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 life from an autistic man; relive the extraordinary life story of emperor Ashoka; and know…
Articles by Doraiah Vundavally
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 Strategic Petroleum Reserve to avoid rising gasoline prices, as hurricane Harvey has shut down over…
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 nations to create a fair multi-polar world and equal development conditions for all, a statement…
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 base for civilian drones in Shanghai. The base, located in the district of Qingpu, will…
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 caused irreversible damage to the island’s ecosystem, an Australian researcher revealed on Friday. Lizzie Wandrag,…
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, meteorological officials warned on Friday. The dry winter in 2002 culminated in a damaging bushfire…
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. Anupam, 62, on Thursday shared a photograph of the invite and captioned it: “It was…
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 catastrophic Hurricane Harvey that lashed through the state of Texas, have registered for government disaster…
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 it helped in increasing Americans’ understanding of the community even though the US is in…
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 showed that the GDP growth of the Indian economy slumped to 5.7 per cent during…
Rains likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) It was an overcast Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “It was a cloudy Friday…
Heavy rains batter Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Sep 1 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter most parts of the hill state of Uttarakhand on Friday, weather officials said. Rains lashed the state capital Dehradun on Thursday evening, leaving the city inundated….
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 10 others still feared trapped under the debris, the BMC Disaster Control said on Friday….
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 the US’ latest round of economic sanctions against the South American nation. “We’ve assigned two…
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 decision to reduce from three to two the number of diplomatic personnel allowed to represent…
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 third round of the 2017 US Open. The third-seeded Swiss great boosted his lifetime record…
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 dating Schweitzer after meeting her during the Big Slick charity weekend in June in Kansas,…
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 the country’s anti-immigrant border protection, Minister of Prime Minister’s Office Janos Lazar has said here….
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 of a key report on employment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday gained 59.92…
Adele wants to get pregnant before turning 30
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Singer Adele reportedly wants to get pregnant with her second child before her 30th birthday next year. According to a source, Adele, who already has four-year-old son Angelo with her husband…