United Nations, Jan 2 (IANS) The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has estimated that nearly 386,000 babies were born on New Year’s Day, with India heading the list with 69,070. More than 90 percent of…
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (IANS) Nepal’s Hindu community on Tuesday kicked off celebrations for the Swasthani festival during which devotees bathe in various sacred rivers to wash away their sins and pray for prosperity. The religious…
San Francisco, Jan 2 (IANS) Marko Kobal — the co-founder of Slovenian Cryptocurrency mining market NiceHash that lost over $60 million in a Bitcoin hack in December — has stepped down as the company’s CEO….
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed all district police chiefs to set up an online portal and a toll-free telephone number for creating awareness about the Mental Healthcare Act…
Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) Pandemonium marred Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra’s opening address to a joint session of the assembly here as the National Conference and Congress raised slogans before staging a walkout. As…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) Actress Eva Longoria has debuted her baby bump and thanked the family for standing by her side during her first pregnancy. Longoria, who is expecting a boy with husband Jose…
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten and former India pacer Ashish Nehra have been roped in by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore as their batting and bowling…
San Francisco, Jan 2 (IANS) Combining publicly available data from Google Street View with machine-learning methods, researchers have found a way to predict the voting behaviour of people in the US. If the number of…
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) Thousands of out-patients were affected across Karnataka on Tuesday due to a private doctors’ strike against a new medical bill. Hundreds of private hospitals across the state shut their Out-Patient Departments…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Like every year, a lot of films are ready to hit the screens in 2018. So, know where to put your money. Here’s a list of must-see…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The last few years have seen content segmentation in the entertainment cluster and, as 2018 sets in, English-language channels are promising to offer an exciting year with…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said he has spoken to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and also put forth the “perspective” of the government, in view of the…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh, the son of late Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, says he is extremely proud of the Mumbai police. Riteish on Tuesday shared a photograph of a police constable…
Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she hoped for a fruitful budget session even as the opposition disrupted Governor N.N .Vohra’s address to a joint session of…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra says she doesnt mind being stalked on social media. Priyanka will be seen as a guest judge on the upcoming talent-based show “India’s Next Superstars”, which will feature…
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) Defending champions Japan will look to retain their title in the upcoming AFC U-23 Championship to be held in China next week, and with one eye firmly fixed on their role…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Popular Bollywood celebrities like Vishal Dadlani, Shreya Ghoshal and Harshdeep Kaur have congratulated singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who gave birth to her first child — a boy — in a hospital here….
Buenos Aires, Jan 2 (IANS) Argentine goalkeeper Franco Armani has announced his departure from Colombia’s Atletico Nacional as he bids to make his World Cup dream a reality. The 31-year-old has agreed to join Argentine…
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Large parts of Himachal Pradesh were reeling under a severe cold wave on Tuesday despite prevailing dry weather with long sunny conditions, the Met Office said. The state capital Shimla, with…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) The nationwide protest called on Tuesday by the IMA against a new bill seeking to replace the MCI with a new body left many patients in the lurch, as doctors stayed…