Rio de Janeiro, March 4 (IANS) Brazil’s football team head coach Dunga has announced a 23-member squad for the upcoming matches against Uruguay and Paraguay in the South America Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Umpire Nepoleon Singh has been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Hockey India (HI) announced on Friday. FIH took the decision after seeing the 30-year-old’s…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Women experiencing physical violence may have a higher risk of developing heart and blood-vessel diseases, finds a new study. Researchers found that women who experience physical violence are one-and-half times…
Dhaka, March 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Captain Mashrafe Mortaza is delighted at reaching the Asia Cup final but wants his teammates to stay focused. The hosts will take on India in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Children and adolescents who take medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at a risk of reduced bone density, warns a study. The results indicated that kids on ADHD…
Patna, March 4 (IANS) JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is more of a ‘deshbhakt’ (patriot) than BJP leaders who have dubbed him anti-national, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday. Nitish Kumar made…
Monchengladbach (Germany), March 4 (IANS) German football club Borussia Monchengladbach has announced that Oscar Wendt will be sidelined for the time being after suffering a torn hamstring. After Thursday’s examination by club doctor Stefan Hertel,…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Consuming broccoli three to five times per week may lower the risk of liver cancer and also prevent the development of fatty liver, finds a new study. According to researchers,…
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra indulged in some sand writing as she shot for Baywatch in Miami to celebrate crossing the 13 million mark of followers on Twitter. Dressed in white, the…
Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (IANS) More next-of-kin of those on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are filing suits as the deadline for legal action against the carrier approaches. The Montreal Convention stipulates that…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Five or more servings of yoghurt a week are likely to help women in reducing the risk of having high blood pressure, finds a study. Women who ate five or…
New York, March 4 (IANS) In an advance towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease, researchers have found that an antiviral compound that blocks the virus’s ability to replicate can fully protect…
Buenos Aires, March 4 (IANS) An Argentine engineer has used recycled items to create a robot that can find and eat trash, the media reported on Friday. The robot, Nano, has been built with discarded…
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Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A 50-year-old Pakistani man committed suicide after he bet a month’s salary on a cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh which his country lost. Muhammad Shafiq, a junior clerk in the…
Jamnagar (Gujarat), March 4 (IANS) India is committed to peace for which it needs an “effective deterrence” and a “strong defence force,” President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Friday. “India is firmly committed to peace…
London, March 4 (IANS) A change in lifestyle that includes a reduced intake of fat, together with an increased intake of fibre from fruit, vegetables and grains can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 25.58 points, or 0.10 percent, higher during the afternoon session on Friday. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was to the sagacity of his stint as a member of parliament for many years from Tura constituency in northeastern Meghalaya that the 68- year-old veteran…
New York, March 4 (IANS) More and more experts are using streaming online media such as YouTube to learn new surgical techniques, researchers including an Indian-origin scientist report. A survey involving members from the American…