New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked an animal rights activist and other organisations to point out to the Central government flaws in its notifications permitting the culling of nilgais, wild…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Millions of peak hour commuters were stranded as a major power failure hit the Western Railway’s suburban services following a theft of a battery box here on Monday morning, an official…
Los Angeles, June 20 (IANS) Rapper Iggy Azalea and Nick Young have called it quits. Azalea took to Instagram to give fans an update on her relationship with Young, reports eonline.com. “Unfortunately, although I love…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Monday joined the hunger strike led by his party MP Mahesh Girri outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and demanded his “apology”…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned Monday’s suicide attack in Kabul in which at least 13 persons, mostly Nepalese, were killed. “We strongly condemn the horrible tragedy in Kabul,” Modi tweeted….
An illustration of the concept that a pair of human vocal cords can produce the same range of frequencies as a piano. Credit: Lisa A. Clark, MA, CMI, based on original art concept by Kanako…
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) China’s central bank on Monday pumped more money into the market to provide liquidity. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) conducted seven-day reverse repurchase agreements (repo) worth 170 billion yuan ($25…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Forthcoming Tamil crime-thriller “Metro”, which explores the psyche of modern-day criminals, is inspired by a real incident which was witnessed by its director Ananda Krishnan not long ago. “Few years ago,…
New York, June 20 (IANS) Technology giant Microsoft has finally got the long awaited official Facebook app for Windows that would be available for Windows 10-powered personal computers and smartphones, a media report said on…
London, June 20 (IANS) The same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago also wiped out over 90 per cent of mammal species, significantly more than previously thought, new…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A major clash between members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the “Bengal brigade” broke out at the three-day central committee meet of the party here where veterans…
By Arun Kumar Washington, June 20 (IANS) Donald Trump patted himself on the back for being right about “radical Islamic terrorism”. Hillary Clinton said she would be happy to use the forbidden phrase. She and…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the Narendra Modi-led Central government of “shielding” BJP MP Maheish Girri who, he alleged, played a role in the murder of a…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) On the first trading day after Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan formally said no to a second term, key Indian equity indices opened in the red on Monday, but…
Bengaluru: Actor Daggubati Venkatesh during the final IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on May 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Actor Venkatesh’s cameo…
London, June 20 (IANS) Mongooses risk their own survival to protect their unborn children through a remarkable ability to adapt their own bodies, says a new study. According to previous studies, pregnancy takes a physical…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The 48-hour countdown for the launch of India’s Cartosat-2 series and 19 other satellites slated for Wednesday, began on Monday morning, the Indian space agency said. According to Indian Space Research…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Rainfall may hamper the main event of International Yoga Day to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday, a weather official said on Monday. “There are high chances…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Mind of a Terrorist – The Strange Case of David Headley; Author: Kaare Sorensen/Cory Klingsporn (Translator); Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 376; Price: Rs 599 In the current phase of Islamist…
By Rachel V Thomas Title: Yoga and Diet for Ailments; Author: Bijoylaxmi Hota; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 296; Price: Rs. 295 If yoga has broken all barriers — transcendental as well as geographical — in recent…