spokesperson for the Chinese military said Thursday. The two sides will enhance their mutual support on their respective core interests, and improve exchange and[Read More…]
Tunis, June 28 (IANS) A suspected double suicide bombing in the Tunisian capital on Thursday killed a police officer and injured at least eight others, security sources said. The Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation was quick to claim responsibility for the attacks, the Efe news reported. Both of the bombers[Read More…]
San Francisco, June 28 (IANS) Escalating trade tension between China and the US is damaging the interests of farmers, manufacturers and local consumers in the US, a senior Chinese diplomat said in an article published on Thursday. In the signed article carried by the San Francisco Examiner daily, Chinese Consul[Read More…]
Kuwait City, June 28 (IANS) Kuwait supports all efforts aimed at restoring stability and balance of the oil markets, Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Khaled Al-Fadel said on Thursday. Kuwait will support extending the agreement of slashing crude oil output till the end of 2019 at the upcoming[Read More…]
New York, June 28 (IANS) US stocks traded mixed on Thursday as investors digested a batch of key economic data. At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 11.31 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 26,525.51. The S&P 500 was up 9.87 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 2,923.65.[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The RBI on Thursday said PSU banks’ gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio may decline from 9.3 per cent in March, 2019 to 9.0 per cent in March, 2020, hinting at the reversal of the NPA cycle gripping the state lenders. Underlining the strength of the banking[Read More…]
New York, June 28 (IANS) Twitter says it will hide tweets by world leaders and politicians that break its rules but have been left online “in the public interest”. Tweets from prominent government officials that break the platform’s rules but have been left online will be hidden behind a notice,[Read More…]
