San Francisco, Jan 4 (IANS) Google has acquired a start-up named Superpod that built an app allowing users to post questions and receive answers from experts quickly — a move that will help boost Google Assistant’s ability to accurately answer users’ questions. According to a report in Axios late Thursday,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Beginning his Twitter tirade in New Year, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has criticized Singapore, saying the government there has been “unwelcome” to his electric car plans for the city state. Responding to one of his follower’s question on why Tesla was not yet[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Union Minister Ajay Maken on Friday resigned as the Delhi Congress chief. “Since the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, I have got immense love and support as Delhi Congress President from the party workers, media and party President[Read More…]
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Cheteshwar Pujara missed a double ton as India posted a healthy 491/6 at tea on second day of the fourth test against Australia here on Friday. Pujara (193) could only manage to add 12 runs to his individual score in the second session before he was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Dense fog blanketed the national capital on Friday with the visibility dropping to 400 meters and the air quality recorded under ‘severe’ category, the weather office said. “The minimum temperature was recorded at 7.1 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. At 8.30 a.m. the humidity was[Read More…]
San Francisco, Jan 4 (IANS) Customers globally spent $1.22 billion on Apple App Store in the 2018 holiday season, making a single-day record with purchases worth $322 million on New Year’s Day alone. App Store spending topped $1.22 billion between Christmas eve and New Year’s eve, Apple said in a[Read More…]
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) Minimum temperatures dropped further in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Friday as the weather office forecast widespread rain and snow during the next 48 hours. An India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said moderate rain and snow is likely to occur in Jammu and[Read More…]
Naypyidaw, Jan 4 (IANS) Myanmar President U Win Myint on Friday called for trust-building to promote the peace process and ensuring well-balanced development of all states and regions. He made the call in his message on the occasion of the 71st Independence Day of Myanmar, Xinhua news agency reported. The[Read More…]
Sydney Jan 4 (IANS) India were at 389/5 at lunch on second day of the fourth test against Australia here on Friday. Cheteshwar Pujara (181 runs in 332 balls) and Rishabh Pant (27) were at the crease when umpires called for the break. Starting the day with overnight score of[Read More…]
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 45 basis points to 6.8586 against the US dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by[Read More…]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Television personality James Argent, who has been a teetotaller for six months, wants to lose weight. As a New Year resolution, the former “Towie” has promised himself to return the gym but also finds it challenging, reported thesun.co.uk. “I need to get back in the gym[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to give its share of the Bengaluru suburban train project cost from the state budget for fiscal 2019-20, an official statement said. “The state government will clear the city’s suburban train network’s detailed project report (DPR) by Sunday and allocate[Read More…]
Tokyo, Jan 4 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index tracking an equities rout on Wall Street overnight sparked by Apple Inc lowering its sales outlook and concerns about a global economic slowdown. As of 9:15 am (5:45 am IST), the 225-issue Nikkei[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Remo Dsouza opened up about his personal life and wife Lizelle on the set of dance reality show “Dance+4”. Their love story was revealed on the show when one of the participating groups Feel Crew danced on only dialogues depicting Remo and Lizelle’s journey and[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump congratulated Democrat Nancy Pelosi on her election as House speaker and insisted on the need for a wall along the US-Mexico border. In a surprising, albeit brief, appearance before reporters on Thursday, his first of the year, Trump hailed the “tremendous achievement” of[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Actress Geetanjali Mishra gets mostly cameos in TV shows, but she isn’t complaining. “I enjoy getting noticed on-screen. Cameos play an important role in the shows. Many important twists and plots revolve around cameo performers. I made my acting debut with ‘Sangam’ which was a lengthy[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Representative Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, was elected the new speaker of the US House of Representatives. Pelosi, 78, is the only woman who has held the office before and is among a few elected officials to return to the post. She was the House speaker[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 4 (IANS) The “Mean Girls” star Lindsay Lohan took to Instagram to share her nude photograph with her 7.1 million followers, but got slammed by some. In the photograph, Lohan ditches her clothes to pose on a sofa in a crawling position. Wearing nothing but high heels,[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to give its share of the Bengaluru suburban train project cost from the state budget for fiscal 2019-20, an official statement said. “The state government will clear the city’s suburban train network’s detailed project report (DPR) by Sunday and allocate[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) At least six people died, including a minor and several others injured after an explosion in a factory in Delhi on Thursday night, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Monika Bharadwaj told IANS, “Till now eight bodies have been removed from the building, out[Read More…]
Los Angels, Jan 4 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber serenaded Hailey Baldwin outside a hotel before heading out on a date night. The couple was pictured giggling outside the Montage hotel in Beverly Hills, wearing similar casual clothing, reports dailymail.co.uk. Bieber appeared to be in high spirits. He wore a yellow[Read More…]
By Subhash K JhaMumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Amid all sorts of misinformation about Kader Khan’s funeral being tossed in sections of the media, his son Sarfaraz on Thursday clarified that Khan was laid to rest on Wednesday. “My father was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Meadowvale Cemetery in[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 4 (IANS) Actress Melissa Joan Hart of “Sabrina The Teenage Witch” fame has opened up on how faith has helped her to overcome challenges. “I feel like every time something bad has happened, I’ve come out of it because of my faith,” she said during an appearance[Read More…]
By Arul LouisNew York, Jan 3 (IANS) United States President Donald Trump has stirred a diplomatic tempest by ridiculing India’s development efforts in Afghanistan and sources in New Delhi have rejected the volatile remarks by pointing out the importance of nation-building in the war-torn nation and asserting that it provides[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) To halt the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital, Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday urged the Central government to bring an ordinance on the same along with a solution for encroachments on city roads. “I request the Central government to bring[Read More…]
