Sydney, Oct 8 (IANS) Challenging the popular notion that we should drink eight glasses of water a day for good health, researchers have found that drinking too much water can put people in danger of…
Ranchi, Oct 8 (IANS) At least six persons died in two separate road accidents in Jharkhand, police said. Four persons died when a bus carrying around 50 persons hit a tractor in Hazaribagh district on…
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) From flagging-off celebrations at marquees to penning theme songs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has immersed herself in the Durga Puja celebrations much before the festival began on Friday. The…
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) An Indian soldier was injured on Saturday morning as the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir….
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Actor Akshara Haasan has been roped in to play a pivotal role in Vishal-starrer Tamil thriller “Thupparivaalan’. “Happy to announce another addition to our ‘Thupparivaalan’ cast. A warm welcome to Akshara…
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao, religious leader of Goan Catholics who account for more than a quarter of Goa’s population, has appealed for special prayers for peace for “Mother India”, especially in…
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves went up to $371.99 billion as on September 30, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced . According to data released by the RBI on Friday, the…
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest…
Jakatrta, Oct 8 (IANS) At least seven persons went missing after a boat with dozens of people on board sunk in East Java province of Indonesia, an official of disaster agency said on Saturday. Overloading…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degree Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. “The sky will remain…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Football or Town Hall? Tube addicts are torn over watching America’s most popular sport or another bout between “Crooked Hillary” and “Dodgy Donald,” the two most unpopular presidential…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday applauded the Indian Air Force, saying that it has achieved distinction in defending our skies, delivering vital humanitarian aid and disaster relief, while extending greetings…
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) High profile Republicans have publicly condemned the party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump following the emergence of a 2005 video in which he admits to sexually assaulting women. Trump has apologised for…
Moscow, Oct 8 (IANS) US is trying to distract attention from its own failure to implement the ceasefire deal by calling for an investigation into Russias actions in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova…
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) A 13-year old Srinagar boy who sustained injures in clashes with security forces, succumbed to injuries on Saturday, taking the death toll to 91 in last three months of unrest. Junaid…
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams still thinks about taking drugs. The “Party like a Russian” singer has previously battled addiction, and though he is no longer tempted to drink alcohol, there are some…
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has issued an executive order to lift economic sanctions on Myanmar. The move came on Friday after Obama’s announcement that the US was ready to lift sanctions…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Saturday said the IAF is prepared to deal with “any challenge” in “most befitting manner”. In his message on official…
Havana, Oct 8 (IANS) Colombia’s government and FARC guerrilla force have agreed to set up a “rapid and effective” process to “quickly” salvage a hard-won peace deal that was nevertheless rejected at the polls. In…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings on the 84th anniversary of the Air Force Day and thanked the force for protecting skies. “Saluting all air warriors and…