Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) The Brazilian Senate has green-signalled the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff. At the end of a lengthy session on Tuesday that lasted over 15 hours, senators voted…
Sydney, Aug 10 (IANS) A Mediterranean diet can improve your cognitive function, reduce chances of Alzheimer and improve heart conditions, shows a new study. The main foods in the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) include plant foods,…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) There is need for innovation in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector as India cannot afford to emulate developed economies due to limited resources, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (Tass) Russian tennis player Yekaterina Makarova has said she was surprised by fans booing compatriot swimmer Yulia Yefimova and added that such a situation would be unthinkable in her sport….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Swimming legend Michael Phelps’ 21st Olympics gold has taken his overall tally in the Summer Olympics to 25 — just short of India’s 26 medal haul since it started…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday upheld a Juvenile Justice Board order sentencing a minor involved in the 2011 Delhi High Court blast to three years’ in a special home.
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Danish researchers have developed a new class of artificial proteins that could lead to better treatment of cancers and diabetes. “When you work with artificial proteins, you have better control over…
Paris, Aug 10 (IANS) French Ligue 1 football club Monaco will not extend the contract with the 38-year-old central defender Ricardo Carvalho, it has said. Former Porto, Real Madrid and Chelsea star Carvalho, 38, won…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) The colour of water of the Olympics diving pool has curiously changed from blue to green because of water purification system problems, organisers have said. The water in the…
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) Researchers from University of California-Riverside have identified a weakness in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) of all Linux operating systems that enables attackers to remotely hijack users’ internet communications. Such…
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Profit booking, along with negative global cues and caution over upcoming quarterly results, dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Wednesday. Consequently, both the key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade…
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Wednesday sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s War of Independence in…
By Parminder Singh Bariana Chandigarh/Hoshiarpur, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major swoop ahead of Independence Day, security agencies and the Punjab Police have busted a Khalistani terror module with links to NRIs and Pakistan’s notorious…
Taipei, Aug 10 (IANS) Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has said its threat to withdraw the business licence of taxi-hailing service Uber would only take place if the firm continued to flout the country’s regulations,…
Imphal, Aug 10 (IANS) A bomb exploded near the Manipur University in Imphal on Wednesday, hours after a four-year-old girl was injured when insurgents attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol at Maphou village in…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Passenger cars sales grew by 9.62 per cent in July to 177,604 units from 162,022 units sold during the corresponding month of last year, industry data showed on Wednesday. The…
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked among the top 100 brands in the US in a survey by a leading brand valuation firm. “Brand Finance has ranked…
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) An extended weekend around Independence Day has many Delhiites planning short holidays — with the quaint towns of the Himalayan foothills proving to be favoured destinations, though…