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J&K awaits another spell of rain, snowfall
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The night temperatures showed remarkable improvement across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the weather office forecast rain and light snowfall till Monday. "There has been remarkable improvement in the night temperatures...
World
Sanctions won't stop us, says N.Korean economist
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Neither the change in leadership in the US, nor sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, will impede North Korea's economic and military advancement, according to an economist from Pyongyang. Ri Gi Song, a...
India
Pleasant Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. "The skies will remain partly cloudy," said an official...
World
Malaysia dismisses N.Korea's allegation over body release
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 18 (IANS) Malaysian police on Saturday dismissed North Korea's allegation that the country was purposely delaying the release of Kim Jong-nam's -- half-brother of Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong-un -- remains. Inspector-General of...
World
Australian rangers issues 'major' crocodile warning
Canberra, Feb 18 (IANS) Australian national park rangers on Saturday issued a "major" warning for tourists to be careful after catching a large saltwater crocodile. Rangers in the Northern Territory (NT) pulled the 3.7-metre crocodile out of a...
World
Trump calls 5 media organisations 'enemy of American people'
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday slammed the country's five major media organisations by calling it "the enemy of the American people". "The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my...
Business/Economy
Trump delivers economic message on Boeing factory visit
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump took the unveiling of a new Boeing aircraft as an occasion to restate a "promise" that, under his government, workers will "win" big in this country while companies that outsource production will...
Bollywood
Charli XCX buys clothes from 'stripper stores'
Los Angeles, Feb 18 (IANS) Singer Charli XCX says she buys her clothes from stripper stores. Charli says there are "some really amazing tailors" at these clothes shops, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "I'm literally just wearing what I had in my...
World
'Mexico-US ties at critical stage'
Mexico City, Feb 18 (IANS) Relations between Mexico and the US are at a critical stage, said Geronimo Gutierrez, nominee for Mexican ambassador to the US. Gutierrez, former deputy minister of foreign affairs for North America and a prominent...
India
B-Town gathers to bless newly-wed Neil, Rukmini
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) A galaxy of Bollywood stars attended the grand reception of the newly-wed couple -- actor Neil Nitin Mukesh and Rukmini Neil Mukesh here. After a big fat Punjabi destination wedding in Udaipur, Bollywood stars including...
Bollywood
Chrissy Teigen has 'utmost respect' for single mothers
Los Angeles, Feb 18 (IANS) Model Chrissy Teigen says she has "utmost respect" for single mothers. The 31-year-old, who has 10-month-old daughter Luna with husband and musician John Legend, "doesn't know" how single mothers cope with raising a...
World
World's first transgender doll to be unveiled
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) The worlds first transgender doll is being unveiled at the New York toy fair this weekend, modelled on the US teenager and LGBTQ campaigner Jazz Jennings. Sixteen-year-old Jennings was propelled to fame as one of the...
Business/Economy
US stocks end at record highs
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) US stocks rallied on Friday, with all three major indices refreshing closing records, as investor sentiment remained bullish ahead of the Presidents' Day holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.28 points, or 0.02...
Bollywood
Kate Hudson 'old school' in dating
Los Angeles, Feb 18 (IANS) Actress Kate Hudson says she is "old school" when it comes to dating and has always stopped herself to join a matchmaking app. Hudson, who was previously married to musician Chris Robinson and was also engaged to Muse...
World
US Senate approves Trump nominee to environmental post
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) The US Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump's controversial pick Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt is a climate-change skeptic who sued the EPA more than a dozen times...
World
Kim Jong Nam's dying words revealed
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 18 (IANS) The dying words of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, were "very painful, very painful, I was sprayed liquid", the media reported. Poisoned and left to die, the playboy half-brother of North...
World
London to introduce 'toughest emission standard'
London, Feb 18 (IANS) London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that the toughest emission standard of any world city will start in London on October 23 this year, to curb pollution. The T-charge, also known as the Emissions Surcharge, will operate on top of,...
Bollywood
Mick Jagger refuses to have his memoir published
Los Angeles, Feb 18 (IANS) The Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger has written a 75,000-word memoir, but is refusing to publish it. The 73-year-old icon penned the memoir in the late 1970s, when the Rolling Stones co-founder was given 1 million pound...
Business/Economy
