Beijing, April 20 (IANS) China has shut down 110 websites as part of a national crackdown on online pornography, the State Internet Information Office said Sunday. Some 3,300 accounts on China-based social networking services, such as WeChat and Sina Weibo, as well as online forums have been deleted in the recently launched “Cleaning the Web […]
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress legislator Monirul Islam was Sunday issued a show cause notice by the Election Commission after he asked party workers in West Bengal’s Birbhum to prevent people from voting for other parties. “Islam has been show-caused for his speech and directed to submit his reply within 24 hours to the […]
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) Police Sunday seized Rs.15 lakh in cash in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district ahead of Thursday’s Lok Sabha polls. The cash was seized from a man travelling in a bus from Giridih to Dhanbad, near Barwadda area of Dhanbad district, around 240 km from Ranchi. Police have launched search operations ahead of April […]
By- “Isha Sahni” The White House Friday threatened additional sanctions on Russia in case of its failure to help calm down the tense situation in eastern Ukraine. The US, the EU, Russia and Ukraine Thursday brokered an agreement in Geneva to de-escalate tension in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian militants were occupying government buildings in some […]
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) There is no Modi wave but only “Modi poison” in India, said union minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday. “Modi ka koi lahar nahi hai, Modi ka zehar hai (There is no Modi wave. There is Modi poison),” Ramesh told reporters in coal city Dhanbad, in a reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s […]
Abu Dhabi, April 20 (IANS/WAM) An Emirati will win the chance to travel into space as part of a nationwide competition being launched by Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments. The prize winner will be given a place onboard Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo when it begins running commercial trips into space. The tickets are currently worth $250,000 each. […]
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Lashing out at the BJP for indulging in divisive politics and misleading Indian people, Rahul Gandhi Sunday said only the Congress can ensure all-round development and progress in the country. Addressing his first rally in Mumbai at the suburban BKC Grounds, Gandhi targeted Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi […]
Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) Actress Cameron Diaz was worried her bikini would slip down while she was shooting scenes for “The Other Woman”. The 41-year-old, who stars alongside Leslie Mann and Kate Upton in the film, has a scene in which she’s running in a two-piece garment. She ensured that it was put on […]
Seoul, April 20 (IANS/EFE) Hopes of finding survivors of the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol from among the 269 people still missing were fading fast Saturday, with little progress being made at recovering the vessel, which is completely submerged. For the third day, divers tried unsuccessfully to enter the ferry, which lies turned over on […]
Tokyo, April 20 (IANS) A South Korean cargo ship engulfed in fire Saturday in the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s Wakayama prefecture. But all crew members are safe, media reports said. All 24 crew members including 11 South Koreans and 13 Philippines escaped by lifeboats. Japan’s Fourth Regional Coast Guard Headquarters received an emergency call in […]