Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Emotional devotees paid a teary-eyed farewell, as idols of goddess Durga and her children were immersed in rivers, lakes, ponds and other waterbodies across West Bengal, marking the end of eastern india’s biggest socio-religious carnival on Tuesday. The banks of the Ganga and other water bodies wore a festive look as … Read more
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) After meeting with party President Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah, National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi, in an exclusive interview with IANS, said that political participation by the NC is ruled out at a time when the entire leadership of the party is detained. “It is preposterous … Read more
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Actors Neha Dhupia, Dino Morea and video jockey Nikhil Chinapa joined forces to raise awareness about plastic pollution through a special Dussehra campaign. With over 25 million followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, MTV decided to turn the online Trash Talk for good. For each trashy comment on social media, MTV … Read more
San Francisco, Oct 8 (IANS) Tech companies, ranging from big to small and established to startups, should keep in mind their responsibilities and tech ethics to securely protect user data or other private information from being leaked, a Google executive has said. In response to a question about cases of data leaks involving many companies … Read more
London, Oct 8 (IANS) A Downing Street source has said that a Brexit deal was “essentially impossible” after a call between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a media report said on Tuesday. The BBC in its report quoted the source as saying on Monday that Johnson spoke to the German … Read more
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher is all set to bring a smile on everyone’s face. He will conduct a laughter fitness event at the Riverside Park in New York on October 19. Hosted by the Riverside Park Conservancy, ‘Laugh Out Loud with Anupam’ is open to all those who would like … Read more
London, Oct 8 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has mocked the Extinction Rebellion protesters, who were demanding action on climate change, on the streets of London, and termed them “uncooperative crusties”, it was reported on Tuesday. Speaking at a book launch, Johnson said on Monday night: “I am afraid that the security people didn’t … Read more
