Lavrov discusses on visit of Russian medical specialists to South Africa
Moscow, Dec 13: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed issues relating to the arrival of Russian medical specialists to South Africa with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, the…
Kyndryl and Google Cloud partner to accelerate digital business transformation
BENGALURU: IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl, which is a spinoff of IBM Corp’s managed infrastructure business, has partnered with Google Cloud to help customers accelerate their conversion to digital businesses.
According to…
All bodies of Coonoor chopper crash victims identified
New Delhi, Dec 11: Mortal remains of all Army personnel and Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board the chopper that crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, killing India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat, have been identified, Defence sources…
Cognizant completes acquisition of Chicago-headquartered Devbridge
BENGALURU: US-based Cognizant Technology Solutions has completed its acquisition of Chicago-headquartered Devbridge, a privately-held software consultancy and product development company.
The acquisition expands Cognizant’s software…
DGCA probes into engine snag in SpiceJet 737 Max plane
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into Thursday’s incident wherein SpiceJet’s Max aircraft made an emergency landing at the Mumbai airport after one of its engines faced…
Star Health lists at six per cent discount; closes in green
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest private health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance, backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, made a weak debut on the Indian exchanges on Friday, listing at a discount of 6% at Rs 849 on the BSE…
Superstar Rajinikanth, will you or won’t you?
Superstar Rajinikanth turned 71 today. And he has spent nearly two-thirds of his life doing just one thing: entertaining his fans. And even at this age, he shows no sign of slowing down. He is still enthusiastic about going to work, putting…
Three names in the fray for next Chief Economic Adviser
Ahead of the three-year term of the outgoing Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) KV Subramanian coming to an end next week, three names have been shortlisted for the position. Two women candidates — Pami Dua, Professor, Delhi School of Economics,…
Anju Bobby George’s leap of faith
Halfway through a chat with athletics coach Robert Bobby George, his wife Anju, India’s lone medallist at the World Championship, walks in with a bright, warm smile. She seemed to possess a telepathic understanding of the line of…
Cristiano Ronaldo gives Manchester United narrow win at last-placed Norwich
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 13th goal of the season helped Manchester United close in on the English Premier League’s top four with a hard-fought 1-0 win at last-placed Norwich on Saturday.
The Portugal international converted a penalty in the…
Hockey National Championship: Day 1 records 74 goals in 5 matches
MANIPUR HOCKEY set a record of sorts and ended up recording a 21-0 victory over their north-eastern neighbours Tripura Hockey on a day when goals were aplenty at the 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship at the Major Dhyanchand…
Insect hits 9L acres of chilli crop in south India; experts point to use of pesticide
A NEW species of insect is damaging the chilli crop in several states in south India. Thrips Parvispinous, an invasive insect from Indonesia first seen in 2015, has spread rapidly, affecting chilli crop in nearly 9 lakh acres in Telangana…
BJP worships democracy, others pray for riots: Nadda
BJP chief JP Nadda said on Saturday that while those in BJP worship democracy,others pray for riots and even mortgage the interest of our country for the sake of getting votes. “Hum praja tantra ke pujari hai, woh danga tantra ke ,” Nadda…
Posts over Gen Bipin Rawat crash: States make 8 arrests; 2 booked
At least eight people have been arrested, two booked and one suspended from a government job, across the country, over social media posts on the death of General Bipin Rawat, his wife and other officers in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.…
President of India reviews the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy
Gen. Bipin Rawat was an extraordinary military leader, and his death creates a void that cannot be filled, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. He was speaking on the occasion of review of the Passing Out Parade of the Indian…
Indresh Kumar flays Pakistan over terrorism
New Delhi, Dec 11: Senior RSS leader and chief patron of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch Indresh Kumar on Saturday said that Pakistan was spreading terrorism through Lashkar-e-Taiba and other terrorist organizations.
Speaking at the…
DRDO test-fires two India-made missiles
In another achievement for the country’s indigenous missile development programme, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested several weapons over the last three days including the extended range Pinaka missile with the…
Cong assures to include dalit Christians in SCs if comes to power
Hyderabad, Dec 11: TPCC President A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday promised that the Congress party, if it comes to power in next elections, will include Dalit Christians in the Scheduled Castes.
Addressing a program on Christmas celebrations…
Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for probe into role of London Police
London, Dec 11: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for an inspection into the actions of UK's Metropolitan Police after an inquest jury concluded negligence by the force contributed to the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port's final…
AIMIM’s Owaisi targets secular parties for using Muslim community for votes
Mumbai, Dec 11: All India Majlis-e-Itthadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday accused the secular parties of using the Muslim community for vote bank politics and appealed the members of the community to not follow ‘political…
