Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani said on Friday that the desecration of the Jamia Masjid was an attempt to link the indigenous struggle of Kashmiris to global terror groups. Addressing the Friday gathering at the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of Srinagar on telephone, Geelani[Read More…]
Sao Paulo, Jan 4 (IANS) Fabio Carille revealed that a conversation with Brazil legend Ronaldo helped convince him to return to Corinthians as head coach. Carille replaced Jair Ventura last month following the Sao Paulo club’s disappointing end to the 2018 Brazilian Serie A season, reports Xinhua news agency. The[Read More…]
Agartala, Jan 4 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura Police in a joint raid have seized a huge amount of ganja (cannabis) valued at Rs 1.2 crore in Tripura, police said on Friday. A BSF statement said 2,040 kg of ganja in 204 bundles was seized from a[Read More…]
Mexico City, Jan 4 (IANS) Mexico will play friendlies against Chile and Paraguay in California in March to fine-tune their preparations for the Gold Cup continental tournament. The clash with Chile in San Diego on March 22 will be followed by a duel with Paraguay in Santa Clara four days[Read More…]
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma says her husband, cricketer Virat Kohli always makes her happy. The “Zero” star, who is currently spending quality time with Kohli in Sydney, shared a cosy photograph with him on social media and wrote: “You make me such a happy girl.” Kohli is[Read More…]
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will be jointly tried with former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arul Kanda for allegedly tampering with an audit report on the state fund, a court ruled here on Friday. On December 12, Najib and Arul[Read More…]
Bangkok, Jan 4 (IANS) About 7,000 people were moved to evacuation centres as Storm Pabuk struck the Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday, officials said. Authorities were trying to evacuate 80,000 people in the province, Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Secretary of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, Udomporn Kan, told[Read More…]
Kabul, Jan 4 (IANS) The US Army chief paid an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital and held a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, according to a government statement on Friday. “General Mark A. Milley at the head of ranking delegation visited Kabul and met President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani[Read More…]
Abu Dhabi, Jan 4 (IANS) Australia, who joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006, have changed the landscape of the sport in the region, especially when they lifted their first Asian Cup on home soil four years ago in 2015. Now, the traditional powerhouses of Asian football like Japan,[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) Cold weather with minimum temperature up to 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday. “A minimum temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius was recorded on Friday morning in Bengaluru, which has been among the lowest temperatures witnessed in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The health of your skin mirrors the health of your body. With a healthy diet and proper lifestyle, you can delay ageing, say experts. As a person ages, the skin goes through reduced activity of sebaceous glands which results in dry skin. Also, thinning of[Read More…]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Singer Jessie J has announced a break from social media to deal with “heavy personal stuff”, following the shock death of her longtime security guard. The “Price Tag” hitmaker, 30, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a message announcing her hiatus, days after posting a[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Nancy Pelosi, the newly-elected Speaker in the House of Representatives, has invited President Donald Trump to deliver his second State of the Union address on January 29. “In the spirit of our Constitution, I invite you to deliver your State of the Union address before a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Oakridge Energy, one of North India’s leading residential rooftop solar companies, has raised a first line of credit from the Indian arm of Dutch social impact investor Oikocredit for financing a pilot of residential solar rooftop installations Oakridge intends to install. Oikocredit is among the[Read More…]
By Troy RibeiroFilm: “The Mule”; Director: Clint Eastwood; Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Lawrence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest, Ignacio Serricchio, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood, Ray Hernandez, Lobo Sebastian, Manny Montana and Noel Gugliemi; Rating: ** Actor-director Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” feels too ordinary to be a meaningful film about[Read More…]
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Bullish on the success of its Redmi series — especially in the Indian market — Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has announced it is making Redmi an independent brand. The announcement essentially makes Redmi — originally introduced as a budget smartphone line-up by the company in[Read More…]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Eating an egg daily can have a beneficial effect on the blood metabolite profile that is related to a lower risk of Type-2 diabetes, a new study shows. The findings showed that the blood samples of men who ate more eggs included certain lipid molecules that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media on Friday to congratulate amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha for successfully climbing Mt Vinson, the highest mountain in Antarctica. “Excellent! Congratulations to @sinha_arunima for scaling new heights of success,” Modi wrote on his official Twitter handle. “She is[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) The US has urged its citizens to “exercise increased caution” when travelling to China as they could face arbitrary detention there, a move that came amid tense relations between the countries dominated by trade row and the recent American-requested arrest of a high-profile Chinese executive in[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Defying the global markets, the benchmark Sensex gained over 200 points during the afternoon trade session on Friday as financial stocks gained. In addition, the sentiments were lifted as the Indian currency strengthened by over 30 paise on Friday to trade at 69.88 per dollar, against[Read More…]
By Debayan MukherjeeKolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) Talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will have to play leading roles on and off the pitch, if India are to do well in the upcoming Asian Cup football tournament, feels former captain Bhaichung Bhutia. India, who qualified for the Asian[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Oakridge Energy, one of North Indias leading residential rooftop solar companies, has raised a first line of credit from the Indian arm of Dutch social impact investor Oikocredit for financing a pilot of residential solar rooftop installations it intends to install Oakridge. Oikocredit is among[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 4 (IANS) Comedian Kevin Hart says he is “evaluating” his decision to step down as host of the 91st Academy Awards. In an interview to Ellen DeGeneres on “Ellen”, Hart opened the door to returning to the role, reported variety.com. Hart stepped down from the role following[Read More…]
By Tridib BaparnashMumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Gujarat Fortunegiants will look to tighten all screws in their second successive attempt at glory when they face a resurgent Bengaluru Bulls in the summit clash of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 6 at the NSCI Stadium here on Saturday. The PKL-6 final[Read More…]
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Brilliant batting efforts from Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant, along with a useful contribution from Ravindra Jadeja, helped India continue their domination on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test as Australia trailed by 598 runs here on Friday. In reply to India’s[Read More…]
