Washington DC: To intensify its battle against ISIS, the Pentagon might propose sending U.S. ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time ever. “It’s possible that you may see conventional forces hit the ground in Syria for some period of time,” CNN quoted a defence official. However, the official made it clear that the final call lies with President Donald Trump,…

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez enjoys doing action on-screen and is keen to do more movies in the same genre. Jacqueline tried her hand in action for the first time during “A Flying Jatt” and now in her two upcoming films, “Reload” and “Drive,” she will be seen doing a lot more of it. “Its an amazing genre and I feel very comfortable about…

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani today said Jio subscriber base is growing at a pace which it had itself had not expected at the time of launch. “When we started Jio, we set a target for ourselves that we will acquire 100 million customers in shortest time. Even we didn’t imagine that we would do it in months,” Ambani said at the three-day Nasscom leadership forum. The…

Cricket - New Zealand v Pakistan - World Twenty20 cricket tournament - Mohali, India, 22/03/2016. New Zealand's Martin Guptill walks off the field after his dismissal. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Wellington [New Zealand]: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has been ruled out of the first three matches against South Africa, which include one T20 and first two ODIs, due to a hamstring issue. New Zealand…

New York: Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for a crackdown on the epidemic of fake news and asked the governments to launch a public information campaign, media reports said. According to a report in Telegraph, Cook said that fake news was ‘killing people’s minds’ and necessitates a crackdown by the authorities and technology firms that would help providers of quality journalism and…

TrumpUS President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: InternetOpen Washington: President Donald Trump knows that it is in America’s interest to have a “healthy relationship” with Russia and wants to get along with Moscow unlike the previous Obama administration which failed in such attempts, the White House has said. “I think there’s a difference…

New Delhi: All the Indian ‘Beliebers’ are in for a treat as American pop sensation Justin Bieber is bringing his ‘Purpose World Tour’ to the country with a performance on May 10 in Mumbai. The 22-year-old Grammy-winning singer will perform at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Apart from India, the Asia leg of the tour comprises Tel Aviv in Israel and Dubai in the United Arab…

President for more UK investment in BangladeshPresident Md Abdul Hamid on Wednesday urged the UK residents and Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRB) to invest more here in different sectors, including trade and commerce. "Try to uphold the image of the country through highlighting the possibilities of country's overall development trend specially in business sector," the president made the…