London, Feb 25 (IANS) Children with autism who often suffer impairments in communication can develop their speech, gestures and a sense of rhythm and melody by listening to various speech sounds, says a study. The…
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) Taking part in mentally stimulating activities such as reading books and magazines, playing games and using computers in the middle age may delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, says a study…
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) China has abolished the government’s football management body and returned control of the game to the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The Chinese Football Administrative Center, one of 21 sports departments of…
* IRCTC to begin marriage catering service in phased manner New R&D organisation to be established Rs.50 crore to be provided for start-ups by railway employees E-catering to be extended to all stations Local cusine…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Singer-composer Kailash Kher, now a producer, says there are some filmmakers who highlight the “helplessness of India” in their movies in the name of creativity. But he,…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Disappointment over the railway budget, coupled with derivatives expiry and a weak rupee subdued Indian equity markets during the afternoon trade session on Thursday. Negative Asian markets also dented sentiments. This…
* LIC to fund Rs.1.5 lakh crore over five years on favourable terms Two elevated tracks envisaged from Churchgate and CST on Mumbai’s suburban railway system Specialised teams envisaged in specific areas to improve efficiency…
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Singer Adele bagged four awards, including Best Album, at the 2016 BRIT Awards held at The O2 here. The 27-year-old singer took home British Female Solo Artist, British Single for “Hello”,…
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) “Mud” actor Tye Sheridan will play the lead role in filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s upcoming movie adaptation of novelist Ernest Cline’s book “Ready Player One”. “Me and Earl and the Dying…
* Local art to be highlighted at railway stations Academic facility at Vadodara being upgraded to university level Railways to generate 9 crore mandays of employment in 2017-18 and 14 crore mandays in 2018-19 To…
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) Foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids are likely to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who are obese and in post-menopausal phase, suggests new research. The study revealed…
* Social media being increasingly used to ensure transparency Online booking of retiring rooms made possible 17,000 additional bio-toilets to be provided by the end of current fiscal Finalised bids for two new loco factories…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra has lauded actress Sunny Leone’s new anti-smoking short film “11 minutes”, and said she loved it. Priyanka took to Twitter, where she reposted the video and captioned: “Love…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 (IANS) Kottayam-headquartered Mangalam group, which publishes a daily newspaper and several magazines, has said it will soon launch a TV news channel in Malayalam. The channel will be an addition to the…
* 2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged Seven km of broad gauge lines to be commisssioned every day during 2016-17 Hope to commission 19 km of new broad gauge track every day by…
Pune: Actor Sanjay Dutt coming out of Pune’s Yerwada Jail after completion of his jail term on Feb. 25, 2016. (Photo: Nitin Lawate/IANS) Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Mahesh Bhatt, Satish Kaushik and…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The police action against JNU students and the conditions leading to Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger project to change India into…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS/AKI) The US does not eavesdrop on citizens of foreign countries “unless there is a specific and validated national security purpose”, a government official responded to reports alleging Washington had spied on…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his ministry’s budget for the next fiscal year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, promising to address the issues concerning all stakeholders — citizens,…