Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (IANS) Some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Saturday barged into Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s private secretary, V.K. Pandian’s, residence and vandalised it. Accusing the IAS officer of working for the ruling…
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Zamin Hussain Khan, the third son of eminent Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, died in Varanasi on Saturday, family sources said. He was 74. Khan was suffering from diabetes and other…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Congress on Saturday reacted sharply on alleged remarks by Goa Minister Vijai Sardesai, who described majority domestic tourists as “scum” and said north Indians wanted “Haryana in Goa”. Congress leader…
Taipei, Feb 10 (IANS) Search and rescue teams in Taiwan on Saturday pulled out two bodies of five members of a Chinese family who remain trapped after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the city of Hualien…
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Researchers have found that continuous low doses of “far ultraviolet C” (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues. According to the researchers, the use of overhead…
By Saket Suman Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) At a time when whispers of sexual harassment in Hollywood have turned into thunderous protests under the #metoo banner, noted Indian filmmaker Prakash Jha has come forward to…
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable “electronic skin” that can be used in biomedical devices like artificial limbs and prosthetics. The new e-skin has…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) At least 100 youth staged a protest inside the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station here on Saturday against the Delhi Metro’s fare hike. The fare hike had come into effect on…
Seoul, Feb 10 (IANS) Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma on Saturday pledged to help transform the Olympic Games for the digital era as China’s e-commerce giant unveiled its vision for future Olympics. Ma said Alibaba…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the government’s move to recapitalise public sector banks (PSB) would improve their lending capacity. “I think the indications are that it’s (credit offtake)…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday said the apex bank and the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) need to be cognisant of…
Canberra, Feb 10 (IANS) Police in Australia on Saturday alleged that a stabbing in a Melbourne suburb a day ago was inspired by the Islamic State (IS) terror group. Bangladeshi woman Momena Shoma was arrested…
By Saket Suman On the second Sunday of March 1964 — more than five decades ago — 25 vintage cars lined up on the capital’s Barakhamba Road at about 7.30 a.m. The historic Statesman red…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has forwarded the “fresh evidence” against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler submitted by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DGMC) to the SIT headed by Justice S.N….
London, Feb 10 (IANS) In a first for medical science, scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism that is able to produce urine, a significant milestone in the development of treatment…
PyeongChang, Feb 10 (IANS) The opening ceremony of PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in South Korea was the target of a cyber attack by unidentified hackers, the PyeongChang Organising Committee said on Saturday. The attack on…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The government-run Sexual Harassment Electronic box (SHe-Box) has received 34 complaints from various ministries, 19 from various states, and 25 from private organisations since the online portal…
Mexico City, Feb 10 (IANS) Mexico will increase its efforts to save the Gulf of California harbour porpoise — an endemic Mexican species in danger of extinction — with a strategy that includes three courses…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Over 50 youth staged a protest inside the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station here on Saturday against the Delhi Metro’s fare hike. The fare hike had come into effect in October…
By Qaid Najmi Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) A large number of Indians are queuing up to invest in businesses in the US through the EB-5 Investor Visa which assures migration with a quicker eligibility for…