Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Passengers travelling on state-owned buses in Uttar Pradesh can now buy chilled, bottled water on board, an official said on Thursday. ‘Parivahan Neer’ bottled water is being made available at a…
Cotonou (Benin), May 12 (IANS) World governing body FIFA has decided to suspend Benin Football Federation (FBF) with immediate effect. “In accordance with Article 38 of FIFA statutes, Benin Football Federation (FBF) is suspended with…
Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (IANS) Corinthians central defender Felipe is being pursued by Portuguese giants Porto, the Brazilian footballer said on Tuesday. The 26-year is currently tied to Corinthians until 2019 but he has…
London, May 12 (IANS) Fairness at work is likely to bring you positivity as well as good health, says a new research, indicating that an organisation is rated on the basis of the health of…
Taipei, May 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan on Thursday. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 11.17 a.m., was at sea, 19.7 km southeast of Yilan county,…
Silchar, May 12 (IANS) A student was killed and seven others were injured after a clash broke out between an angry mob and policemen in Assam’s Silchar city, officials said on Thursday. Although police claimed…
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 12 (IANS) Renowned regional and international cricket journalist Tony Cozier, the voice of West Indies cricket for more than five decades, has died. The 75-year-old passed away on Wednesday at the Bayview…
Madrid, May 12 (IANS) Former Spain coach Javier Clemente has said he was the ideal candidate to replace Vicente del Bosque following this summer’s European Championships. The 66-year-old is currently coaching Libya. He has previously…
New Delhi, May 12 (IAN) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature at 26.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Light rain was…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A 39-year-old man, identified as Ram Dayal Verma was found hanging from a tree near Parliament House on Thursday morning. The man hails from Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh. He was…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Republican party’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump has demoted his proposed Muslim immigration ban to a mere “suggestion”. In a radio interview with Fox News’ on Wednesday, Trump softened his call…
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) China has opened its first deep-sea research institute which experts said will be meaningful for resource exploitation and improvements to naval technology. The Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) located…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Carrying over 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station (ISS), a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday…
By Arun Kumar Washington, May 12 (IANS) As a triumphant Donald Trump comes to Washington to meet House speaker Paul Ryan, rank-and file House Republicans are pressing the latter to fall behind the party’s presumptive…
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh state government has ordered the installation of 50 solar cycle potable water plants in Bundelkhand to tackle the acute drought and drinking water crisis in the region. “Chief…
By Vikas Datta Title: YOLO Juliet (OMG Shakespeare); Author: William Shakespeare and Brett Wright; Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Pages: 112; Price: Rs.399 Will Juliet’s impassioned question: “What’s in a name? that which…
Kiev, May 12 (IANS) Ukrainian authorities said they have recovered 17 paintings – worth over $18 million that were stolen from an Italian museum in 2015. They said border guards found the art works hidden…
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Despite weak global cues and a slide in the SGX Nifty that trades on the Singapore exchange, key Indian equity market indices opened higher on Thursday as analysts saw some positive…
Rome, May 12 (IANS) The Italian parliament has approved same-sex marriages in a confidence vote, ensuring that the civil unions bill will become law. After the approval on Wednesday, landmarks across Rome from the Colosseum…
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) Around 10 lakh bankers will go on strike on July 29 against the government’s varied actions and inaction pertaining to the banking sector, said a top leader of All India Bank…