By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) It was a room full of men. In a year when inclusivity and gender equality have been buzzwords, an all-male delegation representing the Indian film industry meeting…
Shillong, Dec 19 (IANS) The fate of 14 miners, who have been trapped in a flooded coal pit in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for a week, remains unknown as rescuers are battling with the…
Davos, Dec 19 (IANS) It could take 202 years for women to earn as much as men because the global pay gap is so vast and the pace of change so slow, the World Economic…
San Francisco, Dec 19 (IANS) Facebook has elevated its senior Indian-origin executive Karandeep Anand to head Workplace — the company’s two-year-old enterprise communication tool now being used by over 30,000 organisations globally including in India….
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) After the BJP governments in Assam and Gujarat announced waiver of farm loans and rural electricity bills, respectively, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said it was now time for…
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system that would decrease America’s prison population by lowering some mandatory federal sentences and giving inmates added…
Los Angeles, Dec 19 (IANS) Penny Marshall, star of US TV series “Laverne and Shirley” and director of hit films “Big” and “A League of Their Own”, has died at the age of 75, her…
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) As the Federal Reserve starts its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump again urged the central bank to refrain from further hiking interest rates, warning it to avoid…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Proceedings in both Houses of Parliament were disrupted for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday over various issues, including the Rafale fighter jets deal. The Lok Sabha was adjourned for…
London, Dec 18 (IANS) The British cabinet met to discuss whether to ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit amid uncertainty over the fate of Theresa May’s proposed EU exit deal on Tuesday. With 101…
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) A delegation representing the Indian film and entertainment industry met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday, and pitched for lower and uniform rates of GST for the fraternity. Actors Akshay…
Los Angeles, Dec 18 (IANS) Assamese movie “Village Rockstars”, India’s official entry for the best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards, is out of the race, but the Indian connect remains with…
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Three men from Telangana were drowned after tragedy struck a family spending their holiday in Australia on Monday. The bodies of Mohammad Ghouseuddin (45) and Syed Rahath (35) were found while…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Bolstered by the victory in the just-concluded Assembly elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Congress and other opposition parties will not allow…
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) A Hyderabad court on Tuesday sentenced to life Bhanu Kiran, a prime accused in the murder of gangster Gangula Suranarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu Suri. The court sentenced another accused Manmohan Singh…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A day after being convicted and sentenced to life-imprisonment in an 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday resigned from the primary membership of the Congress. The former Lok…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A “National Women’s Party” was launched here on Tuesday with the aim of ensuring 50 per cent representation for women in Parliament and other places. Announcing the launch, the party’s…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday within hours after in met as both the opposition and treasury benches created a ruckus over the Rafale deal prompting…
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would push to legalise recreational marijuana in 2019, a move that could generate over $1.7 billion in sales annually. The highly anticipated…
Islamabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said he hoped that the Islamabad-backed US-Taliban negotiations which was held a day earlier in the UAE, could bring an end to “almost three…