Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Australian openers survived the early jitters to post 8/0 at stumps on Day 2 of the third Test after India declared their first innings at a mammoth 443/7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday. Aaron Finch (3 batting) and Marcus Harris (5 batting)[Read More…]
Jakarta, Dec 27 (IANS) All flights around Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano were re-routed and the alert level was on Thursday raised to the second-highest possible, days after the volcano triggered a tsunami leaving over 400 dead. The alert was raised from Level 2 to 3 on a scale of 4[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday lauded the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for cracking the “dangerous terrorist module” and defended the government’s decision on monitoring of computers by 10 security and intelligence agencies, asking: “Would this crackdown of the terrorist module by the NIA[Read More…]
Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Australia were 8/0 in their first innings, trailing India by 435 runs at stumps on the second day of the third cricket Test here on Thursday. Marcus Harris was batting on five and fellow opener Aaron Finch was on three when play was called off for[Read More…]
By Fakir BalajiBengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Embracing disruptive technologies to stay ahead of the curve, the buoyant Indian IT industry made digital business its growth driver in 2018, despite facing a shortage of skills and double-digit attrition. “The Indian IT industry is reinventing for digital. India is seen as a[Read More…]
Melbourne: India declared their first innings after scoring a mammoth 443/7 to leave Australia with just seven overs to bat on Day 2 of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday. India’s massive total was powered by a classic century from Cheteshwar Pujara (106) and[Read More…]
Jaipur, Dec 27 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh on early Thursday allocated portfolios to the Council of Ministers, three days after 23 ministers took oath, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot keeping key departments including Home, Finance and Personnel. The allocation of portfolios took place at 2 a.m., a statement said.[Read More…]
Paris, Dec 27 (IANS) France has dropped a long-running investigation into the shooting down of a plane carrying former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose death in 1994 was a trigger for the genocide in the country. Over one million Tutsi people were killed by the then Hutu majority government in[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday paid homage to the first public singing of India’s national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’, saying the composition by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is a tribute to Bengal’s leading role in the freedom struggle. “Jana Gana Mana was first[Read More…]
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from hospital following a surgery to remove cancerous growths found on her left lung, the court has said. Ginsburg was released from hospital on Tuesday and is now “recuperating at home”, Xinhua news agency on Thursday quoted[Read More…]
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has started rolling out Android 9 Pie update for OnePlus 5 and 5T smartphones, weeks after releasing two beta builds of the Operating System (OS) for the two models. The final version of the update arrives as OxygenOS 9.0.0, based on Android[Read More…]
By Siddhi JainNew Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Technology was a game-changer in the arts landscape in 2018, pushing the limits of approach and aesthetics — and even the creators — while there was also a visible shift from just seeing art to experiencing it. Creating multiple copies of an art[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Dec 27 (IANS) Comedian Kevin Hart is starting the new year with a new gig after stepping down as the Oscars’ host. The “Night School” actor, 39, is hosting a New Year’s Eve weekend celebration at Drai’s Nightclub, here after stepping down as the Oscars’ host earlier this[Read More…]
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) The US is offering Taliban militants a safety network that job opportunities to persuade the insurgents to join the Afghan peace process. As world powers, including the US and Russia, expedite efforts to encourage the Taliban to join the Afghan peace process, the US Defence Department[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 27 (IANS) Amid reports of Apple halting a production boost for its newest iPhones due to slower than expected demand, a new survey of US customers revealed that more Android users switched loyalty to Apple this year than in previous years. Leading the transition for Android users[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan, who has turned 53 on Thursday, says that his mother Salma Khan wants him to achieve a six-pack body as a New Year resolution. Salman was interacting with the media outside his farmhouse in Panvel in the midst of his birthday celebrations on[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 27 (IANS) “Empire” star Terrence Howard has proposed to his former wife Mira Pak three years after their divorce. The 49-year-old star took to Instagram on Tuesday to share that he proposed to Pak, sharing an image of her engagement ring and his touching speech about finding[Read More…]
Jakarta, Dec 27 (IANS) All flights around Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano have been re-routed and the alert level has been raised to the second-highest possible after a series of eruptions spewed out lava. A five-kilometre exclusion zone around the volcano has also been imposed, the BBC reported on Thursday. Indonesia’s[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 27 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus and actor Liam Hemsworth are now reportedly married. They had originally planned to wed in their ocean-side home in Malibu before it was destroyed in a wildlife. According to bbc.com, Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to Australian actor and long-standing partner. She[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 27 (IANS) A day after abusing a journalist, and threatening him of “smashing his head”, Lok Sabha MP Moulana Badaruddin Ajmal expressed his apologies on Thursday, saying he respects media persons. Ajmal, a Lok Sabha MP from Assam’s Dhubri constituency, landed himself in a controversy on Wednesday over[Read More…]
By Haricharan PudipeddiChennai, Dec 27 (IANS) From a biopic on legendary southern actress Savitri to a hard-hitting film on caste-based discrimination and a moving drama centered on events that follow an untimely death, southern cinema ventured into uncharted territories in 2018 with content that not only stood out, but also[Read More…]
By Gokul BhagabatiNew Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The speed at which global technology giants changed the way people lead their lives — the way they talk to each other or conduct businesses — without being concerned about any roadblocks was remarkable. But all that changed in 2018. Scandals surrounding Facebook[Read More…]
Jaipur, Dec 27 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh on early Thursday allocated portfolios to the Council of Ministers, three days after 23 ministers took oath, officials said. The allocation of portfolios took place at 2 a.m., a statement said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has kept key departments including Home, Finance[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 27 (IANS) In a blow to brand Android, Google is planning to shift its Messages web app — which allows users to manage SMS/MMS messages on their phone from another device — from Android.com to Google.com, a media report said. The move is seen as Google’s plan[Read More…]
By Vishnu MakhijaniNew Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Some years ago, at a South Delhi eatery that grandly announced it served “Chinese, Japanese, Mughlai” cuisine, I came upon a young Oriental couple and their two small children with the man muttering and gesticulating at the order-taker, who too was doing the[Read More…]
