The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought details from states and intelligence agencies about funding of Islamist radical organisations from foreign soil, particularly from countries in the Middle East.

The ministry has sought detailed information about the names of Islamist groups and the fundings these groups have received in th

NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO ALL VIEWERS

Online retail giant Amazon is about to open a homeless shelter inside its Seattle headquarters that is expected to become the largest such facility in the state of Washington, the media reported.

Scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2020, the initiative is part of Amazon's long-term partnership with a nonprofit called Mar

Singer Arjun Kanungo, who has given hit numbers such as "Baaki baatein peene baad" and "Aaya na tu", is collaborating with Paris-based EDM artiste Aazar.

In an interview to IANS, Arjun spoke about his upcoming projects in 2020 -- especially about his collaboration with Aazar, who was recently in Goa for his per

 Dibakar Banerjee has cast Gulshan Devaiah and Sukant Goel as the protagonists in his segment of the four-story horror anthology, "Ghost Stories". The actors state it was a golden opportunity to work with the acclaimed filmmaker.

"I am one of those people who cannot sit through a horror film, so if you ask me w

TV actors Jasmin Bhasin and Meera Deosthale are looking forward to new beginnings in 2020.

"I don't have big plans for the new year this time as I will be shooting for 'Naagin'. But after pack up, I plan to go out for dinner with my close friends. I have always believed that there are far better things ahead than

More than two months after an unmanned tanker ran aground off Panaji with its load of 2,500 tons of naphtha, threatening marine ecology off Goa, the gaseous cargo was, on Tuesday, finally shipped out of the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

"Pleased to announce that the naphtha at Ganesh Benzoplast is being taken out

 IL&FS Group Chairman Uday Kotak at the new board's first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday said the ongoing resolution process of the debt-ridden group is a "test case" for group-wide resolution of stressed assets in the country.

Addressing the 32nd AGM of the group, Kotak said the absence of requisit

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has sentenced a journalist to five years in prison in a case pertaining to possessing literature against the state and spreading religious hatred, the media reported on Tuesday.

According to a chargesheet, Nasrullah Khan Chaudhry, a journalist associated with Urdu-language daily 'Nai Baat' w

At least 17 people have died due to respiratory infections and related health conditions over the past week in Kabul amid a spike in the Afghan capital's pollution levels, the Ministry of Public Health said.

The Ministry, which began an anti-pollution campaign on Monday, said that over 8,800 patients visited government hospita