Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama has announced his intent to appoint Harold d’Souza, an Indian-American activist from Vadodara, to the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. “I am honoured that these talented…
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Pope Francis’ “first selfie” that made rounds of social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram early this week is actually a fake, a media report has said. “The photo, in…
Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) An Indian national was handed over by Pakistani Army in Jammu as a goodwill gesture. “Muhammad Rashid, son of Sattar Din Poonch district’s Degwar Teruan village who claimed to have inadvertently…
Sanaa, Dec 17 (IANS) A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday sentenced a US national to 10 years in prison for having links with Al Qaeda and killing a Yemeni security officer,…
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has been roped in to play the antagonist in superstar Rajinikanth’s “Enthiran 2.0”, which went on the floors here on Wednesday. “Akshay is all set to make…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday doubled the environment compensation charge (ECC) for loaded commercial vehicles entering Delhi and imposed a blanket ban on registration of diesel vehicles of 2,000 cc…
Delhi: Father of the Dec. 16 gang-rape victim during a press conference in New Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The parents of Nirbhaya, who was brutally gang-raped here…
Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The AAP and the Congress on Wednesday separately asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to resign over alleged wrongdoing in the Delhi…
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 16 (IANS) Anti-corruption and social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said the Centre should have taken action earlier over any complaints against Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to the Delhi chief minister,…
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV C 29 carrying six satellites of Singapore, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 16…
Vijayawada, Dec 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered judicial probe by a retired high court judge into call money scandal that has shocked the state. The decision was taken at the state…
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth’s highly anticipated Tamil sci-fi actioner “Enthiran 2.0” went on floors here on Wednesday. A sequel to Tamil blockbuster “Enthiran”, the film will be directed by Shankar. “2.0 shoot starts…
Phnom Penh, Dec 16 (IANS) Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie has been criticised by an animal welfare charity after her children had a “cruel” elephant ride in South East Asia. Five of the Oscar-winning actress’s six children…
Los Angeles, Dec 16 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian blasted Kris Jenner after the matriarch said Khloe Kardashian’s troubled ex-husband Lamar Odom deserves a second chance. In “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” scenes shot…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) For the first time, a consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed by neuropathological examination of…
Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a press conference in Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, even as it is…
United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) The election process for the next UN secretary-general that could see a woman ascend to the leadership of the world body has been launched with the promise of openness and…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Marathi courtroom drama “Court” is not the only Indian film with a regional flavour vying for a spot in the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards. Malayalam movie “Jalam”, Kannada…
Los Angeles, Dec 16 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has shared that he has had three near-death experiences, including a shark attack, an engine explosion on a plane and a skydiving accident. “A great white jumped…
Kollam (Kerala), Dec 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the opposition for disrupting both houses of parliament, saying it was working on the basis of three Ds — disrupt, destruct and demolish….