Nach Baliye 8 gets its winning couple
Star Plus’ popular celebrity couple dance reality show Nach Baliye 8 has finally got its winner couple, following the cut throat competition among the three finalists, Divyanka Tripathi-Vivek Dahiya (Divek), Mohit Sehgal-Sanaya Irani (Monaya) and Abigail Pande-Sanam Johar (Abhinam). The social media was just witnessing a lot of speculations and fan wars between fans for […]
Bank Chor Movie Preview, Story, Synopsis, Trailer, Songs, Cast & Crew
Bank Chor is a Hindi comedy thriller directed by Bumpy and produced by Asish patil. The movie is distributed under Yash Raj Film banner. The film stars Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Rhea Chakraborty. Vivek Oberoi has returned to Yash Raj Films after 12 years, his last film under their banner was Saathiya. Click here […]
Tubelight Movie Review
TUBELIGHT STORY : Laxman Singh Bisht (Salman) is nicknamed tube light by his neighbours because he is feeble-minded. Despite being special, Laxman lives by one life-lesson; keep the faith alive and you can do almost anything, even stop a war. TUBELIGHT REVIEW : At the outset, one must warn people that Tubelight is a departure […]
ISRO’s PSLV-C38 successfully vaults Cartosat-2 Series, 30 other satellites into orbit
In yet another masterful demonstration of its space prowess, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched its workhorse rocket PSLV-C38 from Sriharikota carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites. Weighing 712 kg, Cartosat-2 series satellite has been specifically designed for the benefit of the defence forces. The latest […]
Trump approves $2B sale of drones to India ahead of meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has authorized the sale of unarmed surveillance drones to India, the manufacturer said Friday, as the two nations’ leaders prepare for their first face-to-face meeting. India initiated its request to buy 22 Guardian MQ-9B unmanned aircraft for maritime surveillance last year. The deal is estimated to be worth about […]
Visa row: Infosys reaches $1mn settlement with NY state
NEW YORK: Infosys has reached a settlement for USD 1 million with the state of New York for “systematically abusing” the H1-B work visa programme, allegations that Infosys has denied. The development comes just days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting US President Donald Trump, where he is expected to take up the issue of […]
‘PM Modi must raise H-1B visa issue with Donald Trump’: Indians in US
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the contentious H-1B visa issue besides defence cooperation and terrorism during his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, members of the Indian community said here today. Modi, who arrived in the US capital today, was welcomed with loud cheers and applause by a group of people […]
‘Smash an Indian’ incident: 3 arrested in US
NEW YORK: Three people have been arrested and charged in the US in connection with the murder case of a 43-year-old Indian-origin store owner who was gunned down outside his home in South Carolina in March. The incident had sent shockwaves through the Indian-American community in the country. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Indian-origin Sikh woman first turbaned judge in Canada Supreme Court
British Columbia Supreme Court judge of Indian-origin, Parbinder Kaur Shergill, has become first turbaned Sikh woman Supreme Court judge of Canada. Shergill migrated from Punjab to Canada with her family when she was four years old. Her appointment was announced along with two other judges by Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of […]
MIT’s School of Engineering gets Indian-origin dean
Anantha P Chandrakasan, the Indian-origin head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been named dean of the university’s School of Engineering, effective July 1. His predecessor Ian A Waitz is set to take over as the university’s vice chancellor. Click here to read […]
India’s population to surpass China’s around 2024, earlier than thought: UN
UNITED NATIONS: India’s population could surpass that of China’s around 2024, two years later than previously estimated, and is projected to touch 1.5 billion in 2030, according to a UN forecast. The World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said that currently China with 1.41 billion inhabitants […]
DPS school encounter ends, two terrorists gunned-down; three jawans injured
Two militants were killed and three soldiers were injured after an encounter broke out at DPS school in Srinagar on Sunday morning. Security forces launched an offensive attack to flush out the militants who were holed up inside the school building. After hours of gunfire, the security forces said both were dead and all firing had […]
US lawmakers urge Trump to press PM Modi on trade, investment
WASHINGTON: Leading US congressmen have called on President Donald Trump to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove barriers to US trade and investment when they meet for the first time on Monday. The lawmakers, from the Republican and Democratic parties, said in a letter to Trump that high-level engagement with India had failed to […]
Narendra Modi arrives in Washington: Trump administration readies the red carpet
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Washington on the second leg of his three-nation tour for his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, as the two leaders are set to hold discussions on a set of “strategically important” issues. Modi arrived in the American capital early on Sunday after a day-long […]
