Bengaluru/Gurugram, Jan 15 (IANS) In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka that could lead to a political showdown, two Independent legislators, R. Shankar and H. Nagesh, withdrew their support…
Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, two legislators — a member of a regional outfit and an Independent — on Tuesday said they are…
London, Jan 15 (IANS) British MPs are set to vote on Tuesday whether to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal and set the country on its final road to leaving the EU on March…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Iconic Telugu actor Brahmanandam Kanneganti underwent a heart bypass surgery at the Asian Heart Institute (AHI), sources close to the family said here on Tuesday. He was rushed to the AHI…
Bangkok, Jan 15 (IANS) The Thai police have arrested an Indian man and 27 Thai women in connection with a fake-marriage registration scam that enabled Indians to get residential visas in the country. The Indian…
Los Angeles, Jan 15 (IANS) Chris Pratt’s ex wife Anna Faris has congratulated the actor on his engagement to girlfriend Katherine Schwarzenegger. Faris hit Instagram to comment one day after Pratt shared that he had…
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday said that the alliance between her party and the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections was giving the ruling BJP “sleepless…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) “The Accidental Prime Minister”, which delves on former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure, has been cleared for release in Pakistan with minor cuts, Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censors…
By Saket Suman Prayagraj, Jan 15 (IANS) Hundreds of hoardings carrying the images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dotted the streets of the holy town as millions from…
Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) On the occasion of Pongal, filmmaker S. Shankar on Tuesday unveiled the first look poster of his next movie, “Indian 2” featuring actor-politician Kamal Haasan. Shankar shared the poster via a…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Central government on Monday notified the 10 per cent quota amendment in its official gazette, bringing reservation to the economically weak section among upper castes formally in action. “In…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Writers, activists and journalists in Pakistan on Monday held a nationwide protest against a ban on Indian filmmaker Nandita Das’ “Manto”, based on the life of the late Urdu writer Saadat…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Three years after former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were arrested for alleged sedition, the Delhi Police on Monday filed a charge-sheet…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Lower fuel prices further eased India’s retail inflation in December to 2.19 per cent from the annual rate of 2.33 per cent in November, even as food prices appreciated somewhat…
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Australian umpiring great Simon Taufel on Monday backed under-fire cricketers Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul, calling for the issue to be handled with care as everyone makes mistakes and it is…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) NGO Common Cause on Monday moved the Supreme Court opposing the appointment of M. Nageshwara Rao as the CBI’s interim Director and for directions for laying down specific mechanisms to…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Calling out Rajkumar Hirani in the #MeToo movement is a radical step-up in the naming and shaming endeavour. The creator of the “Munna Bhai” series has silenced…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Delhi Police on Monday filed a chargesheet against former JNU Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case after some students shouted “anti-national slogans” in…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that America would “devastate Turkey economically” if the NATO-allied country attacks Kurds in the region. “Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) Amid the longest government shutdown in the US history, a majority say President Donald Trump bears more responsibility for it than the Democrats in Congress, and the President’s disapproval rating has…