NEW YORK — On the same day Netflix scored its first best picture nomination from the Oscars, the streaming company is also joining the lobbying group the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA announced Tuesday that Netflix will join its ranks, becoming the first streaming service to […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — After stripping Malaysia’s royal families of some of their powers during his 22-year stint as prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad almost didn’t make it to the premiership a second time. Though largely a ceremonial post, Malaysia’s monarch still signs off on most laws and appointments, […]
New Delhi : The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Wednesday launched a new version of its hatchback WagonR priced between Rs 4.19 lakh and Rs 5.69 lakh (ex-showroom). The new WagonR comes with a new 1.2 litre petrol engine option along with another choice of 1 litre […]
Davos : Urbanisation will be a big driver of economic growth in India going forward, supported by favourable macroeconomic factors, accelerated infrastructure building and continuing reforms, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Wednesday. Speaking here at an event on sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, he also […]
New York : A drone briefly disrupted air traffic Tuesday at Newark airport, one of New York’s three major hubs for air traffic, US officials said. There were no further drones sighted, and arrivals were allowed to resume after a short suspension, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman told AFP. […]
Jakarta : An Indonesian official says torrential rains that caused flooding and a landslide killed 6 people and displaced hundreds in the western district of Gowa. The chief of Gowa district in South Sumatra said Wednesday that the dead included two infants who drowned and a man who was […]
Bangkok : Thailand’s king has issued a royal decree endorsing the first general election since a 2014 coup, the palace said Wednesday, with the date of the long-delayed poll expected to be announced imminently. The decree, published in the Royal Gazette, called for a general “election of members of […]
Islamabad : A Pakistani has temporarily halted the hearing of the 2008 Mumbai attack case to let the prosecutor produce more witnesses. Ten Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists had sailed into Mumbai from Karachi and carried out coordinated attacks, killing 166 people and injuring over 300 in November 2008. The trial, […]
Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will focus on Ankara’s so-called “security zone” in northern Syria. The two leaders are on opposite sides of the conflict: Russia provides critical support […]
Srinagar : Former IAS officer Shah Faesal Wednesday launched a crowdfunding campaign for “clean politics and corruption-free administration” in Jammu and Kashmir. The 2010-batch topper of the UPSC civil services exam said it was a people’s movement for change. “Be a part of this journey for clean politics and […]
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