Mumbai “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth is in awe of India, and says it is one of the best places on the planet. Hemsworth expressed his admiration for the country through a video message, which was played at a fan-event . The event was held as part of the promotion activity of “Avengers: Endgame” in presence […]
By Mohammed Shafeeq Araku (Andhra Pradesh) March From tribal hamlets to Paris, Araku coffee has come a long way and is set to lure the taste buds of New York’s coffee aficionados this year. Started as a livelihood project for tribals by Naandi Foundation, a non-governmental organization, it has given to the world a top-notch […]
Facebook on Monday said it removed 103 Pages, Groups and accounts on both its platform and Instagram for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour against India as part of a military-backed network that originated in Pakistan. The individuals used fake accounts to operate military fan Pages, general Pakistani interest Pages, Kashmir community Pages and hobby and […]
Google’s email service Gmail that has nearly 1.5 billion monthly active users turned 15 on Monday and the company plans to customize it for its users in the days to come. Created by Paul Buchheit on April 1, 2004, Gmail started with an initial storage capacity of one gigabyte per user. Today, Gmail allows 15GB […]
Utrecht (Netherlands), A gunman killed three people and injured nine when he opened fire aboard a tram in a square to the west of the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday in what authorities described as a possible terror attack, officials said. Jan van Zanen, the Mayor of Utrecht, said in a television broadcast that […]
By Arul Louis United Nations Chandramouli Ramanathan has been appointed as the world body’s controller by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Dujarric told reporters: “Chandramouli brings to the position nearly 40 years of executive international experience in diverse organizational settings in finance and budget, management and information technology. We are delighted […]
Thousands of people evacuated the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s last bastion in Syria in vehicles escorted by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Adnan Afrin, military comander of the SDF, told Efe news on Friday that “more than 2,500 people left today” from Baghouz, the last settlement controlled by the IS in Syria, located […]
Washington, US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown, but also act to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement said. Senior Democrats have responded by […]
Rapper 21 Savage, whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, has been released from US custody on bond. Savage’s lawyers on Tuesday issued a statement stating he has been granted a release by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reports theguardian.com. “In the last 24 hours, in the wake of the Grammy awards at […]
Sri Lanka has started advertising for executioners this week after President Maithripala Sirisena declared he would reinstate capital punishment for those convicted of drug offences, inspired by the Philippines-style crackdown. No one has been executed in Sri Lanka since it placed a moratorium on capital punishment in 1976. While murder, rape and drug trafficking and […]