By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Indian Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh’s call earlier this month asking Indian companies to produce pulses and oilseeds in Africa to meet the country’s production shortfall may…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for 15 and 10 minutes respectively on Tuesday. The Lok Sabha was adjourned when the opposition demanded action against Minister of state…
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) China’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) which measures the trend of industrial activity, showed the secondary sector contracted in February for the seventh consecutive month. According to data issued by China’s National…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US commended Pakistan’s commitment not to differentiate between terrorist groups including those targeting India, as Pakistan assured it had reached out to India as part of its…
New York, March 1 (IANS) In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind, an international team of researchers has identified new genes that predispose people to ischemic stroke, the cause of…
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) Ten years ago she had to run from pillar to post for getting her autistic child admitted to a school in Guwahati. While most turned her down, only a few responded…
New York, March 1 (IANS) A German court has fined social networking giant Facebook $109,330 for failing to comply with a court order to make amendments to its terms regarding user content, Wall Street Journal…
By Vikas Datta Title: Chilled – How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again; Author: Tom Jackson; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 272; Price: Rs. 499 What one measure can bring down the modern civilisation?…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Twenty-two prominent artists and photographers, among them Anjolie Ela Menon and Raghu Rai, have come together for Art Reflect 2016, an annual charity show fundraiser for Udaan, a non-profit foundation…
Rome, March 1 (IANS/AKI) At least six people were killed in severe storms in parts of Italy over the past three days. A farmer, 51, was killed in Candinoni, Calabria, when gale-force winds caused a…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US space agency has finally given green signal for preliminary design of a “low-boom” supersonic passenger plane that will take people places with an unimaginable speed. This is the first…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his birthday. “Birthday wishes to Bihar CM @NitishKumar ji. May he be blessed with a long and…