Cairo, Dec 29 (IANS) Egyptian security forces killed 40 suspected extremists during operations in several parts of the country in response to an attack on a tourist bus a day before that claimed four lives,…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) The British divers which helped rescue a young Thai soccer team from a flooded cave this year have been awarded medals by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2019 New Year’s honours…
Melbourne, Dec 29 (IANS) Pacer Pat Cummins doubled up his career-best bowling effort with a stubborn unbeaten half-century to help Australia reach 258/8 and deny India an easy win at stumps on Day 4 of…
San Francisco, Dec 29 (IANS) Saying goodbye to one of his toughest years filled with several controversies, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is “proud” of the progress in 2018 and the company has now…
Cairo, Dec 29 (IANS) An explosion on Friday targeting a bus carrying Vietnamese tourists on an excursion to the Giza pyramids left four people dead and 10 others wounded, Egyptian authorities said. Three of the…
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu on Friday clarified that he has no undisputed tax payable and that he is a law abiding citizen complying with all fiscal legislation. The legal team of…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Actor Mahesh Babu, who is currently holidaying in Dubai with wife and children, was in for a shock when he woke up on Friday morning to read…
New Delhi/Bhopal, Dec 28 (IANS) Dismissing reports of banning upcoming political film “The Accidental Prime Minister” in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Friday dubbed the movie on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as “fake propaganda…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) It was a year Congress President Rahul Gandhi came into his own as a campaigner and strategist, emerging as a powerful voice in the opposition against Prime…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) The partial shutdown of the US federal government is set to drag into next week after lawmakers made little progress in resolving a budgetary stalemate over funding for the border wall…
San Francisco, Dec 28 (IANS) The moderators at Facebook who carry out the critical task of removing dangerous content from its platform rely on material based on incorrect interpretation of certain Indian laws, The New…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Simmba” Director: Rohit Shetty Cast: Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Sonu Sood, Ajay Devgan, Ashutosh Rana, Siddharth Jadhav Rating: **** Critical opinion on a Rohit Shetty film may vary wildly, simply…
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) There were widespread reports on Wednesday afternoon of “Thackeray” – the bio-pic of Balasaheb Thackeray – being censored hours before the trailer launch. The reports said the…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday laid foundation stone for the State Secretariat Complex in this upcoming state capital. The launch of the work on the…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 that makes instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat a criminal offence, with a jail term…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) The trailer of “The Accidental Prime Minister” begins with director Hansal Mehtas voiceover reminding us what a thankless job Manmohan Singh had taken over. Indeed, acquiring the…
Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS) Russia’s new hypersonic missile system, which Moscow claims is “invulnerable” to the US defences, will enter service in 2019, President Vladimir Putin said after conducting a test of the missile. The…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is the “worst perpetrator” of misinformation on the Internet, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion David Kaye has said. “Governments are real offenders when…
Jakarta, Dec 27 (IANS) All flights around Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano were re-routed and the alert level was on Thursday raised to the second-highest possible, days after the volcano triggered a tsunami leaving over 400…
Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Australian openers survived the early jitters to post 8/0 at stumps on Day 2 of the third Test after India declared their first innings at a mammoth 443/7 at the Melbourne…