New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday saw some lighter moments after Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu asked Health Minister J.P. Nadda as to what an e-cigarette was. Naidu’s query come during the…
Kanyakumari, Dec 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited coastal villages in Tamil Nadu that were devastated by Cyclone Ockhi. He will return to Kerala and meet affecting fishing communities there. Modi flew…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Concerned over data privacy of its citizens, France’s privacy watchdog has issued formal notice to WhatsApp, asking the popular mobile messaging app to stop sharing user data with the parent company…
Lucknow, Dec 19 (IANS) A Vishwa Hindu Parishad affiliated activist group on Tuesday warned schools in Aligarh of dire consequences if they celebrated Christmas. The Hindu Jagran Manch, in a letter to all city schools,…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Life on earth would have been impossible without the humble fungi, as they played an essential role in the creation of an oxygen-rich atmosphere, claims a study. The study showed that…
By Saket Suman Panaji, Dec 19 (IANS) This western state, otherwise known for its beeches and laidback lifestyle, has been transported into an altogether different world, one that is replete with the ethereal aspects of…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) After Lok Sabha members on Tuesday expressed concern over the Brahmaputra river being polluted by China, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar assured the House that he will take up the…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two repealing and amending bills that seek to remove enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become obsolete. Replying to the…
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Cheering the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) win in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls and with a surge in automobile stocks, the key Indian equity indices — the BSE Sensex…
Brasilia, Dec 19 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Brasilia organised a cultural evening showcasing the cuisine, culture, architecture and tourism of the Indian states of Punjab and Bihar, as part of efforts to promote the…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab has sued US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its decision to ban the Kaspersky products in federal agencies over data security. The DHS…
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) The US dollar may be replaced by Chinese yuan in China-Pakistan trade, Pakistan’s Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said. Iqbal told this to journalists after the formal launch…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Central government favours bringing petroleum products under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) but only after building a consensus with states, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government on Tuesday accused the governing body of Dyal Singh College of creating “unnecessary controversy”, saying that it will not permit to change the college’s name to Vande Mataram…
Lucknow, Dec 19 (IANS) Three persons were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district early on Tuesday when their car rammed into a parked gas tanker in dense fog and poor visibility. The accident took place…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Researchers have developed gold nanoparticles that can potentially “trick” viruses into thinking they are invading a human cell and then destroy them — a finding that would help develop a single…
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) To strengthen its offline retail presence across India, Motorola India on Tuesday opened its first “Moto Hub” in Chennai in partnership with the multi-brand retail chain Poorvika Mobiles. This is the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday to visit coastal villages in Kerala that were ravaged by Cyclone Ockhi. He later visited Tamil Nadu. Modi flew in from Lakshadweep, where…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Earth, may be home to some small, Earth-like planets which have been overlooked so far, astronomers say. This star system is located…
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government is working on facilitating the availability of 130 acres of land sought by the Airport Authority of India for a proposed Rs 300 crore expansion of the…