France advises its citizens, companies to leave Pakistan amid security threats
Islamabad, April 15, 2021-
In the wake of protests, riots and violence by religious hardline group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) paralysing the country and bringing it...
UAE mediating between India, Pak to restore ‘functional relations’
Islamabad, April 15, 2021-
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facilitating and mediating back-channel talks between India and Pakistan with an aim to turn their...
Announcing Afghan pullout, Biden asks India to ‘do more’ for Kabul
New York, April 15, 2021-
US President Joe Biden has asked India and other regional countries to pitch in to help stabilise Afghanistan as Washington...
Global Covid cases spike for 7th consecutive week: WHO
Geneva, April 15, 2021-
Global Covid-19 cases have continued to increase for a seventh consecutive week, with over 4.5 million new infections reported last week,...
US ex-police officer to face charge for killing African-American man
Washington, April 15, 2021-
Former police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot 20-year-old African-American man Daunte Wright in the US state of Minnesota, will be...
Indian-American physicians elect new leadership team
Washington, April 15, 2021-
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has elected a new team to lead the largest ethnic medical organisation...
Joe Biden announces complete US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Washington, April 15, 2021-
US President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before September 11, a move to...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 138mn; deaths now over 2.97mn
Washington, April 15, 2021-
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 138 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.97 million, according to...
Religious hardliners bring Pakistan govt to a standstill
Islamabad, April 14, 2021-
The current ruling government of Pakistan, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, may have come with a vision of progress and...
As Joe Biden sets 9/11 deadline for Afghan withdrawal, India invited to peace meet
United Nations, April 14, 2021-
India has been invited to an Afghanistan peace conference in Turkey to back up the slowed down negotiations in Qatar...
Global Covid caseload tops 137.2mn; deaths now over 2.95mn
Washington, April 14, 2021-
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 137.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.95 million, according to...
US troop withdrawal must lead to end of Al-Qaeda terror
New Delhi, April 13, 2021 -
The threat terror outfit Al-Qaeda based out of Afghanistan poses to US national security is a critical factor in...
US calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine
New York, April 13, 2021-
Federal health agencies in the US on Tuesday recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine...
B117 variant doesn’t lead to severe illness, death: The Lancet
London, April 13, 2021-
People infected with the B117 variant of the coronavirus did not experience more severe illness and were not more likely to...
109-year-old Kagawa becomes world’s oldest Olympic torch bearer
Tokyo, April 13, 2021-
Shigeko Kagawa, a 109-year-old woman, has become the oldest Olympic torch bearer after she took part in the Tokyo Olympic torch...
No nation more important than India: US tech think tank
New Delhi/Washington, April 13, 2021-
As America seeks to counter a rising China, no nation is more important than India, with its vast size, abundance...
Despite short supply, COVAX distributed nearly 40 mn vaccine doses: WHO
Geneva, April 13, 2021-
Close to 40 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have already been distributed through the COVAX Facility, half of them in Africa, but...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 136.4mn; deaths now over 2.94mn
Washington, April 13, 2021-
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 136.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.94 million, according to...
Antibody reaction traced to blood clots linked to AstraZeneca jabs
New York, April 12, 2021 -
After reports of blood clots experienced by some people after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine triggered safety concerns, new...
6.1-magnitude quake kills 8 in Indonesia
Jakarta, April 12, 2021 -
At least eight people were killed and 39 others injured when an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted...
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Kannada music director breaks down while explaining his ordeal to get an oxygen cylinder
Bengaluru, April 20, 2021-
Hours after Kannada film director, Guruprasad, lashed out at Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, noted Kannada music director, comedian and director,...
Bollywood
Delhi HC notice on SSR’s father’s petition to ban films on late actor’s life
Mumbai, April 20, 2021-
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice on the petition filed by K.K. Singh, father of late Bollywood late actor...
Bollywood
Shilpa Shetty talks about lockdown stress in new post
Mumbai, April 19, 2021-
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Monday opened up on the need to stay fit and healthy amid the stress caused...
Bollywood
Saiyami Kher: Keep politics, religion aside during ‘darkest times’
Mumbai, April 19, 2021-
Actress Saiyami Kher on Monday requested all to keep politics and religion aside, as we pass through one of the darkest...
Bollywood
Deepshikha Nagpal: With my personality I can’t be cast in a ‘bechari’ role
Mumbai, April 19, 2021-
Television actress Deepshikha Nagpal rose to fame after playing some grey shades and negative roles. She says while being cast in...
Bollywood
Rashmika Mandanna: No film industry is different, everyone is a storyteller
Hyderabad, April 19, 2021-
Actress Rashmika Mandanna started her career with Kannada film and successfully entered Telugu and Tamil films. She is now set to...
Bollywood
Vidyut Jammwal launches his banner Action Hero Films
Mumbai, April 19, 2021 -
Bollywood action star Vidyut Jammwal launched his home production banner, Action Hero Films, on Monday.
"The viewers have embraced and loved...
Bollywood
Rahman, Mira Nair, Anupam Kher in BAFTA Breakthrough India jury
Mumbai, April 19, 2021 -
Ten winners from the fields of television, films and games, selected by a jury including AR Rahman, Anupam Kher and...
Bollywood
Shweta Tripathi shoots in Benaras amid Covid rise
Benaras, April 19, 2021 -
Actress Shweta Tripathi has started shooting for her upcoming web-series "Escaype Live" in Benares amid a spike in Covid-19 cases...
Bollywood
Kareena Kapoor Khan: Lockdown doesn’t mean giving up
Mumbai, April 18, 2021-
Living through a lockdown doesn't mean you have to give up on your daily workout regime, suggested Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor...