London, April 5 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk requesting another extension of Brexit till June 30, the media reported on Friday. The UK is currently due to leave the EU on April 12 and no withdrawal deal has been approved by[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The K. Chandrashekar Rao government in Telangana performed ‘below average’ on the most important concerns of voters including employment opportunities, healthcare facilities and public transport, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Released on Friday, the ‘Telangana Survey 2018’ said the government[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Discovery, Indias leading destination for factual entertainment, will unravel the trials and tribulations of aspiring cricketers in a new show “All ACCESS: The CONTENDERS”. The new show will take viewers through the journey of sacrifice and discipline of six aspiring cricketers, who are ready to give[Read More…]
Chennai, April 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s picturesque Theni Lok Sabha constituency is set to witness an interesting poll battle with two experienced politicians and debutants fighting it out. The two politicians are Congress leader E.V.K.S. Elangovan and Thanga Tamil Selvan of the AMMK, while the electoral debutants are P. Raveendranath[Read More…]
London, April 5 (IANS) Contrary to popular beliefs that eating sugar-sweetened foods lift up low spirits, a new study suggests that sugar can worsen your mood. Researchers discovered that sugar increases tiredness and lowers alertness within an hour after its consumption. The idea of a “sugar rush” — sudden gush[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) More than 600 theatre artistes from across the country have urged the electorate to vote for “equality and social justice, and to defeat the forces of darkness and barbarism”. A joint statement issued by them urged the voters to “help safeguard the Constitution and our[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 5 (IANS) The Jonas Brothers have released their second music video called “Cool”, just days after announcing their comeback with the recent “Sucker”. The song, which has been shot in Miami, depicts the boys performing on the beach, hanging around on yachts and generally living it up[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) The 1968 film “Padosan” has entered the top 100 Indian Movie List of IMDb. Veteran actress Saira Banu says the movie was offered to her early in her career and she is glad that she could stand up to the “formidable” talent of her co-stars. “I’m[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In a big relief to the Gandhis and the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha battle, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the eviction of the Herald House that houses the National Herald office. The apex court stayed a February 28 order by the Delhi[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Even before voting has taken place for the first phase in the seven-phase general elections, the Election Commission (EC) is struggling with a series of poll-code violations, with more piling up every day. Experts feel that with no exemplary punishment for such violations, the poll-panel’s[Read More…]
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) An estimated 19.4 million children in Bangladesh, including half a million from the Rohingya Muslim minority, are exposed to the most detrimental and hazardous consequences of climate change, the Unicef said on Friday. In a report released in Dhaka, Geneva and New York, Unicef said more[Read More…]
Washington, April 5 (IANS) NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has send back spectacular imagery of two solar eclipses caused by Phobos and Deimos — two Moons of the Red Planet. The eclipses were captures by the solar filters on the Curiosity’s Mast Camera (Mastcam) that allows it to stare directly at[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has collaborated with YouTube sensation Lilly Singh for a comical video, showing what happens when two Punjabis meet each other. Lilly, popularly known as Superwoman, on Friday took to Instagram to share the video with her followers. “When you meet someone from the[Read More…]
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) British national Christian Michel, the middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, has known “Mrs Gandhi” since 1986, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in its fourth supplementary chargesheet. Sources confirmed that besides “Mrs Gandhi”, the names of other Congress[Read More…]
Seoul, April 5 (IANS) Samsung on Friday launched its first 5G smartphone, the Galaxy S10 5G, in South Korea starting at $1,222, hoping to boost the stagnant smartphone market with the new device designed for the latest mobile network. Three mobile carriers – SK Telecom Co, KT Corp and LG[Read More…]
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter is extending the test of its much-awaited “Labels” feature beyond its “Twttr” beta test app to the main platform. The “Labels” feature would tag every person replying on a tweet thread to elevate the existing level of transparency on Twitter. “We want[Read More…]
Srinagar, April 5 (IANS) Two soldiers were injured on Friday in a mysterious explosion inside an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said the explosion took place at the Lachampora camp of the counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles in Handwara area. “Both soldiers have been shifted to the Army’s[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday lifted a stay it imposed earlier on the Karnataka government’s scheme to pump secondary treated water from sewage plants in Bengaluru to minor irrigation tanks in the water-starved districts of Kolar and Chikkaballapur. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone, who is gearing up for the final season of the web series “Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone”, says she often broke into tears while filming it as she had to go down the memory lane and[Read More…]
Seoul, April 5 (IANS) A massive fire has ripped through around 500 hectares of forest and urban areas along the northeastern coast of South Korea, killing at least one person, damaging hundreds of buildings and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. South Korea declared a national emergency on Friday[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In a big relief to Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the eviction of the Herald House that houses the National Herald office. The apex court stayed a February 28 order by the Delhi High Court. A bench[Read More…]
New Delhi/Washington, April 5 (IANS) India’s claim of shooting down a Pakistani F-16 in February has been challenged as a report citing unnamed US officials said that all US-supplied fighter jets to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have been counted and none is missing. The report in the American Foreign[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Over the years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen home teams preparing wickets to suit their strength. But Delhi Capitals’ request for wickets with grass has not been met by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). In fact, even as[Read More…]
Washington, April 5 (IANS) NASA has successfully tested its engine for the Space Launch System (SLS), marking a major milestone in its aim to return astronauts to the Moon in the next five years. The US space agency conducted the test of RS-25 flight engine No. 2062 on Thursday on[Read More…]
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Following a week of controversies surrounding its composition, Google’s external advisory board designed to monitor its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been dissolved after just one week of its formation. The AI ethics board, called the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC), included a[Read More…]
