United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) India will seek election to the Security Council for a two-year term that starts in 2028, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said. He made the announcement on Thursday at a brief news conference after presiding over a briefing on counter-terrorism at the Council. India is completing this month its eighth […]
New Delhi/Guwahati, Dec 14 (IANS) Amid the opposition parties demanding discussion in Parliament on clashes between the Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that it is Army’s prerogative to decide what to say, when to say, and whom to […]
Jammu, Dec 12 (IANS) Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan on Monday paid obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J&K’s Reasi district. Shrine officials said that the superstar was at the shrine around 11.30 a.m. “He prayed at the shrine before returning,” an official said. A short video clip showing King Khan dressed in black […]
A Government of India arm and a private company have come up with this fantastic (if implemented as conceived) idea to revive cinema watching through small-capacity theatres in small towns and villages across India. It was a part of life, watching a film in a cinema hall. For many it was the thing to do. […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) As more studies indicate heart inflammation among the young and healthy adults especially after the second dose, top doctors said on Sunday that this should not raise alarm bells as more conclusive studies are needed to prove that Covid-19 vaccines should be avoided. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology […]
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) The phrase “To the moon and back” could prove true for actor Dev Joshi, who is known for his work on the television show “Baalveer”. Joshi is the youngest among the 7 people who will fly to the moon in 2023 in a SpaceX flight. The actor was selected from one million […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Google finally restored Gmail service after it suffered a massive outage for millions of users globally, including in India, on Saturday. Gmail users complained about mails not being received. Both mobile app and desktop versions were affected across the world. “The issue with gmail is now fully mitigated. All the backlog […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday after the BJP’s resounding win in the Gujarat Assembly elections that anger against dynasty politics has been vented by the people by supporting the saffron party. Addressing the BJP workers at the party office here, the Prime Minister thanked them for the success in […]
San Francisco, Dec 7 (IANS) Twitter owner Elon Musk briefly lost his position as the world’s richest man to Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s parent company LVMH on Wednesday. According to Forbes, Arnault and his family logged personal wealth of $185.4 billion, ahead of Musk which recorded a net worth of […]
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Extreme heat waves are increasing with alarming frequency across India in the past few decades and soon the country may become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that break the human survivability limit, a World Bank report said. The reportm titled “Climate Investment Opportunities in […]