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Osaka (Japan): US President Donald Trump on Thursday described as “unacceptable” the tariffs hiked by India on American products and demanded that they be withdrawn. “I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi about the fact that India, for years having put very high tariffs against the US, just recently increased the tariffs […]

Doordarshan has released a recruitment notification giving an opportunity for job aspirants to be a part of the organisation. Vacancy has been announced by the DD for the positions of Anchor cum Correspondents, Copy Writer and other posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date to apply […]

New Delhi: The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to correct an error in cigarette taxation under the new tax regime, which did not account for the cascading effect on excise duty that existed in the pre-GST system. FAIFA is a non-profit organisation that represents the cause of […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached four Swiss bank accounts of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi and his sister Purvi with a balance of Rs 283 crore in its investigation into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud. A senior ED official told IANS: “We have attached four Swiss […]

Manchester: India skipper Virat Kohli will need to score 37 runs in order to become the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs when he faces the West Indies during their World Cup tie at the Old Trafford on Thursday. Kohli currently has 19, 963 runs to his name and is just 37 runs short […]

San Francisco: Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is testing a feature that would give users the option of sharing their status Stories directly on other social networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Gmail and Google Photos. Just like Instagram, WhatsApp’s status Stories let users post images, text and videos on your profile that disappear after 24 […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Actress Priya Prakash Varrier, who became an overnight sensation last year after a “wink scene”, has lent her voice to a song for the upcoming Malayalam film “Finals”. “I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful response to my first attempt! Do watch the full video if you haven’t […]

Manchester: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in their World Cup fixture at Old Trafford. India have gone with the same team which played against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, West Indies have made two changes in their line-up. They have brought in Sunil Ambris and Fabian Allen […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Niti Aayog – World Bank Health Index 2.0 sounding an alarm bell for the State on killer TB disease, the death toll due to TB in Odisha in 2017 (Niti Index’s reference year) had posted a near 14 per cent rise. Now, TB is taking an average 7 lives every 24 hours […]

London/Mumbai: A US-bound flight of Air India from Mumbai made a precautionary landing at London’s Stansted Airport Thursday following a bomb threat, forcing Britain to scramble its fighter jets to escort the flight. UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort Flight AI 191 at 10.30 am. “AI 191 Mumbai-Newark of June […]

New Delhi: Gold prices Thursday rose by Rs 180 to Rs 34,350 per 10 gram in the bullion market here on fresh buying from local jewellers despite the precious metal losing steam overseas, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Globally, gold was trading lower at USD 1,403.72 an ounce, while silver was quoting lower […]

Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held wide ranging talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the global economy, issues of fugitive economic offenders and disaster management and announced that the Indian President will participate in the coronation ceremony of Emperor Naruhito in October. It was the first meeting between the two leaders since […]

New Delhi: The TMC Thursday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that West Bengal be renamed as Bangla in three languages– Bengali, English and Hindi to restore the actual identity of the Bengali people. Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray also wrote to the Rajya Sabha Secretary General on the issue. He said the […]

Manchester: India skipper Virat Kohli added another feather to his cap as he became the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs when he reached 37 against the West Indies during their World Cup tie at the Old Trafford on Thursday. He also registered 9,000 runs batting at the number three spot. Kohli had started […]

Stunning actresses Kiara Advani and Keerthy Suresh have attracted a large chunk of fans lately. Kiara’s performance in ‘Kabir Singh’ and Keerthy’s in ‘Mahanati’ have brought them immense recognition individually along with bags filled with offers for new projects. Kiara Advani started slow but has finally received a taste of success with her role as […]