Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Meteorology Department on Wednesday warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in several parts of the island country in the coming days. The Meteorology Department said that heavy falls of above 75 millimetres could be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and western provinces[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday presented the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2017 to 42 artists from the fields of music, dance, theatre, traditional/folk/tribal music/dance/theatre and puppetry. The awards were presented during a special ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. The names of[Read More…]
Montevideo, Feb 6 (IANS) Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro squandered their lead twice and in the end had to resign themselves to a two-goal draw when they visited Uruguay’s Danubio in the first leg of the second phase of the 60th edition of the Copa Libertadores. However, the parity is a positive[Read More…]
Berlin, Feb 6 (IANS) Werder Bremen made it through to the quarter-finals of the German Cup, defeating Borussia Dortmund on home soil in a penalty shootout (2-4) after 120 minutes’ play ended in a 3-3 draw. Although Max Kruse was in charge of scoring the final penalty, the fourth, Dortmund’s[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered framing of charges against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife in a Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case. “I am not passing any interim order. Let the charges be framed against Virbhadra Singh and[Read More…]
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that exoplanets Kepler-107b and Kepler-107c, which have almost identical radii of 1.5 and 1.6 Earth radii and have densities that are over twice as different, might offer a unique insight into how worlds are formed. The study by an international team of scientists,[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 6 (IANS) Google has extended the “Interpreter” mode on its Assistant to Home speakers and other third-party devices. The “Interpreter” mode will help users have real-time conversations with compatible devices and also translates them into other languages. “For now, you must use English, French, German, Italian, Japanese[Read More…]
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) With the leash tightening around embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya and the ground getting ready for his extradition to India, the dirt surrounding his operations in India, where he is accused of cheating banks to the tune of over Rs 7,000 crore,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Indo-German Bollywood actress Evelyn Sharma finds hosting “really fun” and says if given an opportunity, she would like to host talent-based reality shows as well. She has become a host of the weekly culture and lifestyle show “Euromaxx” for Germany’s international TV channel DW –[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Singer Sona Mohapatra believes that art and music have no boundaries and says the Hindi film industry takes Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s songs to recreate in every Bollywood album. “Film industry takes Nusrat Saab’s songs to recreate in every Bollywood album and India will[Read More…]
Vijayawada, Feb 6 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Police on Wednesday transferred the murder case of Florida-based NRI businessman Chigurupati Jayaram to Telangana. This was announced by Director General of Andhra Pradesh Police R.P. Thakur. The decision was taken after the police took legal opinion as Jayaram was murdered in Hyderabad[Read More…]
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There are 11 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh which the prospective partners in the coming polls–Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP)–have never won since 1999. The SP-led by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and BSP-led by[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 6 (IANS) Over 20 lakh Uttar Pradesh government employees went on a strike on Wednesday to demand restoration of the old pension scheme. The employees are protesting against the state’s new pension scheme under which the share of the government has been raised from 10 per cent to[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Politics is the game of possibilities where all stakeholders play their games to keep opponents on their toes. They use all the instruments at their disposal to prevent possible electoral tie-ups and spoil political fortunes. According to political pundits, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine in Maharashtra[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Flight operations were adversely affected on Wednesday at the Srinagar international airport due to bad weather, officials said. “Due to continuing snowfall and poor visibility, 14 flights have been suspended. No flight has landed or taken off from here,” a Srinagar airport official said. “Afternoon flight[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Home Ministry on Wednesday said the government has banned Tahreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM), a separatist group in Jammu and Kashmir. The organisation came into existence in 1990 with the objective of “liberating Kashmir” and has been actively pursuing its objective by way of acts of terror,[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (IANS) Popular comedy show “Modern Family” has been renewed for the 11th season, which will be its final one. The 20th Century Fox Television series has been an anchor of ABC’s primetime schedule since its premiere in 2009. Network ABC on Tuesday made the announcement on[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS) The 10-day budget session of the Karnataka legislature began on a stormy note on Wednesday with BJP legislators disrupting Governor Vajubhai Vala’s address to its joint sitting. As soon as Vala began his address in Hindi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members walked towards the Chair and[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan, who is reuniting with Prabhudheva in the upcoming film “Street Dancer 3D”, says he has always looked up to the choreographer-filmmaker-actor. Varun on Wednesday took to Twitter, where he shared a photograph of himself along with Prabhudheva. “Oh Deva re Deva aya Prabhudheva.[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (IANS) Friends of “Scrubs” actor Sam Lloyd have started a fundraising campaign to help him cover the costs of his fight against cancer. The 55-year-old actor, known for his portrayal of lawyer Ted Buckland in the medical comedy series, was diagnosed with cancer after doctors discovered[Read More…]
Bhopal, Feb 6 (IANS) Three men booked under the National Security Act (NSA) for cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh were likely to be transferred to Rewa Jail from Khandwa, police said on Wednesday. The NSA was invoked against Nadeem, Shakeel and Azam, who were rounded up on Friday under the[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 6 (IANS) A California law firm has filed a new class action lawsuit against Apple for forcing owners of iOS devices to repeatedly buy new chargers by updating the iPhones with new requirements around 2016, the media reported. The suit claims that thousands of iPhone owners in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan on a contempt plea filed by Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and the Centre saying that Bhushan tweeted that the AG “fabricated” minutes of a selection panel meeting on the appointment of then acting CBI[Read More…]
Wellington, Feb 6 (IANS) A disciplined performance with the ball and on field pressure helped New Zealand outsmart India by 23 runs in the opening Twenty20 International match here on Wednesday. Although Smriti Mandhana struck the fastest Twenty20 International half-century, getting to the mark in 24 deliveries, a disciplined performance[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, Feb 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that he wants immigrants to come to the US in “largest ever numbers” legally, as he declared during his State of the Union address his determination to build the controversial border wall to deter illegal immigrants and[Read More…]
