Kabul, Jan 2 (IANS) At least 29 Taliban militants, including two Iranians, have been killed in operations and airstrikes by Afghan forces in the country’s Faryab province, the military said on Wednesday. The operation, which…
Manali, Jan 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday opened the five-day National Winter Carnival in this tourist resort in Kullu district by flagging off a carnival parade. The Chief Minister…
By Kaushik Kumar Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) After missing their first chance to enter the final of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Gujarat Fortunegiants will take on a confident UP Yoddha in the second qualifier of…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) At least four workers were killed and one was critically injured on Wednesday due to a gas explosion inside a coal mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The blast took place in…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) At 6 feet 8 inches, bulky and heavily tattooed British bodybuilder and actor Martyn Ford, who has featured in films like “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” and “Undisputed 4”, is dubbed…
Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh should order the Central agencies under his command to raid the private residence of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to search and seize files related to…
Rabat, Jan 2 (IANS) Morocco has been named the second best performing country after Sweden in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Sweden was in top position, followed by Morocco and Lithuania in the CCPI…
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to look after the infant saved just in time on Tuesday from being buried alive by his father in Srinagar. Farooq Ahmad Lone, Secretary,…
Ranchi, Jan 2 (IANS) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Palamau in Jharkhand on January 5, one colour will not be permitted in any form: black. The Palamau administration issued the ban order after leaders…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The government on Wednesday rejected in the Lok Sabha the opposition demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, saying there was…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) A day after the Reserve Bank allowed restructuring defaulted loans of up to Rs 25 crore taken by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), its Governor Shaktikanta Das said he will…
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Staying in shape is no mean job as people often find that they quickly regain the weight that they had shed after a rigorous regime of dieting or exercise. Eating…
Visakhapatnam, Jan 2 (IANS) The knife attack on YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy at Visakhapatnam Airport on October 25 last year was pre-planned, police said on Wednesday. Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner Mahesh Chandra Laddha…
Vijayawada, Jan 2 (IANS) Four persons were killed and three injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a container truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district on Wednesday, police said. The accident…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Among the slew of best and worst film lists of 2018, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has come up with his own listing of movies which left him feeling jealous. “My list is…
Brisbane, Jan 2 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal on Wednesday pulled out of the Brisbane International with a left thigh injury. The 32-year-old was set to play his 2019 opening match in Brisbane against France’s Jo-Wilfried…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned for the day amid sloganeering by agitating AIADMK and DMK members who, in a very unusual move, defied Chair’s orders to withdraw from…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, saying the entire country was “pointing fingers” at him and demanded…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) After seven months of its debut, China-based smartphone maker Realme’s smartphone sales have touched a milestone of four million, the company said in Twitter. Proclaiming the feat, the online-focussed handset…