New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The opposition parties on Friday said Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani must apologize for her remark in the Rajya Sabha about Goddess Durga. The human resource development minister must…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Burgundy or summer truffles – fungi that range among the most expensive foods in the world – are safe to eat, say, researchers, suggesting that these truffles found mostly in central…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said the scheme of giving smartphones at Rs.251 was the “biggest scam of the millennium” during the BJP regime. He demanded the money which…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) An antidepressant can improve decision-making and reaction time, and suppress inflammation in people with HIV-associated cognitive impairment, new research has found. The drug paroxetine belongs to a class of medication…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Pakistani probe team has already arrived in India to probe the Pathankot airbase attack in Punjab, an official said. Punjab counter-terrorism department chief Muhammad Tahir Rai, who heads the high-powered…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) People with cancer significantly suffer from sleep disturbances and insomnia prior to undergoing radiotherapy treatment, finds a study. According to researchers, sleep disturbances are linked to progression of cancer, prior treatments…
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Music composer-turned-actor Vijay Antony, who plays a beggar in the forthcoming Tamil action-thriller “Pichaikkaran”, says he had to shoot some scenes of the film with real beggars on the roadside to…
By Prachi Salve Amid criticism, central funding of national health programmes was cut 15 percent in the union health budget of 2015-16, but state health budgets taken together had already risen 21 percent…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) In an important advancement towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD), researchers have found that a single monoclonal antibody isolated from a human survivor completely protects…
Sydney, Feb 26 (IANS) In a first, a team of scientists has tracked down the location of a fast radio burst (FRB), confirming that these short but spectacular flashes of radio waves originate in the…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s biggest worry right now is that “India will soon possess the much-vaunted nuclear triad”, said a Pakistani daily which observed that Pakistan is nowhere near reaching that level. An editorial…
Read the translated work of a self-declared anti-writer who uses montages and other cinematic techniques for his stories and a teacher’s memoir that takes the reader down memory lane of unconditional support from his students….
By Nury Vittachi This columnist has a deeply personal announcement to make. After much consideration, I have decided to remain as a male. I know modern society pressures us to declare ourselves transgender, transitioning, transsexual,…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a stern internal memo to employees not to ruin the “Black Lives Matter” movement by defacing Facebook’s signature wall that serves as a dry-erase…
Jerusalem, Feb 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed his British counterpart David Cameron, a day after the latter criticised Israel’s expansion of Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem. Netanyahu on Thursday accused Cameron of…
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over 20 injured when an employee went on a shooting spree in the midwestern US state of Kansas, authorities said. The shootings took place…
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) A majority of Americans oppose the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as the White House renewed its effort to close the overseas prison, a poll said. According to the…
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (PTI) “The Wolverine” helmer James Mangold has signed up to direct Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo”. David Fincher of “Fight Club” was previously attached to the post but…
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (PTI) Reality TV star Kris Jenner has undergone a minor surgery as she shared a picture of her bandaged hand. The 60-year-old “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” star had to undergo…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Friday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 23,141.08 points touched a…