Rome, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 239 immigrants were reported missing in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday after two vessels sank off the coast of Libya, the UNHCR said. Survivors arriving on the Italian island…
Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) South Korea on Thursday ratified the Paris Agreement and became the eighth country to endorse the international accord on reducing greenhouse gases among the world’s top 10 emitters, the Foreign Ministry…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged JNU students to take their protest over a student who went missing 20 days ago to India Gate to spur the government…
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday dismissed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s “Vikas Yatra” as a gimmick while hitting out at his Samajwadi Party, which she termed as a band of…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India on Thursday rejected Pakistan’s claim that Indian defence forces targeted civilians across the border and said a strong protest has been lodged against the Pakistan troops in Jammu and…
Gandhinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) A mild tremor of 3.2 intensity on the Richter scale was felt in the Kutch district of Gujarat on Thursday. According to the Gandhinagar-based Seismological Research Institute, the tremor was felt…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos would seek to strengthen their position in the Indian Super League (ISL) football standings with a win against Kerala Blasters here on Friday. Delhi are approaching the match…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India on Thursday denied as “baseless and unsubstantiated” Pakistan’s allegations of spying against eight Indian officials at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and accused the neighbour of resorting to…
Kochi, Nov 3 (IANS) Funds totalling Rs 2 lakh crore earmarked for panchayats by the 14th Finance Commission should be utilised efficiently in projects aimed at uplift of rural India, a Union minister said on…
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Larger violation of social norms in public spaces may not lead to stronger reaction from public than smaller violations, finds a new study. The research team investigated how people respond to…
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and over 100 others sustained injuries in separate car collisions in the capital city of Islamabad on Thursday, police officials said. The vehicles involved in…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The global average viewing times on mobile devices has grown by more than 200 hours a year since 2012, driving up overall TV and video viewing by an additional 1.5…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Calling upon the world community to work unitedly towards disaster risk reduction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is ready to work with other countries to build disaster-resilient…
Jammu, Nov 3 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday Pakistan’s political leadership and its army had lost their mental balance which, he claimed, was proved by targeting of Indian civilians during…
London, Nov 3 (IANS) English Premier League (EPL) football club Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger on Thursday put his weight behind the Football Association (FA) saying FIFA is wrong to ban poppies on shirts for the…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) In a bid to boost the country’s steel sector, industry body Assocham on Thursday urged the government to set up a regulatory authority to fix road freight rates. The proposal…
Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) The prime minister-designate of South Korea on Thursday said that President Park Geun-hye may be investigated for an alleged corruption and influence peddling scandal involving a close ally of the head…
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Granit Xhaka’s disciplinary record worries English football giants Arsenal ahead of Sunday’s north London derby at home against Tottenham Hotspur, the club’s manager Arsene Wenger admitted on Thursday. The Swiss midfielder…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Thursday felicitated the players and coaching staff of the Indian team that won the Kabaddi World Cup recently and awarded them Rs.10 lakh each. The entire…
By Partha Sarathi Mitra Shanghai, Nov 3 (IANS) France-based global 3D design software company Dassault Systemes inaugurated here on Thursday its ‘manufacturing in the age of experience” event aimed at exploring digital transformation of the…