Yangon, March 25 (IANS) Myanmar’s first modern stock exchange, the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), officially started trading on Friday, months after it opened in December 2015. However, only one company – the First Myanmar Investment…
New York, March 25 (IANS) Turmeric, an essential ingredient that spices up an Indian curry, may help fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, new research has found. In Asia, turmeric is already used to treat many health conditions…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actress Tara Alisha Berry, who will be seen sharing the screen space with Patralekha in Love Games, says there is no competition between them. Asked if there were any cat fights…
Buenos Aires, March 25 (IANS) Argentina basketball coach Sergio Hernandez confirmed that San Antonio Spurs star Emanuel Ginobili will be available for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. “It is a very brave…
New York, March 25 (IANS) Malaria, a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through mosquito bites, started out as a parasite in birds, and then it evolved to colonise bats, and…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is super busy these days as she is currently working on three films simultaneously. The “NH10” actress is shooting for “Sultan”, where she plays a female wrestler…
Giant telescope Kagra Tokyo, March 25 (IANS) Japanese scientists on Friday began a test run of an underground telescope to detect gravitational waves and gain a better understanding of the universe through their observations. The…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said his party in Sindh will soon pass a bill against forced conversion of Hindus so that the community becomes stronger. Bilawal Bhutto…
New York, March 25 (IANS) An American contractor has agreed to pay New York State a penalty of $3.1 million for illegally outsourcing confidential work to India, state officials have announced. The officials, however, cleared…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Pakistani-American LeT terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley said on Friday that former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani visited his house to pay condolences a few weeks after his father’s death on…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Director Chandrasekhar Reddy’s documentary-feature Fireflies in the Abyss has been selected for 2016 Hot Docs, a Canadian International Documentary Festival, hence becoming the only Indian ‘docu-feature’ chosen for the fest. The…
Jammu, March 25 (IANS) BJP legislators met here on Friday to discuss government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. Jitendra Singh, the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Ram Madhav, general secretary in…
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) A Chinese university has developed a police car capable of face scanning during patrols, a media reported on Friday. The intelligent vehicles, developed by the University of Electronic Science and Technology…
Los Angeles, March 25 (IANS) Comedian, actor, writer and producer Garry Shandling, known for Its Garry Shandlings Show and The Larry Sanders Show, has passed away. He was 66. Shandling died Thursday, the Los Angeles…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) As Apple lovers started pre-ordering their 4-inch iPhone SE or 9.7-inch iPad Pro devices from Thursday (the device will start shipping to them from March 31), experts…
Tokyo, March 25 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Friday hanged two death row inmates, bringing the total number of executions carried out by the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to 16. Yasutoshi Kamata, 74, was…
La Paz, March 25 (IANS) An injury-time goal from Edwin Cardona saw Colombia snatch a 3-2 away win over Bolivia in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign here. Star-studded Colombia looked to have squandered a…
Santiago, March 25 (IANS) Angel Di Maria and Gabriel Mercado struck first-half goals to help Argentina overcome the Chilean football team 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier here. Felipe Gutierrez opened the scoring at Estadio…
New York, March 25 (IANS) A US-based company has designed a portable device that lets you turn any smartphone into a 3D printer using the light from the touchscreen to process your plastic creations, a…
London, March 25 (IANS) Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik celebrated the release of his debut solo album “Mind of Mine” by releasing a music video for one of its songs. Shortly before the album…