New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to the nation’s second President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, on the occasion of Teachers’ Day and saluted the dedication and commitment of all teachers….
By Koh Byung-joon Seoul, Sep 5 (IANS/Yonhap) Park Myeong-hee, a 35-year-old North Korean defector, still vividly remembers how happy she felt when she walked down the aisle to get married to a man she met…
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) A crossing named after the late composer Aadesh Shrivastava was inaugurated here in the presence of his widow Vijayta Pandit and other Bollywood celebrities like Jackie Shroff and Poonam Dhillon. “I…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear the plea of the Delhi government challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision on the power and position of Lt. Governor…
Srinagar, Sep 5 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday urged the government to start an “unconditional dialogue” with all stakeholders, including separatists, for peace in Kashmir that is battling nearly two months of…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Bolt Supremacy – Inside Jamaica’s Sprint Factory; Author: Richard Moore; Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press/Random House India; Pages: 330; Price: Rs 499 When Jamaica started participating in the Olympics in 1948,…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) In a collaborative project, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and the Masdar Institute of Science in Abu Dhabi claim to have found…
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Increased physical activity among patients with a type of lung disease could reduce their risk of anxiety as well as depression, a study has found. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is…
Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Talks between the US and Russia have ended without an agreement on ending violence in Syria, a US official said on Monday. Meeting on the sidelines of the Group of…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised at the G20 Summit here the issues of black money and tax evasion, urging member countries to take action…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, wishing for the blessings of Lord Ganesha on everyone. “Ganesh Chaturthi greetings to everyone….
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the holy occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Paying obeisance to the Vighnaharta, Gandhi said: “Hope that Lord Ganapati will remove all…
Honolulu (Hawaii), Sep 5 (IANS) Four out of six great ape species are now “Critically Endangered” – only one step away from going extinct — with the remaining two also under considerable threat of extinction….
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) It was partly cloudy sky on Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. “The morning will be partly cloudy…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his British counterpart Theresa May on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit here. This was Modi’s first bilateral with…
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised the issue of black money and tax evasion at the ongoing G20 Summit here, urging the member countries to take…
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Defending the European Commission (EC) tax ruling against Apple, EU President Jean-Claude Juncker has termed the decision as “landmark” that was taken “without discrimination and without bias”. In his first public…
Seoul, Sep 5 (IANS) North Korea on Monday fired three ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced. The country test-fired the three ballistic missiles from Hwangju…
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine has defended his running mate Hillary Clinton saying that she was unable to discern classified information in emails while she was secretary of state. Kaine’s…
Brasilia, Sep 5 (IANS) Thousands of Brazilians staged a protest on Sunday against new President Michel Temer, who was sworn in after Dilma Rousseff was definitively ousted by the Senate for manipulating budget figures. A…