Ottawa, March 4 (IANS) The chief financial officer of China’s tech giant Huawei is suing Canada over her arrest at Vancouver airport last year at the request of the US. Meng Wanzhou was detained in December on suspicion of fraud and breaching US sanctions on Iran. US authorities are seeking[Read More…]
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton says she does not have time for love right now as she is too busy to find a man and settle down. The 38-year-old broke off her engagement to actor Chris Zylka in November last year, 11 months after he popped the[Read More…]
Washington, March 4 (IANS) A committee of the US House of Representatives is seeking documents alleging obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his aides. Judiciary committee chairman Jerrold Nadler told ABC news that 60 individuals and entities would be receiving requests from Monday,[Read More…]
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) Actress Ellen Page was “lucky” she could “reach out to a therapist” when she felt “repressed” as a lesbian woman. “A lot of superhero narratives particularly in this show (‘The Umbrella Academy’), are so much about feeling like an outsider then going on a journey[Read More…]
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) Veteran actor Ian McKellen says he gets pestered by “Harry Potter” fans who confuse his “Lord of the Rings” (LOTR) character Gandalf for Professor Dumbledore. McKellen said Dumbledore actor Michael Gambon, who played Harry Potter’s mentor in six films, has the same problem with LOTR[Read More…]
Aden, March 4 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Sunday visited Yemen’s port city of Aden, warning that peace deals signed between the two warring rivals in Yemen may face collapse. Hunt arrived at Aden’s international airport as the first Western foreign minister who has travelled to war-torn Yemen[Read More…]
Washington, March 4 (IANS) US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday said the just-concluded meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is not a “failed summit”. “I don’t agree at all that it was a failed summit,” he said during an interview with Fox[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting of the National Security Council. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale attended the meeting. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The IAF air strike in Pakistan remained at the centre of political slugfest on Sunday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Opposition for questioning the counter-terror operation while the Congress hit back by accusing the BJP of playing politics over national security.[Read More…]
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) ATK had to fight hard for a 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos FC in the concluding league clash of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, here on Sunday. After a goalless first-half, Edu Garcia headed ATK into the lead in the[Read More…]
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has confirmed recovery of ‘Bronze era’ artifacts during an excavation work in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. The ASI has stumbled upon a chariot and many other remnants of the ‘Bronze Era’ (2000-1800 BC). ASI Director General Usha Sharma[Read More…]
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Sunday announced its database of flora in peninsular India was now online. “Nature enthusiasts now have free access to peer-reviewed information on over 10,000 species of plants from peninsular India through the ‘Digital Flora of Peninsular India’ site,” the[Read More…]
Gurugram, March 3 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Gurugram Police has arrested three persons for alleged involvement in the smuggling of methadone powder, a contraband drug. Shamsher Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police at the Crime Branch, said methadone power was used by the pharmaceutical companies to manufacture medicines for de-addiction.[Read More…]
Bhopal/New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A three-day brainstorming meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghs highest decision-making body ‘Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’ will be held from March 8 in Gwalior with Lok Sabha polls high on the agenda. The meeting will be attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Sarkaryavah Bhaiyaji Joshi,[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Sunday began a two-week-long joint military exercise in Tangail, Bangladesh, to hone their tactical and technical skills to counter insurgency and terrorism. “The eighth edition of the exercise “Sampriti” started at the Bongobondhu Cantonment, Tangail, Bangladesh, with an impressive opening ceremony[Read More…]
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here on Sunday launched 211 development projects worth Rs 4,106 crore through video conferencing. Addressing people after the ceremony, Khattar said: “This would usher in an era of development in the state.” The Chief Minister also said he had made[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 28-year old woman doctor, working with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, allegedly committed suicide early on Sunday, police said. “Hospital management informed the police at 5.51 a.m.,” DCP Monika Bhardwaj said. “A syringe, her bag and cell phone were found lying on the floor,” Bhardwaj said.[Read More…]
Ghaziabad, March 3 (IANS) CRPF trooper Vinod Kumar, who died in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir recently, was cremated in Ghaziabad’s Patla town on Sunday with full state honour. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a grant of Rs 25 lakh for his family and a government job for[Read More…]
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), March 3 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the Kalashnikov rifles manufacturing unit launched here by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will bolster Indias defence potential besides creating employment. In his message read out at the unveiling ceremony of the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Limited unit in[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) employees in the state. The new pay structure will be effective retrospectively from April 1, 2016, said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). However,[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Over 50 differently-abled couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony, here on Sunday. The mass wedding was organised by Narayan Seva Sansthan, a charitable organisation, which runs a hospital. It offers free polio treatment and surgery for differently-abled. Traditional customs and rituals were[Read More…]
Haarlem (The Netherlands), March 3 (IANS) With Madhya Pradesh boy Priyanshu Rajawat losing his quarter-finals match, the Indian presence came to an end at the prestigious Yonex Dutch Junior International 2019 badminton tournament, here on Saturday. The 17-year-old lost 13-21, 20-22 to fourth seed Brian Yang of Canada. Earlier, the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) State-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy is the joint winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award given by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the US, said the Virginia-based aerospace technical society on Sunday. “Reddy was selected for his[Read More…]
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Several people, mostly BJP members, were injured as clashes broke out in various parts of West Bengal on Sunday when police sought to stop party activists from taking out ‘Vijay Sankalp’ bike rallies. Launched by Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Friday, the bike rallies[Read More…]
Jammu, March 3 (IANS) Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, 62, returned after performing ‘Umrah’ (pilgrimage to Mecca) last month. He lives in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, but his current visit to Jammu has a special purpose and meaning. He has brought walnuts to greet Girdharilal Daftari, his 68-year-old Kashmiri Pandit friend who[Read More…]
