Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US space agency has finally given green signal for preliminary design of a “low-boom” supersonic passenger plane that will take people places with an unimaginable speed. This is the first…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his birthday. “Birthday wishes to Bihar CM @NitishKumar ji. May he be blessed with a long and…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 1 (IANS) Myanmar’s union parliament on Tuesday reset March 10 instead of March 17 for presidential run. Of the last three candidates nominated respectively from the group of elected House of…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hope to lock their frontrunner status in the US presidential race as Republicans face primaries in 12 states and Democrats in 11 on…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) US space agency NASA announced that it is planning to build a supersonic passenger jet which will be as quiet and efficient as possible, the media reported on Tuesday. NASA Administrator…
Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) Tokyo shares ended the morning session lower on Tuesday as selling of export-oriented issues was triggered by an advancing yen. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 109.92 points, or 0.69 percent,…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It was a hazy morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain partly…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) A day after Union Budget 2016-17 was announced, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday was trading 190.98 points or 0.83 percent up during…
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) The Food Security Act is set to be implemented across Uttar Pradesh from Tuesday, an official said. Once the act comes into effect, poor families will get wheat at Rs. 2…
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Ministers Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz said the strategic dialogue with the US has further strengthened bilateral relations, the medi reported on Tuesday. Aziz made the comments along…
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan has decided call for stricter action against members of banned organisations by cancelling their passports and blocking national identity cards. The decision was taken at a meeting on Monday chaired…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Eight Indian-American leaders, who are in the fray for Tuesday’s local elections in Lexington city in the US state of Kentucky, have urged the members of the Indian community to vote…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Four students were injured on Monday when a 14-year-old allegedly opened fire in an Ohio school cafeteria, a media report said. “Two of the victims were shot,” CNN quoted Butler County…
New York, March 1 (IANS) Students from two US universities gathered here to express their solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who were arrested in a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy….
Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) Japan’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth in January, and now stands at 3.2 percent, official data released on Tuesday showed. The number of unemployed people in January were 2.11 million, representing a…
Los Angeles, March 1 (IANS) Actress Sofia Vergara says she is unlikely to have children ‘naturally’, adding that if she and her husband and actor Joe Manganiello decide to expand their family, they will have…
Suva, March 1 (IANS) A team of doctors from India has successfully performed 16 open-heart surgeries at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Fiji’s capital city of Suva, a media report said. The surgeries were…
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 67 basis points to 6.5385 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Los Angeles, Mar 1 (PTI) Rooney Mara may have received great reviews for her performance in the same-sex drama “Carol,” but the actress says being in the profession can make one feel “lonely”. The 30-year-old…
London, Mar 1 (PTI) One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson is mourning the loss of his grandfather. The 24-year-old British pop star’s sister, Phoebe, announced the sad news on her Instagram page. “RIP grandad Keith. You…