Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) India’s national record holder Muhammed Anas and South Asian Games gold medallist Jauna Murmu qualified for the finals at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. Anas…
Beijing, July 7 (IANS) China strongly opposed a resolution passed by the European Parliament urging Beijing to release from house arrest Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who is suffering from terminal-stage liver cancer, the…
Aizawl, July 7 (IANS) A couple of months after the Aizawl FC created waves by clinching their maiden I-League football tournament, now a group of eight budding racers from Mizoram are all set to etch…
Toronto, July 7 (IANS) Daily consumption of marijuana may increase an adolescent’s risk of having recurrent psychotic-like experiences by 159 per cent, according to a new study. The psychotic-like experiences include the experiences of perceptual…
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) The menace of doping has hit Indian athletics again with decathlete Jagtar Singh testing positive for a banned substance. Jagtar, who competes in men’s decathlon, was put under provisional suspension after…
Panaji, July 7 (IANS) Congress’s Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik was on Friday appointed the party’s Goa unit chief in place of legislator Luizinho Faleiro. Naik’s term as member of the Rajya Sabha expires this…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Dismissing conjectures that education will become expensive under the Goods and Services Tax, the central government on Friday said services provided by an educational institution to students, faculty and staff…
Cairo, July 7 (IANS) At least 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed and 20 injured in suicide bombing and shooting at an army checkpoint in North Sinai’s Rafah city on Friday, an official source said. “A…
Hamburg, July 7 (IANS) The G20 Summit of leaders from the world’s major economies started on Friday in the German city of Hamburg with the first meeting focusing on international terrorism. Hosting leader German Chancellor…
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Security Adviser retired Lt. Gen. Nasser Khan Janjua has said that Islamabad supported peace and stability in Afghanistan and stressed the importance of resolving all issues through political means….
Hamburg, July 7 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warmly received Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with leaders of other countries, ahead of the 12th G20 Summit here. “A warm welcome by a…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan, who is expecting her first child with husband Kunal Kemmu, is turning author with “The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous”. She says the book will be out…
Kabul, July 7 (IANS) At least three civilians were killed and another injured when a blast rocked northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province on Friday, police said. The blast took place inside a house in Chahab district,…
London, July 7 (IANS) Scientists have identified a key protein that can slow down malaria infections, providing a possible new target for anti-malarial drugs. When malaria parasites invade red blood cells, they form an internal…
Berlin, July 7 (IANS) Leipzig have captured youngster Jean-Kevin Augustin from Paris Saint-Germain, both football clubs confirmed. The “Bulls” have strengthened their offensive with the signing of the 20-year-old striker who on Thursday signed a…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Negative global cues and selling pressure in IT, banking and consumer durables stocks pulled the Indian equity markets down on Friday. Around 3.30 p.m., the wider Nifty of the National Stock…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur to tender an “unequivocal and unqualified” apology for saying that the court’s…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Bengaluru-based healthcare start-up Axio Biosolutions’ innovative “smart bandage” that stops profuse bleeding within a few minutes was showcased in Israel during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to the country which…