Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the most prominent faces among Democrats, announced the formation of a committee to weigh a bid for the party’s 2020 nomination for president of the…
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) With the decks cleared for functioning of separate high courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from New Year, employees and lawyers of Andhra Pradesh at the High Court of Judicature in…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly rated the current Australian selection process as the “lowest ever” while responding to ex-captain Steve Waugh’s predicted playing XI for the fourth and final Test,…
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a new term with a landslide victory, the country’s Election Commission said on Monday, in an election marred by deadly violence and condemned by…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday that the Triple Talaq bill will create more problems for Muslim women as it will disturb the family structure among…
W0ashington, Dec 31 (IANS) A senior Republican senator has said President Donald Trump has agreed to reevaluate, for now, his plans to immediately withdraw all US troops from Syria as he had promised to finish…
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Smugglers and migrants are using Facebook to buy boats for crossing the Channel from the French port city of Calais to come to Britain, The Telegraph reported. The Facebook “Marketplace” has…
Tokyo, Dec 31 (IANS) A Tokyo court on Monday extended to January 11 the detention of Nissan Motor?s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested in connection with financial misconduct allegations. The 64-year-old French-Brazilian businessman…
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Hours after parliament polls closed on Sunday, leaving at least 17 people dead, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led major opposition alliance demanded re-election under a non-partisan interim…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen famed for his ability to put searching questions before the society — especially the middle class — died at his south Kolkata residence on Sunday following old…
By Sirshendu Panth “By accident, a maker of films… Good or bad, yes or no, they know me as an iconoclast,” Mrinal Sen said about himself in his autobiography, giving an apt and characteristically witty…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people to seek “loftier goals” with “renewed zeal” in the coming year as he recalled the various strides India made in 2018….
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) From superstar Sridevis untimely death to demise of Marvel creator Stan Lee , the year of 2018 was a tough year for Bollywood and Hollywood as the industries have lost…
Melbourne, Dec 30 (IANS) Taking a dig at uncharitable comments by former Australian players, Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday credited the country’s domestic structure for his team’s victories during the ongoing tour of Australia….
Melbourne, Dec 30 (IANS) India defeated Australia by 137 runs in the third cricket Test to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series here on Sunday. With the fourth Test starting on January 3,…
Monterrey (Mexico), Dec 30 (IANS) The government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday decreed the creation of a free zone along the US border as part of a project to win investment,…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday dropped hints of becoming a part of the ‘grand alliance’, with its leaders accepting the possibility of cooperation with other political parties to remove…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The king of southern cine music, 75-year-old Illayaraja, a Padma Vibhushan, is fighting a lone battle for royalty. Arraigned against Illayaraja are music companies, light music troupes and singers and now…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Giving a dramatic twist in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal case, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday brought in the name of ‘Mrs Gandhi’ and ‘big man R’, an apparent…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) A lawyer for a Russian company accused of bankrolling efforts to disrupt the 2016 presidential campaign has said that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has “collected a nude selfie” as…