Bhopal: Noted music composers Usha Khanna, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik and playback singers Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan have been selected for the Madhya Pradesh government’s prestigious National Lata Mangeshkar Award.

The artistes will be honoured for their contribution in the field of music composition and si

New Delhi: A war of words today broke out between the BJP and the Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s rising popularity on Twitter after news agency ANI suggested ‘bots’ or web robots that can produce automated mass retweets were behind it.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani took to the microblogging website

Chennai: Veteran actor Kamal Haasan today threw his weight behind the makers of Vijay-starrer ‘Mersal’, asking those opposing the just-released Tamil movie over references to the GST to “counter criticism with logical response”.

In a Twitter post, Haasan said: “Mersal was certified.

Mumbai: Police should refrain from casting aspersions on the character of victims, complainants or their families while probing a case, the Bombay High Court has observed.

A bench led by Justice SC Dharmadhikari, in a recent order, said that a police official must display sensitivity and maturity to ensure that his or

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May greeted the Hindu commnity on the occasion of Diwali, saying the festival is the celebration of the way of life, showing Hindu culture at its very best.

In a message read out at Diwali celebrations organised by leading NRI businessmen Hinduja brothers at their residence h

Margao: Rhian Brewster scored a hat-trick as a superlative England thrashed USA 4-1 to enter their maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup semifinal, here today.

Brewster scored in the 11th, 14th and 90+6th minutes from a penalty while Morgan Gibbs White scored in 64th minute to hand England the convincing win.

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Washington: President Donald Trump is considering nominating Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economist John Taylor for the central bank’s top two jobs, in an apparent bid to reassure markets and appease conservatives hungry for change.

Under that scenario, either Powell or Taylor wo

Dhaka: A dominant India continued their unbeaten run in the tournament and thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 to sail into the final of the 10th men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament here today.

The sixth ranked India, who just needed a draw to seal a place in tomorrow’s summit clash, produced a superlative performance after the

Bengaluru: The BJP today accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Power Minister D K Shivakumar of being involved in a “mega scam” of about Rs 447 crore relating to the state-owned Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), a charge the Congress refuted as “baseless”.

State BJP president B S Yeddyurapp

Lome: Togo’s opposition on Thursday said three people were killed and dozens more injured as gangs of youths clashed with security forces trying to prevent the latest anti-government protest in the capital.

“We’re informed that the provisional toll at 3:30 pm (1530 GMT) is three shot dead in Lome