Pope Francis on Wednesday outlined his vision for how the Vatican will promote family and life issues, naming an American moderate to head the new Vatican office for families and laity and directing related institutes to give merciful care to spiritually wounded Catholics. Dallas Bishop Kevin Farrell, a former Legion of Christ priest whose brother is also a top Vatican Read More

Filmmaker Anees Bazmee says it is only because of actor Amitabh Bachchan that he is making Aankhen 2. “I think it is a tough job to make a good film… The reason behind making the film is Mr. Bachchan. I have worked with almost all actors but I still considered myself unlucky that I didn’t get a chance to work Read More

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Rakshabandhan with school children, other political leaders were not far behind in celebrating this festival that promotes unity. Addressing the audience after laying the foundation stone for the new headquarters of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), PM Modi spoke of how athlete Sakshi Malik had earned new respect for tricolour, this Raksha Bandhan, by winning a Read More

Coolpad has announced that their recently launched device, the Coolpad Mega 2.5D crossed the half a million registration mark on Amazon India. The phone was launched on August 10, and will be available for Rs 6,999 in a flash sale on Amazon India starting August 24. Coolpad Mega 2.5D is a selfie centric device, that will come with smart beautification Read More

If you’re one of those adventure seeking souls who does not wish to stick to a cubicle every day from 9 to 5 then you might find the following career options satisfying. A general presumption is that offbeat careers do not pay well. But if you strike the right cords then you are in for a rewarding, fun and exhilarating Read More

Japan showed they could be the biggest threat to China’s quest to continue their table tennis domination in Tokyo 2020, after their young team achieved the country’s best-ever medal haul in the sport in Rio. Japan’s men, who never made the Olympics podium in the sport before, are leaving this year with a team silver medal and an individual bronze Read More

US-based networking giant Cisco Systems will cut about 5,500 jobs, representing nearly 7 per cent of its global workforce. The move is also expected to impact operations in India, which is its second largest site with 11,000 employees. The company, however, hasn’t divulged how the global job losses would impact different geographies including India. Cisco, which employs about 73,000 people Read More

After impressing audiences and critics alike, Tamil socio-political drama Joker has won over superstar Rajinikanth, who has termed it a brilliant film. The Raju Murugan directorial released on August 12. “I applaud the team of Joker. Brilliant film,” Rajinikanth wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday. Rajinikanth also called the producer of Joker and applauded the entire team. “Got a Read More

Raksha Bandhan is the one day of the year that you’d find siblings in India actually admitting to the love and affection they have for each other. On other days, there is war! But then, that’s what it’s supposed to be isn’t it. Underneath the hair-pulling, the blame game, the yelling and the pranks, lies a love deeper than anything Read More

Brazil’s state-led oil company, Petrobras, may buy marketing rights for the cash-strapped Paralympic Games set for September, a source involved in the negotiations told Reuters on Wednesday. The support, if approved, could help bridge the Games’ budget shortfall, now that a judge has overturned an injunction blocking the use of new public funds for the 40-billion-real ($12.5 billion) Olympics and Read More