The US government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday. The reason for the ban was not immediately clear, and US security officials would not comment. The ban was revealed Monday in statements from Royal Jordanian Airlines and the official news […]
» Read moreFormer Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna will join the BJP on Wednesday in Delhi, around seven weeks after he quit the Congress. “According to the information we have, SM Krishna will be joining the BJP tomorrow in Delhi,” party sources said at Bengaluru. Krishna would be inducted into the saffron party in the presence of its national president Amit Shah […]
» Read moreNorthern Ireland’s former Deputy First Minister and one-time IRA commander Martin McGuinness has died aged 66, his Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein said on Tuesday. Mr. McGuinness had resigned from politics in January, citing a serious illness and a breakdown in relations with the rival Democratic Unionist Party. “It is with deep regret and sadness that we have learnt of […]
» Read moreIndia’s Ravindra Jadeja pipped spin twin Ravichandran Ashwin to grab the pole position in the latest ranking for ICC Test bowlers while Cheteshwar Pujara reached a career-high second rank among batsmen. Left-arm spinner Jadeja whizzed past Ashwin after snaring nine wickets in the drawn third Test against Australia, which put the four-match series interestingly poised at 1-1. Jadeja, who grabbed […]
» Read morePresident Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka now has an office at the White House, although she will not be a government employee, an administration official told AFP news agency on Monday. Since Trump’s inauguration on January 20, his eldest daughter, aged 35, has been seen often in the presidential mansion’s West Wing, the hub of US executive power. On Friday, she […]
» Read moreThe Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday (March 21) announced the squads for India ‘Red’ and India ‘Blue’ for Prof D B Deodhar Trophy 2017. The two sides will contest against Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017 winners, Tamil Nadu, in the triangular series that will be played in Vizag between March 25 and 29. Rohit Sharma and Parthiv […]
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