Army chief urges soldiers not to raise grievances directly
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Urging soldiers not to raise their grievances directly via social media, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said they can instead use a
Beijing, Jan 13 :An oil-electricity hybrid locomotive, the most powerful of its kind, was started in an experiment in extreme cold weather in northeast China, said manufacturing company CRRC Ziyang
Olly Murs pulls out of BRIT Awards launch performance
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Singer Olly Murs has reportedly pulled out of Saturday’s Brit Awards nomination function after finding that he did not figure among the nominees this year. According
Infosys to focus on increased local hiring: Vishal Sikka
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) IT major Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on Friday said the company is looking at increased local hiring in the long term and will aim for a
Federer named world’s most marketable athlete in 2016
Madrid, Jan 13 (IANS) A study prepared by the London School of Marketing has revealed that Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer was the world’s most marketable sports person in 2016.
Obama surprises ‘brother’ Biden with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Outgoing US President Barack Obama surprised Vice President Joe Biden by presenting him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour, and called him
Lalmatia was not fit for mining: DGMS
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Lalmatia coal mine, where a cave-in in December last year claimed 18 lives, was not fit for mining activities, the Director General of Mines Safety
70 BJP councillors detained outside Kejriwal residence
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Police on Friday detained around 70 BJP councillors from outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence while staging a protest. A BJP leader told IANS
Chile’s Fuenzalida receives offer to join Beijing Renhe
Santiago, Jan 13 (IANS) Chilean winger Jose Pedro Fuenzalida, currently plying his trade at Universidad Catolica, has received an offer to join Chinese second-division football club Beijing Renhe FC, according
China establishes technological cooperation with 158 countries
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) China has established cooperation ties in science and technology with 158 countries and regions in the world, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Friday.
Napoli striker Milik given green light to train
Naples, Jan 13 (IANS) Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik has received the green light to return to training with the Italian football club after being out for 97 days due to
Key Indian equity indices trade in red during afternoon session
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices were trading in the red during the afternoon session on Friday. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 80.99 points or
New computerised method can disambiguate namesakes
New York, Jan 13 (IANS) It is very likely that you have a namesake who is very distinct from your personality. To disambiguate you two, a new method has been
Wales coach considers calling Bale for Ireland match
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Wales head coach Chris Coleman has said he is considering calling Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale for the 2018 football World Cup qualifier against Ireland on March
NBA Commissioner Silver backs Yao to become CBA boss
London, Jan 13 (IANS) National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver has said it would be “great news” if former Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming became president of the Chinese
Writer Harsha Vardhan set for directorial debut
Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Known for his writing credentials in Telugu films such as “Manam” and “Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde”, Harsha Vardhan is all set to don the directorial hat with
Malaria infection depends on number of parasites, not bites
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Researchers have, for the first time, found that the chances of a person developing malaria infection is determined by the number of parasites each individual mosquito
Varsity bans criticism of China’s charter, party leaders
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) A university in China’s Guangdong province has released a code of conduct banning the criticism of the country’s constitution and leaders of the Communist Party of
Global semiconductor spending to grow 2.9% in 2017: Gartner
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Global semiconductor capital spending is projected to grow 2.9 per cent in 2017 to reach $69.9 billion, market research firm Gartner said on Friday. The stronger
Nicole Kidman is like my own mother: Sunny Pawar
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian child actor Sunny Pawar says his “Lion” co-star Nicole Kidman was like a mother to him during the time they shot the critically-acclaimed movie. The