Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) China began construction of its first high-speed railway network line under a private-public partnership, officials reported on Saturday. The 269 km line will connect Hangzhou and Taizhou, in the eastern province…
New York, Dec 24 (IANS) Facebook has removed the ‘Nearby Friends’ feature, letting your friends see your precise location and instead allowed ‘Wave’ to broadcast your proximity to them. TechCrunch in a report on Saturday…
Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) Actors Robo Shankar and Vinod, who played Dhanush’s sidekicks in Tamil action-comedy “Maari”, will be back in the film’s sequel which is currently in the scripting stage. “Maari 2” will go…
New York, Dec 24 (IANS) In a counterintuitive finding, researchers have discovered that blocking a protein that is crucial to initiating the immune response against viral infections may actually help combat HIV. Temporarily blocking a…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher suffered a massive heart attack while on a plane on Friday and was put on a ventilator, reports said on Saturday. Fisher, 60, who famously…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A court here on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a complaint case filed against him for allegedly giving “misleading information” in his poll affidavit ahead…
London, Dec 24 (IANS) British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said. Sellers, a climate scientist and former astronaut gained fame late in life for his eloquent commentary about…
By Veturi Srivatsa Two striking features of India’s 4-0 series drubbing of England are the irrelevance of the toss and the quality of pitches when playing Tests in your backyard. How will one explain the…
Seoul, Dec 24 (IANS) Pyongyang is preparing for another nuclear test in the coming months, South Korean authorities said on Saturday following the detection of activity in North Korean atomic installations. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service…
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) A bitter cold wave continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday and will remain for at least the next 24 hours, the weather office announced. Frost and fog in the…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Fifty-two trains were delayed and one other was cancelled on Saturday due to fog in most parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the Northern Railway official,…
Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) Heavy floods in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province has forced evacuation of more than 100,000 people and closure of a main airport, officials said on Saturday. Nearly 20,000 houses, over 60…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the weather office said. According to the…
London, Dec 24 (IANS) Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve, in what scientists say is a record-breaking heatwave, a media report said on Saturday….
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed his top business attorney to manage sensitive diplomatic and international negotiations. Jason Greenblatt, the executive vice president and chief legal officer for Trump’s business empire,…
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) The US has issued travel warnings for Egypt and Jordan over the risk of terror attacks against American interests, tourists and personnel. The US State Department on Friday warned US citizens…
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) A day after his nuclear weapons tweet sent jitters across the world, US President-elect Donald Trump further suggested that he was open to arms race. “Let it be an arms race……
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has signed an annual defence policy bill into law though he said he was disappointed in many aspects, the White House announced. The wide-ranging National Defence Authorization…
London, Dec 24 (PTI) Actor Michael Fassbender says he had a word with the makers of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and could have been part of the film. Fassbender said he met with director…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (PTI) Singer Kesha says she just wants to release her new album and create music in 2017. The ‘Tik Tok’ hitmaker has been working on an emotional duet with a mystery…