2018

GB news24 desk// A five-hour Tube strike on the London Underground line serving Heathrow Airport has begun. RMT union members on the Piccadilly Line began industrial action at midday on Wednesday in a row over working conditions. The…

GB news24 desk// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with the prestigious ‘International Achievement Award’ and the ‘2018 Special Distinction Award for Outstanding Leadership’ for her humanitarian and responsible policy in…

GB news24 desk// A passenger plane ditched in a lagoon on Friday after overshooting the runway on a remote Micronesian island, local media reported. The Air Niugini plane was attempting to land at Weno airport and ended up in Chuuk…

GB news24 desk// Canadian MPs have voted unanimously to revoke the honorary citizenship of Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Passing the motion was a response to her failure to stop the persecution of the Rohingya minority in her…

GB news24 desk// At least 30 people have been killed after a strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday. Waves of up to 2m (6.6ft) high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island.…

GB news24 desk// India win by three wickets against Bangladesh as Jadhav (23*) gets a leg-bye off the last ball for India's three-wicket win to clinch the 7th Asia Cup title. Earlier, bating first, Bangladesh set 223-run target for…

GB news24 desk// Tanushree Dutta is making headlines and is being tipped to be the flag-bearer of the ‘#Metoo’ movement in Bollywood since she accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of a film in 2008. Though the…

GB news24 desk// When it comes to fashion, Katrina Kaif is known to keep it simple. But this time, the Tiger Zinda Hai actor raised the glamour quotient in a satin emerald green dress, with a blazer collar and a wrap-around detailing on…

GB news24 desk// According to a new study, feeling drowsy during daytime can be symptomatic of Alzheimer’s Disease. Published in Sleep and quoted in a report in New York Times, the study states that feeing sleepy during daytime can lead…

GB news24 desk// Search giant Google on Thursday created a special doodle to celebrate its 20th birthday. The doodle, comprising a 1.37 minute long video, shows Google's journey from the start till 2018, and also thanked users for…