London, May 17 (IANS) Is your teenaged daughter or son having trouble falling asleep or sleeping less? It may be because of the feeling of loneliness, researchers say. Loneliness is defined by researchers as a…
By Alison Saldanha & Ojaswi Rao If you are happy with your city’s cleanliness and want it to be recognised, it might be a good idea to begin by downloading a government mobile phone application….
New York, May 17 (IANS) In a step toward a drug to treat Zika infections, researchers have discovered a compound that prevents the virus from spreading. The compound could serve as basis for drugs to…
Kabul, May 17 (IANS) Armed assailants on Wednesday stormed the compound of National Radio Television in Afghanistan (RTA) in the eastern city of Jalalabad, triggering heavy fighting is underway. According to a Tolo News report,…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) After a day of stellar gains, Indian equity markets traded on a flat note during the mid-afternoon session on Wednesday as investors booked profits. According to market observers, investors were cautious…
New York, May 17 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra will appear on the “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” American talk show. Priyanka on Wednesday took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of…
Toronto, May 17 (IANS) Researchers have found that regular exercise may help decrease risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, characterised by progressive neurodegeneration that results in memory loss, compromised physical ability…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India understands the potential of technology and should aspire for nothing less than a leadership role when it comes to adopting Internet of Things (IoT) to improve efficiencies across different…
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) A cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday was called off to avoid a face-off with the civilian protestors. Police said the cordon and search operation…
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) Actress Amy Schumer and beau Ben Hanisch have reportedly broken up after being together for over a year. The reason remains unknown at this time, but according to a representative…
New York, May 17 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry has joined “American Idol” reboot as a judge, and she is thrilled. Perry was announced as a judge on Tuesday here, reports variety.com. “I am honoured and…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Facing off-and-on internet bans, curfews and inaccessibility to books in Jammu and Kashmir, a bunch of IIT graduates have got together to help students and engineering aspirants realise…
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday suspended three policemen, including a station house officer, for laxity in the twin murder case of bullion traders in Mathura, an official said. The killings…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump had asked former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey to end the probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s ties with the Russian ambassador here,…
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries can help India and Belgium to diversify their bilateral trade beyond the diamond sector, the country’s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Pieter…
Manali, May 17 (IANS) Over 2,000 taxi drivers, who went off the road in protest a day earlier in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort, ended their strike on Wednesday with the administration allowing the entry…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev called on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray at his Shivaji Park residence here on Wednesday morning. However, scotching all speculation, a MNS official claimed that it…
San Francisco, May 17 (IANS) As the world gets together to contain “WannaCrypt” ransomeware attack that exploited a vulnerability in a Microsoft software, the same Windows vulnerability (MS17-010) has been exploited to spread another type…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board if it was possible to give the woman the option, before she gives her consent to nikaah,…
By Porisma P. Gogoi New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bigger television screens have always been much sought after. With a surge in consumers’ disposable incomes, the demand for Smart Televisions has shot up, contributing around…