Bengaluru/Gurugram, Jan 15 (IANS) In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka that could lead to a political showdown, two Independent legislators, R. Shankar and H. Nagesh, withdrew their support…
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Researchers have found that a muscle in human feet long believed to be behind the ability to walk upright, also plays a key part in how humans run. Unlike species such…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central government and the CBI to reply to a plea seeking direction to constitute a SIT to look into the abuse of…
Patna, Jan 15 (IANS) Global ride-sharing major Uber on Tuesday launched its UberGO services, allowing people to book cab rides using the Uber app. UberGO is a low-cost Uber service cheaper than the premium UberX…
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) World No 1 Novak Djokovic downed Mitchell Krueger of the US 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open here on Tuesday. The Serbian cruised into the second…
Jaipur, Jan 15 (IANS) A total of 36 swine flu deaths have been reported in the first 15 days of this month in Rajasthan, health officials said. On Tuesday, another patient from Jaisalmer succumbed to…
Pune, Jan 15 (IANS) American rapper-actor Jaden Smith is set to perform songs from his debut album “Syre” during his maiden gig in India in February. He will perform here as part of the multi-genre…
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) A cotton seed carried to the Moon by China’s recent Chang’e-4 probe has sprouted, the first for any biological matter to grow on the Moon, the media reported on Tuesday. Images…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) A section of Jadavpur University students on Tuesday boycotted classes and began an agitation demanding expulsion of International Relations’ Professor Kanak Sarkar for his comments on virginity. Sarkar, meanwhile, regretted ‘his…
Amman, Jan 15 (IANS) Jordan agreed on Tuesday to host a meeting between the representatives of the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels upon the request of the UN special envoy to Yemen over the…
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) In what could be regarded as a derogatory slur against non-Goans, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday said Goans would be given first preference in an upcoming beach cleaning work contract…
Tehran, Jan 15 (IANS) Iran launched a domestically-built satellite on Tuesday that failed to reach orbit, after the US warned against the move earlier this month. The satellite, Payam, was launched to collect environmental information,…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The upper caste quota law will be applicable to all higher education institutions — private and government — from the upcoming academic session, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Actor Randeep Rai says he realised that his role, Sameer, had become a part of him when he got injured and still continued to shoot for “Yeh Un Dino Ki Baat…
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Singer Sam Smith on Tuesday underwent a surgery to remove a stye from his left eye. Before getting operated, the “Pray” singer took to social media and told his fans that…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) It is business as usual for Chennai boy D.Gukesh despite becoming the World’s second and India’s youngest chess Grand Master (GM) on Tuesday. “Yes, I am happy. My…
Kollam (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the two main political fronts in Kerala over their stand on Sabarimala, triple talaq and providing 10 per cent reservation. “The Congress-led UDF…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In a bid to popularise science, Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday launched two TV channels — DD Science and India Science — with the Department…
Kharagpur, Jan 15 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and University of Alberta (UoA), one of Canada’s top ranking university, have inked a pact to explore opportunities for a joint doctoral degree programme. In…