Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday was trading 31.48 points or 0.12 percent down as banking stocks dipped. Good buying was observed in IT and capital goods sectors, while selling pressure was seen in banking and auto sectors. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), […]
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) It will be a cloudy Wednesday here with the possibility of rainfall in some areas, said the Met Office. “The sky will be generally cloudy today (Wednesday). Very light rain/thundershowers may occur in some areas,” an official of the India Meteorological Department said. The day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover […]
Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentina has issued a virus alert on the emergence of chikungunya fever. The health ministry for Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous area, issued the alert Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The disease, which is transmitted similarly to dengue fever by mosquitoes and causes joint pains and a high fever, has been […]
Hiroshima, Aug 6 (IANS) Hiroshima, the Japanese city that suffered US atomic bombing in 1945 during the World War II, commemorated the 69th anniversary of the bombing Wednesday at the city’s Peace Memorial Park. Addressing survivors of the attack, their descendants, peace activists and officials, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador to Japan […]
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear Thursday a petition seeking the quashing of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) contending that it was ultra vires of the constitution and interferes in Sikh religious affairs. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha agreed to hear the matter after senior counsel Harish Salve […]
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Fox Star Studios Wednesday announced that a Bollywood remake of Hollywood movie “The Fault In Our Stars” is in the pipeline. “Every once in a while comes a special film that goes on to define the emotions of a generation. ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ resonates with the emotions of today’s youth […]
If you take away 2010 New Delhi, the benchmark for India at the Commonwealth Games has been 2002 Manchester when they crossed the 50-medal mark for the first time by ending up with 69 medals, 30 of them gold. Before the Indians left for Glasgow, the expectations were pegged at somewhere between Manchester tally and […]
Nikita Sharma For the many fans of the hit cross-border TV show Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Khan is no stranger. Fawad is making his Bollywood debut and it remains to be seen whether he can make an impact in the famously competitive Hindi film industry where other Pakistani actors have so far struggled to make a mark. This much […]
An IIT-Kanpur alumnus did something unusual on returning to India in the 1980s with a PhD degree from the US – shunning a lucrative career with a multinational to use his knowledge to develop technologies to solve problems faced by villagers. He now shares his experiences in an e-book, intended to inspire youth to follow […]
Kathmandu India and Nepal have agreed to “review, adjust and update” a 1950 bilateral friendship pact and not to let “unscrupulous elements” misuse their open border to pose threats to the two countries. A joint statement issued at the end of Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi’s two-day visit also said that Nepalese Prime Minister SushilKoirala had […]