Vatican City, Aug 30 (IANS) Pope Francis said on Wednesday during his general audience on St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City that divorce had become fashionable, while the ideal was that families stay together as…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday on Twitter that White House counsel Don McGahn, who has played a key role in defending the President in the Russia probe, will leave…
Jakarta, Aug 29 (IANS) A gold each for heptathlete Swapna Barman and triple jumper Arpinder Singh, a maiden mixed doubles table tennis medal and the women’s hockey team’s entry into the final delighted India on…
Jakarta, Aug 29 (IANS) Swapna Barman created history by winning the women’s heptathlon title while Arpinder Singh ended India’s 48-year wait for men’s triple jump gold as Indian athletes enjoyed another successful day at the…
Hyderabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Slightly turning back for a water bottle while driving the car at a high speed is believed to have cost NTR’s son Nandamuri Harkrishna his life in the road accident in…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani said on Wednesday that Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been mislead and misdirected by a malicious campaign by vested interests and corporate rivalry in levelling charges…
Jakarta, Aug 29 (IANS) India’s Dutee Chand grabbed her second silver medal at the 18th Asian Games after finishing second in the women’s 200 metres race here on Wednesday. Dutee, who also won silver medal…
San Francisco, Aug 29 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday announced “Facebook Watch”, its video-on-demand service, often touted as video-sharing giant YouTube’s rival, is rolling out globally for people to discover interesting videos and…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Over 99 per cent of the Rs 15.3 lakh crore taken out of circulation through demonetisation in November 2016 has returned to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the central bank…
Hyderabad, Aug 29 (IANS) TDP founder NTR’s son and actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a road accident in Telangana’s Nalgonda district early on Wednesday. He was 61. Harikrishna, a former Rajya Sabha member and a…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) The Indian rupee plunged to a fresh record low of 70.55 to a US dollar during the noon-trade session on Wednesday. Around 12.30 p.m. the Indian rupee plunged to a fresh…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 29 (IANS) Describing the Rohingya refugee situation as one of the worst humanitarian and human rights crises of the past year, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for international action…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that Mexico will pay for the border wall he wants to build to halt illegal migration, once again putting on the table the issue…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Search engine Google on Tuesday denied the claims that its search engines are “biased towards any political ideology”, thus responding to US President Donald Trump’s accusation that those search algorithms are…
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, known for his command over Hindi, hopes the new generation of Bollywood actors use the language more often instead of being highly Westernised. Amitabh, 75, is seen using…
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IANS) Manjit Singh ended India’s 36-year drought in men’s 800 metre competition of the Asian Games, by clinching the gold, while compatriot Jinson Johnson took the silver even as the other Indian…
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Alphabet Inc.’s Google search platform of elevating critical news stories about his presidency at the expense of friendly conservative voices, declaring that it is…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Fuel prices continued to rise on Tuesday, with diesel prices rising to fresh record levels across metros and petrol crossing the Rs 78-per-litre mark in the national capital. The surge…
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IANS) Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu had to settle for a historic silver after going down in straight games in the women’s singles final at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday….