Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) Turkey will regret many times for shooting down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet near the Syrian-Turkish border, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in his annual State of the Union…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The world’s richest 10 percent of the people are responsible for around 50 percent of global carbon emissions, said a study by Oxfam. The report, titled ‘Extreme Carbon Inequality: Why…
Chennai: Relief personnel rescue people from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Medicines, food and potable water were majorly in short supply as…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A nine-member delegation led by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan spent Rs.1.39 crore (nearly $210,000) on a nine-day trip to Japan and South Korea between September 29 and…
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) Oxytocin, often called the love hormone, may have different effects on men and women, and in certain circumstances the hormone may actually trigger anxiety, suggested a new study. Clinical trials…
Pretoria, Dec 3 (IANS) A South African court on Thursday overturned Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s culpable homicide conviction and essentially charged him with murder for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In a brief judgment by…
Film: “Kajarya” Language: Hindi Director: Madhureeta Anand Cast: Meenu Hooda, Ridhima Sud, Kuldeep Ruhil, Shashi Bushan, Sumeet Vyas Rating: *** Reviewed By: Troy Ribeiro A fiction narrated in a neo-realistic documentary style, Madhureeta Anand’s “Kajarya” is…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) The sprouting “free health check-up camps” in India are just a tactic of pharmaceutical companies to push their products and are in violation of Medical Council of India guidelines, says a…
Los Angeles, Dec 3 (IANS) Singer-composer Jermaine Jackson’s wife Halima Rashid has been arrested on a domestic violence charge. Rashid, 38, was taken into police custody over the weekend for biting her 60-year-old husband’s leg,…
Guwahati: Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag during a press conference in Guwahati on Sep 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated former opener Virender…
Chennai: People move out from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Normal life has been severely impacted in the flood-hit Chennai, but residents…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Defying pundits and pollsters, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has maintained his lead over party rivals even as Democrat Hillary Clinton has widened hers over key challenger Bernie Sanders. Retired neurosurgeon…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) “Pained” at charges that he sought sexual favours in the Rs.6 crore solar panel scam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said his “conscience is clear”. Biju Radhakrishnan, prime accused…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The heaviest rains in Tamil Nadu in over a century and floods have claimed 269 lives, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, describing the situation as “alarming”. Chennai: People…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Much to coffee lovers’ delight, drinking three to four cups of coffee per day can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, said a new study. Danish scientists have identified…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) President Barack Obama repeated a call for gun controls reforms as another deadly mass shooting in Southern California left as many as 14 people dead and another 14 injured. Hours after…
Los Angeles, Dec 3 (IANS) Two suspects, a male and a female, were dead and one possible suspect was in custody after the deadly shooting that killed at least 14 people and injured 17 others…
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Sporting chic suits, some made of copper and stainless steel, female models proved that even women can exude power through garments at a menswear fashion show here. The day two of…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) White House heaped high praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has a clear understanding of the India-US relationship and a clear vision for where he wants to take his…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Royal Air Force Tornado jets on Thursday carried out their first air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, hours after MPs voted in favour of British air strikes in…