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Southampton: Stumper batsman Rishabh Pant is positive despite the World Cup snub, after joining the Indian squad as a replacement to the injured Shikhar Dhawan. “When I didn’t get selected, I thought may be I didn’t do something right, so I became more positive and focused on how to improve myself. Then I did well […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has spoken over phone with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Iran. The two leaders on Friday discussed issues related to Iran and Saudi Arabia’s role in ensuring stability in the Middle East and the global oil market, the White House said in a statement, Xinhua […]

New York: Take out time for travelling amid your busy schedule as frequent vacations not only help de-stress but also reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, reveals a new study. The study, published in Psychology and Health journal, found that a vacation can help people reduce their metabolic symptoms and therefore their risk of cardiovascular […]

Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Friday granted bail to the seven youths held for harassing former Miss India Universe Ushoshi Sengupta, a senior police officer said. The seven accused were granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1,000. The seven youths were arrested on Tuesday by south Kolkata’s Charu Market police station on Tuesday, […]

New Delhi/Lucknow: In a bid to unravel the nexus between the gangsters and jail authorities, the CBI has questioned several officials of Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria jail over the alleged kidnapping and assaulting of a real estate dealer in its premises. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) action came a week after it registered a case […]

Guadalajara (Mexico): A police officer and two suspects were killed in a shootout in the Mexico’s Tlajomulco, an official has said. The confrontation began on Friday after the police on a routine patrol spotted “suspicious-looking people” around a residence used as a safe house by organized crime, the Jalisco state Attorney General Gerardo Octavio Solis […]

Phnom Penh: Three people were killed and dozens others trapped after a seven-storey under-construction building collapsed on Saturday morning in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province. “So far, three people were found dead, as 19 others were rescued,” Xinhua news agency quoted Provincial Governor Yun Min as saying. All victims found were Cambodians, he added. Between 40 […]

Leeds: Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne hailed pacer Lasith Malinga as a “legend” after the latter’s performance in their recent shock win over tournament favourites England at the 2019 ICC World Cup. “I think he’s a legend. He knows what he has to do,” said Karunaratne in the post-match press conference. Defending a target of […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra government will bring in a legislation to make teaching Marathi language compulsory in all schools in the state, including those affiliated to ICSE and CBSE, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Thursday. Fadnavis informed the Legislative Council that there is already a provision for teaching Marathi language in schools attached to non-state education boards. […]

Sambhal: In a tragic accident, four children were electrocuted to death when a live wire snapped and fell into a tube well pool in which they were bathing. The incident took place on Friday evening in Petiyan village in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh. The bodies were discovered hours later when a farmer happened to […]

Unnao (Uttar Pradesh): A 11-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. The incident took place on Friday in Safipur police circle. The girl, who was sleeping outside her house, was found missing when her father woke up in the middle of the night. “Initially, I thought that she might have gone […]

After the ‘monster’ hit of KGF, expectations are high on the second installment of the movie. The makers of the Yash starrer movie are also trying hard to live up to the expectations of fans. In a surprising update of the KGF Chapter 2, as many as 350 people have been reportedly engaged to build […]

Bangkok: The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday gathered in Bangkok for a summit to discuss economic matters affecting the region amid the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, as well as to broach an array of policies promoting a path toward greater sustainability. The Prime Ministers and […]

Washington: Call it new-age dating but nearly one in four women now go on a date not for the sake of romance or building a long-term relationship but grabbing a free meal, an interesting study has revealed. The new phenomenon is a “foodie call” where a person sets up a date with someone they are […]

New Delhi: India on Saturday said it expects Pakistan to take all necessary steps to effectively implement the FATF action plan fully by September and take credible, verifiable, and irreversible measures to address global concerns related to terrorism and terrorist financing emanating from its soil. In response to a media query regarding the FATF report, […]