Houston, Sep 12 (IANS) The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will be hosting a series of events – with headline authors as participants – in three cities across the United States, starting September 14 and ending…
Paris, July 16 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a reception ceremony on Monday for the national football team at his Elysee Palace official residence to celebrate their victory against Croatia at the 2018…
By Sugandha Rawal Paris, July 11 (IANS) There was dance, music, spectacular fireworks and “Ole, ole, ole” at the the iconic Arc de Triomphe — all to celebrate the entry of France in FIFA World…
Washington, June 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump cracked a joke about Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo running for president against incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who responded by saying that Portugal “is nothing like…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) Fast food company Burger King Russia has been forced to apologise after an advertisement offered Russian women the chance to win $47,000 and free Whoppers for life if they got impregnated…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) A female journalist reporting at the World Cup in Russia was sexually assaulted live on air and she later posted a video of the incident on social media, the media reported….
Moscow, June 17 (IANS) Restaurateurs Prodyut and Sumana Mukherjee have not only brought Indian flavours to the ongoing World Cup here but also plan to dish out free dinner to countrymen if Argentina wins the…
Washington, June 16 (IANS) The US government has warned its citizens of potential terror attacks during the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia, in a travel advisory asking people to reconsider visiting the country. “Large-scale…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 15 (IANS) The angry rhetoric and the blame-throwing gave way to the thump of a bouncing soccer ball and deft dribbling as the spirit of sportsmanship from the 2018…
Moscow, June 12 (IANS) If you are visiting Russia for the World Cup matches starting from Thursday, think twice before using open Wi-Fi networks. A new research from Russia-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday…
London, June 11 (IANS) Given the current debate on video assistant refereeing (VAR), which will be used in this year’s World Cup matches in Russia, a new study warns that football referees penalise situations more…
San Francisco, June 9 (IANS) To help people follow the World Cup matches in real time and see highlights on their phones, Google Search has rolled out new features designed to treat football fans around…
Moscow, June 9 (IANS) With more than 1.5 million international fans expected in Russia across the month-long 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament starting next week, the country has put in place arrangements designed to make…
Washington, Nov 14 (AFP) President Donald Trump’s son has released a series of messages he had with WikiLeaks after a report suggested he had secretly liaised with the group that published Hillary Clinton’s emails during…
Washington, Nov 13 (AP) Former Vice President Joe Biden said he is uncertain about a run for president in 2020, but indicated he’s looking for fresh blood to lead the Democratic Party back to the…
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) As the US Congress investigates Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election by using social media giants, a new trove of confidential documents has revealed that Facebook and Twitter received major…
San Francisco, Nov 4 (IANS) Princeton University, one of its students and Microsoft have filed a lawsuit against federal governments decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme that shields undocumented immigrants…
San Francisco, Nov 3 (IANS) A Twitter employee on his last day in office brought down Donald Trump’s account for 11 minutes on Friday, leading to the US President retorting: “I guess the word must…
San Francisco, Oct 31 (IANS) As Facebook, Google and Twitter prepared to face questioning on November 1 into Russia’s interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the tech giants were planning to tell the lawmakers…
San Francisco, Oct 27 (IANS) Keeping with its commitment to help protect integrity of user experience on Twitter, the microblogging site has banned advertising from all accounts owned by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik with…