Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Actor Nitish Bharadwaj recently took a trip down memory lane as he shared a throwback video from 1996, when he took his oath as a Member of Parliament in Sanskrit.Calling it a “historic moment” and a...
Los Angeles, Aug 14 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has shared that he turned down playing the main character of Joel in ‘The Last of Us’. The actor has said that the role wasn’t for him at the time. He...
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Five US lawmakers have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate Ecuador as a Major Non-NATO Ally, saying the move would strengthen security cooperation and help the country fight drug cartels and organised crime.Congressman Vern...
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said eight million to nine million barrels of oil are moving through the Strait of Hormuz each day, disputing estimates that suggested traffic through the vital waterway had fallen sharply...
Abu Dhabi, Aug 14 (IANS) Two vessels belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening, local authorities and media said early Friday. In...
Bogota, Aug 14 (IANS) The death toll from Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia has risen to 273, David Tamayo, director of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, said. "We have the report of 40,753 affected families, 97,515 affected people...
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of unmanned drones and their components, saying the move is aimed at reducing the United States’ reliance on foreign suppliers in...
Gandhinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Workers covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Gujarat and their dependent family members will have access to tertiary and super-speciality treatment at six more healthcare institutions under newly signed agreements, as the state...
Kabul, Aug 13 (IANS) Afghan children are battling malnutrition as nearly one in 10 children under the age of five is suffering from acute malnutrition with the situation getting worse as large number of refugees return from Pakistan, local media...
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The West Bengal police have launched a probe into the mysterious death of a female nursing staff member whose body was found inside a toilet at the state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) in Kolkata...
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday said that it suspended the licences of three food business operators, citing misleading claims, unhygienic manufacturing conditions and serious food safety violations that could...
Mumbai, August 13 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan recently recalled his first meeting with late Bollywood superstar Dharmendra.The actor shared a fun anecdote about their first handshake during his latest appearance on the quiz reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season...