Dubai, Oct 23 (IANS/WAM) The Ministry of Health and Prevention of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)has launched an early detection programme for diabetes throughout 10 of its primary health care centres in country. Launched on…
Jerusalem, Oct 23 (IANS) Israeli police mistakenly arrested a Palestinian man after they thought he had published a Facebook post saying “hurt them” when he originally wrote “Good morning”, a media report said. According to…
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) “Baahubali” star Prabhas, who turned 38 on Monday, gave his fans a gift — the first look poster of multi-lingual action film “Saaho”. “A big thanks for all the wishes and…
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Police resorted to mild baton charge here on Monday to disperse the fishermen protesting against the use of China made high powered engines in fishing boats. A large number of fishermen…
Patna, Oct 23 (IANS) Five women were killed by a passenger train in Bihar’s Munger district on Monday, police said. The accident took place near Adalpur on the Jamalpur and Kieul rail section. “Five women…
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Actor Rajkummar Rao has fractured his left leg on the set of reality TV show “Lip Sing Battle”. On Instagram, Rajkummar posted a photograph in which his leg is plastered, while…
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Megastar Rajinikanth, who has been hinting at a political debut, has extended support to the team of controversial movie “Mersal” for addressing an “important topic”. “Mersal”, Tamil actor Vijay’s Diwali release,…
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) So what was the secret of Brazil’s effervescent come-from-behind 2-1 victory over a resilient Germany in the quarter-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup? According to coach Carlos Amadeu, some key…
Canberra, Oct 23 (IANS) Workers at Australia’s major airports will face additional screening measures as part of a security crackdown, authorities said on Monday. The tighter controls come after authorities foiled an alleged terror plot…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after a predicted landslide win in Sunday’s snap general election. “Heartiest greetings to my dear friend Shinzo Abe…
Istanbul, Oct 23 (IANS) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi took the Turkish attack helicopter T-129 for a test flight, becoming the first Pakistani Prime Minister to fly a military helicopter. Following the test-flight of T-129 helicopter on…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) It was a misty Monday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will be mainly…
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened higher. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 92.39 points or 0.29 per cent higher soon after opening. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to take a firm stance on North Korea, after a predicted landslide win in Sunday’s snap general election, the media reported on Monday. “My…
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Torrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Lan’s passage across Japan on Monday caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closing of highways. Typhoon Lan, the 21st of the…
Clark (the Philippines), Oct 23 (IANS) The ASEAN Defence Ministers began their high-level security dialogue on Monday to discuss security issues, including counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and maritime conflicts, facing the region . They held a…
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (IANS) Actress Famke Janssen, who originally essayed the role of Jean Grey in most of the “X-Men” franchise films, blames Hollywood’s sexism for her exit from the series. “I didn’t give…
Harare, Oct 23 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had withdrawn the appointment of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the goodwill ambassador for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. WHO announced last Friday that…
Beijing, Oct 23 (IANS) The 2nd World Congress on Marxism is scheduled to be held in Peking University in Beijing next May, the organiser said on Sunday. The congress, to be held from May 5…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) A world record price of over $166,000 was paid at an auction in Britain for one of the last known letters to have been written on board the famous Titanic ocean…