New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the demise of Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Sankara Mutt Kanchipuram in…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) As the overall printer market slid by 17.5 percent in 50 major cities in India, HP Inc maintained overall leadership in the A4 printer market with 45.9 percent market share…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called on visiting King of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and discussed strengthening of bilateral ties across all sectors. “Historical links getting stronger!”…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Mexican-American Judge Gonzalo Curiel, whom President Donald Trump once attacked for his Mexican heritage has ruled in favour of the administration in a lawsuit attempting to block the President’s proposed wall…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of people including celebrities and Bollywood personalities mourned for actress Sridevi here on Wednesday. Since dawn, hundreds of teary-eyed fans and admirers of the late actress, some carrying flowers, had…
London, Feb 28 (IANS) Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s 1967 painting “Mousquetaire et Nu Assis” showing a manly musketeer and the sensual figure of a nude woman was knocked down at auction in London for 13.73…
Patna, Feb 28 (IANS) The Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) on Wednesday announced its exit from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with the BJP and said it would enter the Grand Alliance, a party leader said….
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) The US Supreme Court has ruled that immigrants in detention centres have no right to periodic hearings to determine their possible release on bond, a decision that could lead to their…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move to stop mass-level spam circulation on its platform, WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature that will show “Forwarded Message” if the spam post has been forwarded…
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) The Met on Wednesday forecast three days of rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, beginning Thursday evening. “Fairly widespread rain in the plains and snow in the higher reaches is…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Three astronauts have landed safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after five-and-a-half-month of performing research and spacewalks in low-Earth orbit. The Soyuz spacecraft with NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba,…
Kanchipuram, Feb 28 (IANS) Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Sankara Mutt in Kanchipuram passed away here on Wednesday in a private hospital. He was 82. The pontiff was ailing for some time. He…
San Francisco, Feb 28 (IANS) To help “metro newspapers” take their digital subscription business to a new level, Facebook has launched a local news accelerator for news publishers. The $3 million, three-month pilot programme titled…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Karti Chidambarm, son of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on Wednesday. The Congress party termed it a “diversionary tactic” of the Narendra Modi government to…
Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI from Chennai in connection with its ongoing probe into the INX media case, an official said…
Madrid, Feb 28 (IANS) Spanish soccer great Quini, who led La Liga in scoring a record five times, has died in Gijon. He was 68. The retired striker, who was born Enrique Castro, had a…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Officials of four countries discussed ways they could use US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner’s intricate business ties, lack of experience and financial woes to…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Eleven persons have fallen ill after a suspicious envelope containing an unknown substance was opened at a US military base in Virginia, authorities said. The Arlington County Fire Department tweeted that…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, the US media reported citing findings by UN experts. The materials include acid-resistant tiles, valves…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has been stripped of his access to the nation’s top secrets, officials said on Tuesday after his security clearance was downgraded….