Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) India’s key equity indices — Sensex and Nifty50 — closed calender year 2017 higher by 28 per cent and 29 per cent respectively. The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Fourteen persons, including a young woman celebrating her birthday, were asphyxiated, and at least 23 others injured in a major fire that engulfed a pub and other establishments here early on…
Shimla, Dec 29 (IANS) In a video grab gone viral, Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh firebrand legislator Asha Kumari is seen involved in a tiff with a woman constable and slapped her on Friday, as…
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Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Hula your way into the New Year or dance off daubed in glitter — there are options galore for party goers here this New Year’s Eve (NYE). With unlimited food and…
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Three persons were killed in the early hours of Friday when a speeding car rammed into a truck from the rear on the Lucknow-Delhi highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, police said….
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 29 (IANS) Two foreign journalists, an interpreter and a driver jailed for flying a drone near Myanmar’s parliament have been released, the authorities said on Friday. Cameraman Lau Hon Meng from…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) NASA said it is collaborating with American Girl, a doll and book company, to inspire children to dream big and reach for the stars. The focus of the collaboration is the…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Whether you are gearing up for a girls’ night out, a quiet evening or something in between, welcome the New Year in style. Designer Delna Poonawalla has a few fashion…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Thousands of elderly persons whose biometrics do not match their records anymore are facing trouble in getting their pension as well as getting any other Aadhaar-linked work done, a BJP…
By Anil Sharma Jaipur, Dec 29 (IANS) If you’re looking to celebrate New Year in Rajasthan and have not booked a room so far, then the chances are you may not get one or get…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of UN sanctions, the Foreign Ministry announced here on Friday. A ministry…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made relatively fewer public appearances in 2017 since he assumed power in 2011 and about 30 per cent less than 2016, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said…
San Francisco, Dec 29 (IANS) After nearly five years, two persons have won the final legal battle against Apple, earning the right to call their clothing company “Steve Jobs” — Apple’s late iconic founder. According…
Mumbai: Actress Sneha Ullal during a programme in Mumbai on Dec 28, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Sneha Ullal during a programme in Mumbai on Dec 28, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Sneha Ullal during…
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China’s ban on importing 24 types of waste that comes into force on January 1, will serve as a wake-up call to countries that export waste to seek more sustainable methods,…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit on Friday rued the “apathy of the system”, while film actors like Ajay Devgn and Rajkummar Rao expressed condolences following the tragedy in which a fire engulfed a…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed AICC General Secretaries Ashok Gehlot and Sushil Kumar Shinde as observers for the first Congress Legislature Party meetings in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh,…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 29 (IANS) Former Brazil internationals Diego Cavalieri and Henrique were among the eight players released by Fluminense as part of a major overhaul of the the Rio de Janeiro football club’s…
San Francisco, Dec 29 (IANS) Google has quietly stopped selling its popular Pixel C tablet through its online store in favour of the new $1,000 Pixelbook hybrid laptop it released earlier this year. “As is…