IN the early days of Suva, there was an organisation in town called the Good Templars, whose main objective was enlightening people on a lifestyle free from alcohol and drugs. In the year 1888, the newly-formed Good Templars’ Hall was located in an area at the back of Victoria Pde called Naiqaqi. Before Suva became […]

LUCKNOW, Dec 8: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday held a review meeting of the party’s Uttar Pradesh unit here and issued instructions to the leaders to remove shortcomings in functioning pointed out in earlier such meetings, according to a statement.

13th Christmas Gold Cup Football C’ship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 8: Clemrat Football Club and Sports Saviour defeated their rivals convincingly to advance in the ongoing 13th Christmas Gold Cup Football Tournament, being organised by All J&K Christian Welfare Association, under the aegis of Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) at GGM Science College [...]. .

THE Fiji Airways Fiji 7s team settled in for the ninth position beating Canada 40-17 in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai yesterday. This is for the first time in 21 years Fiji has missed out in the Cup quarter-finals. Two yellow cards in the first half didn’t help their cause, although they […]

Over the past several years, artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly become part of our daily lives. The smart replies generated by your email or smartphone, the tagging of photos on social media, product recommendations on e-commerce sites, the directions provided by mapping ap.

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: In what could prove to be a big relief for medical students, a panel tasked with drafting guidelines for fee structure in private medical colleges is mulling slashing fees for half of graduate and post-graduate seats by 70 per cent and 90 per cent respectively.

Fire ants respond to shearing forces by minimizing the surface area of their rafts.

The Unnao gangrape-and-murder victim was buried at her ancestral village amid unprecedented security on Sunday afternoon, more than 36 hours after she died at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. The tiny village turned into a virtual fortress with more than 300 policemen deployed amid intelligence inputs of a probable backlash from the dominant Brahmin community. While the five accused in the case are Brahmins, the victim’s family members belong to the OBCs.

NEW YORK >> “Frozen 2” blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates today.

According to Vladimir Semashko, Belneftekhim CEO is to come to Moscow "with clearly-worded legal documents and file these claims"

Newsweek Reporter Resigns After Accusing Outlet Of Suppressing OPCW Leak Story. A has resigned after the publication reportedly suppressed his story about the ever-growing OPCW scandal, the revelation of plot holes in the establishment Syria narrative that you can update yourself on by or . “Yesterday I resigned from Newsweek after my attempts to publish newsworthy revelations about the leaked OPCW letter were refused for no valid reason,” journalist Tareq Haddad reported today . “I have collected evidence of how they suppressed the story in addition to evidence from another case where info inconvenient to US government was removed, though it was factually correct,” Haddad said. Yesterday I resigned from Newsweek after my attempts to publish.

[ Tongam Rina ] ITANAGAR, Dec 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the citizenship amendment bill (CAB), which seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

The rapper suffered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway airport on Sunday, less than a week after his 21st birthday.

The puppeteer behind the beloved 'Sesame Street' characters died Sunday at the age of 85.

INDIAN Super League Hero of the Month for November Roy Krishna continued his fine form in the competition scoring twice to help his side beat North East United 3-nil yesterday. Krishna showed why he is the top scorer in the competition after easily beating the opposing sweeper and placing the ball beyond the goal keeper […]

The Financial Times reports on the latest from China. China's administration has ordered all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment and software within three years.

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) has said that the recent rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad and the burning of a rape victim in Unnao reflected a disturbing mindset towards the safety of women. “The two women were raped and killed within a week’s time. The government must […]

Indo-Naga peace talks KOHIMA, Dec 8: A 16-member delegation of the Tirap Changlang and Longding People’s Forum (TCLPeF) and the Tirap Changlang Longding Student Federation, led by TCLPeF president N Changmi, met Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, who is also the interlocutor for the Indo-Naga peace talks, at the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday.

Express shares are spiking following an earnings beat and raised guidance for Q4. Newly appointed CEO Tim Baxter has wasted no time in turning the business arou.

Starbucks Corporation has seen price drop slightly even in spite of respectable earnings results. However, overall sales growth is moderating, particularly in C.