New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday bid farewell to retiring members from the Rajya Sabha and said it would have been good if the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 13 (IANS) Every morning, Gao Ru Lung zigzags on his bicycle between the crawling cars in the maddening traffic of Beijing. After wading through a sea of cars, the 46-year…
Agartala, May 13 (IANS) Six guerrillas of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), who fled from their Bangladeshi hideout, have surrendered to the police, officials said here on Friday. The guerrillas were led by their…
Sydney, May 13 (IANS) Having marijuana through to 20 weeks’ gestation can trigger a five-fold increase in the risk of pre-term birth, Australian researchers have warned. “The results suggest that more than six percent of…
New York, May 13 (IANS) A team led by a researcher from Dartmouth College in the US has developed Doppio — a prototype of world’s first smartwatch with two touchscreens. Doppio is a reconfigurable smartwatch…
The party animal London, May 13 (IANS) Researchers have identified a specific gene that links impulsive behaviour to binge drinking in teenagers and has also been associated with other impulsivity-related disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)….
Los Angeles, May 13 (IANS) Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is in negotiations to star opposite Chadwick Boseman in Marvel Studios “Black Panther”. Ryan Coogler, who wrote and directed “Creed”, is helming the comic book movie…
New York, May 13 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling feels as though he is living in a “field of flowers” since he brought his new “angel” baby daughter home. The 35-year-old actor and his long-term partner…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would look to get one foot into the play-offs when they host a struggling Rising Pune Supergiants in an Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at…
Bangkok, May 13 (IANS) A gay couple left for Spain on Friday with their child following a long legal battle to secure custody of the baby born through surrogacy in Thailand. “Today is a big…
New York, May 13 (IANS) A faint blue galaxy situated about 30 million light years from the Earth and located in the constellation “Leo Minor” can shed new light on birth of the universe. Astronomers…
London, May 13 (IANS) Having a good job along with a satisfied professional status is what people want in their early 30s, says a study, adding that the higher the income, the less likely it…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices that opened in the red on Friday fell further during the afternoon session following disappointing macro data on Thursday. India’s factory output growth turned flat in…
Actor Anupam Kher. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher says that his film “Buddha In A Traffic Jam”, which released on Friday, is the most relevant movie of the current times…
New York, May 13 (IANS) When applying for a job, women seek positions with fewer applicants than men – a factor that could partly explain why we see fewer of them in the corporate boardrooms,…
Cannes: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and filmmaker Sudhir Mishra at the India Pavillion in 69th Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Paris, May 13…
By Arun Kumar Washington, May 13 (IANS) Donald Trump is going presidential. A triumphant would be Republican presidential nominee arrived in the capital on his spiffy blue, red and white “Trump Force One” to make…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Mallik, prime accused in the lynching of a 24-year-old ITI student in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, has been arrested, police said on Friday. Mallik, a…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The smart use of sustainable fabric along with her mother’s age-old sari incorporated in a modern creation has landed Jaipur-based Megha Sharma a two-week internship at a prestigious New Zealand…
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have created a longest movie, showing expanding debris from an stellar explosion that was observed in 1572. It shows that the expansion from…