Taipei, July 4 (IANS) Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is cutting a fifth of its global workforce after being hit by consecutive financial losses and declining smartphone sales, the media reported.The company is reportedly laying off some 1,500 manufacturing workers at its home turf, in an apparent attempt to "realign" resources, CNBC reported on Tuesday. "Today's reduction in manufacturing workforce announced...
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) Eleven people were killed when a fire broke out in a firecracker manufacturing unit-cum-warehouse in Telangana's Warangal Rural district on Wednesday, police said.Five others were injured in the incident that occurred in the Bhadrakali firecracker unit in Koti Lingala, near Warangal town.Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari told reporters at the site that four fire tenders were...
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Luv Sinha, who is stepping into Bollywood with "Paltan" as an actor, had a great time working with actor Sonu Sood in the film, and says he brings out the best in his co-stars.The son of veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and brother of actress Sonakshi Sinha bonded with Sonu over health and fitness as...
Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a teenaged girl was gang-raped here by four youths with the help of a woman, police said on Wednesday. The five were arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district. "The incident took place late on Tuesday. The five are in custody and are being interrogated," Sagar Superintendent of Police Satyendra Shukla told the media. ...
Mumbai: It seems like Bollywood industry is going through tough nowadays as after actor Irrfan Khan who is battling Cancer disease. Now, actress Sonali Bendre revealed on her Instagram account that she is going under treatment to fight 'High-Grade Cancer'. Evergreen and all-time favourite actress Sonali Bendre says she has been diagnosed with a "high-grade cancer" and she...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a proposal for expanding the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) by expanding its capital base to Rs 10,000 crore.The CCEA also tasked the HEFA to mobilise Rs 1,00,000 crore for Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Higher Education (RISE) by 2022.The CCEA, chaired by...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court verdict calling it a big victory for democracy, the BJP termed it a severe blow to "anarchist" Kejriwal, and said now the AAP will have to perform."We have seen Kejriwal raising politics of dharna and anarchy. He has never tried to work...
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The news of actress Sonali Bendre suffering from "high-grade cancer" shocked one and all. Bollywood stars like Karan Johar, Divya Dutta and Arjun Kapoor came out to appreciate her will and determination to fight the disease, and hoped for her "speedy recovery".The actress on Wednesday took to Twitter and Instagram to reveal that she has been...
Los Angeles, July 4 (IANS) Scarlett Johansson has been criticised for playing a transgender in her new film. However the actress-singer refused to comment on the reaction.The actress is set to star in the upcoming film "Rub & Tug" which tells the story of a transgender man, Dante 'Tex' Gill, who owned a massage parlour in Pittsburgh's underground sex industry...
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Actor Prateik Babbar, who plays a misguided youth in the film "Mulk", says he has always wanted to essay the role of an anti-national."I have always wanted to essay the role of an anti-national. Playing grey comes easy to me but I had to learn a lot of new things to portray terrorism in the right...
