Author: Doraiah Vundavally

Large asteroid to pass by Earth on Friday

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) A near-Earth asteroid about 4.4 km in size will pass safely by our planet on Friday,…

8 years ago

Of Sikh riots, optimism and history

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Read an intensely human and deeply political account of the Sikh riots; learn to value…

8 years ago

US releases 1mn barrels of strategic petroleum reserve

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) The US Department of Energy (DOE) released 1 million barrels of crude oil from the country's…

8 years ago

Looking forward to strategic partnership with BRICS members: Putin

Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was looking to expand strategic partnership with the BRICS member…

8 years ago

China opens first civilian drone base in Shanghai

Shanghai, Sep 1 (IANS) The Civil Aviation Administration of China on Friday announced the opening of the country's first test-flight…

8 years ago

Guam forests may be ‘irreversibly damaged’ by foreign snake species

Canberra, Sep 1 (IANS) The introduction of a foreign snake species in Guam's forests about 60 years ago might have…

8 years ago

Australia braces for dangerous bushfire season

Canberra, Sep 1 (IANS) After Australia experienced the driest winter since 2002, the nation is now bracing for dangerous bushfires,…

8 years ago

Anupam Kher dines with Swiss President

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher dined with Swiss President Doris Leuthard at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.…

8 years ago

Hurricane Harvey: 311,000 apply for government aid

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence has announced that some 311,000 people, who were affected by the…

8 years ago

Sikh TV campaign increased positive view of community

By Arul Louis New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Sikh campaigners who ran a $1.5 million TV campaign has said that…

8 years ago

Key Indian equity indices open on flat note

Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Friday after the Central Statistics Office (CSO) data…

8 years ago

Rains likely in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) It was an overcast Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

8 years ago

Heavy rains batter Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Sep 1 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter most parts of the hill state of Uttarakhand on Friday, weather…

8 years ago

Mumbai building crash toll increases to 33

Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) The death toll in the worst building crash this monsoon here has increased to 33 with…

8 years ago

Venezuela assigns prosecutors to probe ‘traitors’

Caracas, Sep 1 (IANS) Venezuelan authorities have assigned two prosecutors to probe alleged acts of treason by citizens who supported…

8 years ago

Spain expels N Korean diplomat over missile tests

Madrid, Sep 1 (IANS) The Spanish government has summoned North Korean Ambassador Kim Hyok Chol to inform him of its…

8 years ago

US Open: Federer survives another 5-set marathon

New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Roger Federer outlasted Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 here to advance to the…

8 years ago

Eric Stonestreet finds new love

Los Angeles, Sep 1 (IANS) "Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet is dating a pediatric nurse Lindsay Schweitzer. The actor began…

8 years ago

Hungary PM asks EU to pay border protection costs

Budapest, Sep 1 (IANS) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked the European Union to pay half of the costs of…

8 years ago

US stocks close higher amid economic data

New York, Sep 1 (IANS) US stocks closed higher as investors geared up for a batch of economic data ahead…

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