US accuses Russia of meddling in polls
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has said that Russian operatives attempted to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.
Speaking at a defense forum in California, the US Defence…
NASA’s Martian quake sensor InSight lands at slight angle
NASA's unmanned Martian quake sensor, InSight, has landed at a slight angle on the Red Planet, and experts are hopeful the spacecraft will work as planned, the US space agency said on…
The Wizard of Oz is most influential film of all times, according to study
The Wizard of Oz is the most influential film of all time, followed by Star Wars and Psycho, according to a study.
Researchers at the University of Turin in Italy calculated an influence…
Sunil Arora takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India
Sunil Arora today took charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India . He succeeded OP Rawat who retired today. Arora was appointed as election commissioner in September 2017.
He…
UN conference on climate change begins in Poland
The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has begun at Katowice, Poland today. The Conference will…
G20 summit: India presents 9-point agenda on fugitive economic offenders
India on Friday presented a nine-point agenda to G20 member nations calling for strong and active cooperation among them to comprehensively deal with fugitive economic offenders.
The agenda…
India’s economy grows at 7.1 per cent for 2nd part of 2018-19
India's economy grew at 7.1 per cent for the second quarter of 2018-19 according to data released by Central Statistics Office today.
These estimates represent a sizable jump from…
Hockey World Cup: Match between India and Belgium ends in a draw
In the Men's World Cup Hockey, match between India and Belgium ended in a draw with both the teams scoring two goal each at Bhubaneswar in the group C clash of the…
PM Modi meets FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Buenos Aires
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who gifted him a football jersey with his name on its back. Mr Modi, who met Infantino on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit…
Campaigning intensifies for assembly elections in Telangana and Rajasthan
With three days left for campaigning for assembly elections in Telangana and Rajasthan, hectic campaigning is in full swing in both the states. The two states will go to polls on Friday.…