By Shreya Shah Dhar/Jhabua/Khargone (Madhya Pradesh): Santosh Bavash, 30, said he knew about the internet. “Ive heard it tells you about the future,” he told IndiaSpend when we spoke to the short and thin labourer,…
Hyderabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Three youths died after being electrocuted in Telangana’s Nalgonda town on Thursday, police said. The workers were doing plumbing work in an under construction building when they came in contact with…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the central government to fix the maximum retail price (MRP) and a ceiling price by March 1, 2017, for coronary stents, used to…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Researchers have created a bacteria-powered battery on a single sheet of paper that can power disposable electronics. The manufacturing technique reduces fabrication time and cost, and the design could revolutionise…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel is likely to be called by the Parliamentary Committee of Finance for a briefing on demonetisation next month, informed sources said on…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IANS) A Kerala minister on Thursday slammed raids conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at five district cooperative banks, saying these were not carried out…
Abu Dhabi, Dec 22 (IANS) As the deadline to exchange demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 Indian currency notes looms, the expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed their concerns that they might…
Tirupati, Dec 22 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday prayed at the Lord Venkateshwara temple in Tirumala here. Accompanied by his wife Maithree Wickremesinghe, he paid obeisance to the revered Lord at…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IANS) An organisation largely speaking for Keralites within the country and abroad has urged the Kerala government to sanction a new international airport at one of three locations, saying it will bring…
Patna, Dec 22 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over 105 deaths across the country allegedly due to demonetisation and advised him to at least “condole the deaths”….
Damascus, Dec 22 (IANS) The last rebel convoy is slated to leave eastern Aleppo through Ramouseh crossing on Thursday, according to military officials. Xinhua news agency reporters at the site saw the convoys leaving. Some…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) With mounting revenue losses amid too many players fighting to grab a pie, exits will surpass entrants in the Indian smartphone market in 2017, analysts said on Thursday. There are…
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) The US has included Chinese e-commerce portal Taobao of the Alibaba group, in a list of markets that promote counterfeiting and piracy, a decision which the company hinted Thursday could be…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted Japanese Emperor Akihito on his birthday which falls on December 23, and expressed his confidence that the “cooperation in diverse sectors” will further strengthen…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Amid speculation that Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh will join the Congress in Punjab, he rubbished all such reports, saying he had no intention to join politics in near future. “I…
Nairobi, Dec 22 (IANS) Kenya is set to select two teams of young athletes to compete at the World Youth and Africa U-20 Championships next year. Head coach Julius Kirwa said the two events are…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Ahead of the Tata Motors Extra-ordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Thursday, industrialist Nusli Wadia, an independent director of the company, has written a letter to its shareholders asking them to…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan is on the verge of multi-organ failure due to its wrong policies on socio-economic, political, security and terrorism issues, according to a new book written by a former Indian…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) In individuals with HIV, heart attack risk is nearly double than that of the general population, says a study. “The actual risk of heart attack for people with HIV was…
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Researchers have shown that instead of expensive equipment, smartphones can be used to make movies of living cells and observe their response to different treatments. Live imaging of cells is a…