New Delhi, Dec 31: Chinas decision to launch an international project, without India, to restore grottoes – Buddhist caves hewn out of cliffs, often bearing intricate wall paintings – along the ancient Silk Road is a deeply flawed step. According to an ANI report, China 's National Cultural Heritage Administration has signed an agreement
San Francisco, Dec 31 Blackberry, one of the most popular phone brands of the era before smartphones took over, has announced that it is ending support for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions from January 4. The company said that as of January 4, devices running
Los Angeles, Dec 31 Actress Cassandra Peterson, who is best known for playing 'Elvira: Mistress of the Dark' in the 1988 comedy horror by the same name, has claimed that a movie on her life is currently in the works, adding that she would love to see Dolly Parton play the lead role. She said:
New Delhi, Dec 31 Those who have not filed their income tax returns under the impression that the government will eventually extend the date again, will end up paying a late fee as the Union Finance Ministry on Friday announced no further extensions beyond December 31 will be given. There is no proposal to extend
Los Angeles, Dec 31 California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency in the wake of recent winter storms, which caused power outages, damaged structures, uprooted trees and barricaded roads across the state. The order said that starting from December 10, a series of winter storm systems struck the Golden State, bringing
Chennai, Dec 31 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Friday said that the government is confident of resolving the water stagnation issue in Chennai before the next rainy season. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the water-logged areas of Chennai, he said: "Those who were in power for the last 10 years have destroyed everything
New York, Dec 31 In an alarming sign, Covid hospitalisations for children jumped 58 per cent across the US in the past week, according to the latest data by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The US is averaging 260 paediatric Covid-19 hospitalisations a day, up nearly 30 per cent within a
New Delhi, Dec 31 Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag's sister — Anju Sehwag, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here on Friday. Thanking the party for taking her into its fold, Anju said: "I will fulfil all my responsibilities to the best of my abilities. For me, my responsibilities will come first and the
New Delhi, Dec 31 There is no science behind night curfews when it comes to tackling the spread of Covid variants, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has stressed. In a TV media interview, she said that countries like India must formulate science-based policies for curbing the spread of the virus. "Things like night curfew, there
New Delhi, Dec 31 Hitting out at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, former minister and senior BJP leader Brijmohan Agrawal said that religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested only to appease central leadership of Congress. Agrawal said that the Baghel government became active to arrest Kalicharan only after Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi tweeted about the