San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Riccardo Zacconi — the CEO of King, which is the developer of the popular mobile game app Candy Crush Saga, is stepping down from his position, said a regulatory filing from parent company Activision Blizzard. Co-founder of King, owned by Activision Blizzard, will become the[Read More…]
Santiago (Chile), May 27 (IANS) Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal and Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez are among the 23 players named in Chile’s Copa America squad. In the squad announced on Sunday, there was, however, no place for Manchester City goalkeeper and former national team captain Claudio Bravo, who was[Read More…]
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The next wave of bank consolidation is planned during the October-December quarter of the current fiscal with the Finance Ministry starting to seek information from PSBs on possible targets for amalgamation/mergers and acquisitions with justification on how such an initiative will synergise[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In 10 states and Union Territories (UTs), voters gave the BJP a clean sweep in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, with the saffron party, riding on Modi wave, repeating its 2014 performance in five states and two UTs. The party with its constituents of North[Read More…]
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New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician and the BJP’s East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Monday condemned the attack on a Muslim man in Haryana’s Gurugram and demanded exemplary action against the culprits. “In Gurugram Muslim man told to remove skull cap, chant Jai Shri Ram. It is deplorable. Exemplary[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Four new judges, including a woman, were sworn-in at the Delhi High Court on Monday. Justices Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Brijesh Sethi and Asha Menon were administered the oath of office by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon. The four judicial officers were appointed[Read More…]
Washington, May 27 (IANS) From the summer of 2015 to March 2015, US Navy pilots had reported about seeing strange objects in the sky, one of them like a spinning top moving against the wind, which appeared almost daily over the East Coast, a media reports said. In this period,[Read More…]
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New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined newly-elected BSP MP Atul Rai’s plea, seeking protection from arrest till the end of the general elections on May 23, in a rape case. Rai, who has been absconding since the registration of the rape case, preferred to withdraw[Read More…]
San Francisco , May 27 (IANS) This year’s iPhone models could feature full screen touch ID among several changes, media reports said. The trio of high-end 2019 iPhone models would, however, have relatively few design changes, beyond additional rear camera lenses, with production set to ramp up in the typical[Read More…]
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Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Actress Kiara Advani has landed her first “in and as” film — “Indoo Ki Jawani”. “‘Indoo Ki Jawani’. My first ‘In and As’. So excited to collaborate with Emmay Entertainment, Nikkhil Advani, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, Niranjan Iyengar, Ryan Stephen and Abir Sengupta for the first[Read More…]
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) The Pattali Munnetra Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss on Monday urged that the first cabinet meeting of the incoming central government should accord sanction for Godavari-Cauvery river linking project. “With a new central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to be formed, sanction for the[Read More…]
Dubai, May 27 (IANS) A Dubai-based Indian expat has named his newborn son Narendra Damodardas Modi, as an honour to the Indian Prime Minister’s resounding victory in the recently concluded general elections, the media reported on Monday. Originally from Uttar Pradesh, Mustaq Ahmed, who works as a maintenance staff in[Read More…]
Rae Bareli, May 27 (IANS) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sent an emotional letter to her voters in Rae Bareli, thanking them for their support in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, where her win was the only saving grace for the Congress, who could not even hold on to[Read More…]
Tokyo, May 27 (IANS) Visiting US President Donald Trump said here on Monday that he was willing to talk to Iran to ease the ongoing tensions between the two nations, while highlighting the mediation role Japan could play in the process. “I know the Prime Minister (Shinzo Abe) and Japan[Read More…]
Varanasi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister in-waiting Narendra Modi on Monday arrived here in his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh to thank the people for reposing their faith in him and offer prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. Modi, who flew in from Ahmadabad, was greeted by BJP President[Read More…]
London, May 27 (IANS) After Steve Smith and David Warner were given a torrid time during Australia’s first warm-up game, off-spinner Nathan Lyon insisted that his team was prepared for the “ruthless” reaction from the England fans. “It was as expected – they’re ruthless over here,” foxsports.com.au quoted Lyon as[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) Twenty years after Pakistan had downed an Indian Air Force plane and later killed Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Monday flew the ‘missing man’ formation near Punjab’s Bathinda town a tribute to the fallen Kargil heroes. The ‘missing man’[Read More…]
Varanasi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister in-waiting Narendra Modi on Monday arrived here in his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh to thank the people for reposing their faith in him and offer prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. Modi was scheduled to address a gathering of workers of the[Read More…]
Cardiff, May 27 (IANS) Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes believes the team is well prepared going into the World Cup and they are happy with the “underdog” title. Bangladesh didn’t have an ideal start to their preparation for the World Cup as their first warm-up game against Pakistan was washed out[Read More…]
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Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a flat note on Monday tracking a similar trend in the major Asian markets. The ongoing trade concerns between the US and China weigh continues to weigh on the investor sentiments globally, analysts said. At 9.20 a.m., the BSE[Read More…]