Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan says his first thought when he started pursuing acting as his career was that he wanted to explore parts of cinema no one else has.Varun on Monday night treated his fans to a Q&A session on Twitter, where a user asked about his thoughts when he first started off pursuing acting as his...
By Arul LouisUnited Nations, July 10 (IANS) India has accused UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein of exhibiting "clear bias" in his report on Kashmir and criticised Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of overstepping his mandate in his report on children in armed conflict.In the double-barrel attack, India's Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal told the Security Council on Monday that...
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy sky in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, weather office said.The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 78 per cent."It will be a generally cloudy sky towards the afternoon or evening with light rains or thundershowers," an...
If you are planning to cut down on foods rich in saturated fats such as butter, cream, cheese, and meat, drinking soup rich in umami -- savoury taste -- before meal may help. Scientists have found that soup causes changes in the brain that promote healthy eating behaviours and food choices, especially in those at risk of obesity. Umami is...
The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Tuesday. At 9.25 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded at 10,896.35 points -- higher by 43.45 points or 0.40 per cent -- from its previous close of 10,852.90 points. The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), which had opened at 36,068.27 points, traded at 36,085.17...
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.The President and his wife Kim Jung-sook were received by his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind, his wife Savita Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.President Moon, who arrived here on Sunday on his maiden official visit to India leading a...
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Tuesday.At 9.25 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded at 10,896.35 points -- higher by 43.45 points or 0.40 per cent -- from its previous close of 10,852.90 points.The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), which had opened at 36,068.27 points, traded...
London, July 10 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May has carried out a mini-reshuffle of cabinet as she appointed four secretaries following the resignation of former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was named on Monday as Britain's new Foreign Secretary, replacing Johnson who resigned earlier in the day, Xinhua news agency reported. Culture Secretary Matt Hancock replaced Hunt....
New York, July 10 (IANS) The US dollar index increased against most other major currencies as investors continued to digest the country's nonfarm payrolls report for June.In late New York trading on Monday, the euro rose to $1.1748 from $1.1746 in the previous session, and the British pound was down to $1.3256 from $1.3283 in the previous session. The Australian...
Berlin, July 10 (IANS) China and Germany have agreed to unequivocally oppose protectionism and safeguard free trade system based on multilateral rules to promote strong, sustainable and balanced global economic growth.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday co-chaired the fifth round of intergovernmental consultations and made the announcement in Berlin, Xinhua news agency reported. Both sides...
