Vettel secures pole for Mexican GP
Mexico, Oct 29 (IANS) Germany’s Sebastian Vettel snagged pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix after a hard-fought battle with Max Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton will start from the third spot as he seeks to…
October 2017
Goa may ban exports to control rising fish prices
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) Faced with a shrinking catch and high prices, the Goa government may temporarily ban fish export to stabilise prices, Fisheries Minister Vinod Palienkar has said. Speaking to IANS…
SpaceX to reuse Dragon spacecraft for ISS cargo mission
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) US space firm SpaceX’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled to launch in December, will employ a preflown Dragon capsule, the media reported. The Dragon cargo spacecraft,…
Hernanes inspires Sao Paulo victory over Santos
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 29 (IANS) Former Juventus midfielder Hernanes set up his team’s both goals as Sao Paulo defeated Santos 2-1 in their Brazilian Serie A football clash. Marcos Guilherme opened the scoring for…
Recap plan to boost public sector bank stake sale
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The change in market perception of public sector banks (PSBs) following the announcement on their recapitalisation has the potential to fetch the government much higher values than that envisaged in…
Messi and Ter Stegen help Barcelona make it 9 from 10
Madrid, Oct 29 (IANS) FC Barcelona made it nine wins from their first 10 games of the La Liga football season on as they won 2-0 away to Athletic Club Bilbao. Barca owed their win…
New method to gauge onset and end of Indian monsoon
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Oct 29 (IANS) Predicting the behaviour of the Indian monsoon — with all its complexities and factors that influence it — has always been an annual gamble. For generations, scientists have…
Fire at closed ice cream factory in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) A fire broke out in a closed ice cream factory here on Sunday, a fire brigade official said. Nobody was injured. The factory on Diamond Harbour Road caught fire around 9.45…
Patel united people as ‘one nation’: Modi
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ensured that millions of Indians were brought under the ambit of “one nation, one constitution” and his message of unity…
Italian PM’s India visit to boost bilateral ties
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrives here on a day-long state visit on Monday, the first such visit in a decade, in a bid to boost ties between New Delhi…
Water births more comfortable, but awareness missing in India
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Many women dread their approaching delivery date because they do not want to go through a caesarean section (C-section) or are afraid of labour pains. Health experts…
Kerala’s main industries escape stress, but farmers bore the brunt
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) The two main industries of Kerala, seafood and tourism, escaped the brunt of demonetisation, as did the information technology sector. But agriculture — rubber plantation in particular –…
Real Madrid legend Manuel Martinez dies
Madrid, Oct 29 (IANS) Former Real Madrid football star Manuel Sanchis Martinez, an unsurpassed defender who played with the club for seven years (1964 and 1971), has died. Martinez passed away on Saturday in Madrid,…
Justin Bieber’s fan jailed
Los Angeles, Oct 29 (IANS) Mirabelli Stefania, a fan of Justin Bieber, has been jailed after she trespassed on the singer’s private property three times over the course of one week. Stefania received a sentence…
13 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Kabul, Oct 29 (IANS) At least 13 policemen were killed on Sunday when Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province. Another policeman was reported missing in the attack in Khanabad district, Xinhua news…
The philosopher who supplanted God, bested Mike Tyson by words
By Vikas Datta Philosophers are not usually distinguished for themselves seeking to curtail the scope of their sphere of activity, being lucid or admitting they were mistaken. Nor are they known for stopping crimes being…
Modi praises India’s efforts in sports
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the country’s efforts in various sports and hailed the achievements of Indian sportspersons. “There have been great news in the field of sports…
Modi praises cleanliness campaign in Maharashtra fort
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the efforts of an NGO that ran a 200-day campaign to clean a fort at Chandrapur in Maharshtra. The Ecological Protection Organisation launched…
Q2 results, macro-data to guide equity markets’ movement
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) Quarterly results along with macro-economic data points are expected to guide the key Indian equity indices during the week ahead, experts said. Additionally, the trajectory of the two…
Man City wants England U-17 star Foden home
Manchester, Oct 29 (IANS) Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany asked England U-17 star footballer Phil Foden and defender Joel Latibeaudier to return home before the club’s Champions League fixture on Wednesday. Foden and Latibeaudier, who…