Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Two days ahead of the floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly, a video of a new sting operation allegedly showing a Congress…
New York, May 8 (IANS) Introducing a noise net around airfields that emit sound levels equivalent to those of a conversation in a busy restaurant could prevent collisions between birds and aircraft, saving lives and…
London, May 8 (IANS) Researchers have developed a set of algorithms that could help teach computers to process and understand human languages better. While mastering natural language is easier for humans, it is something that…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The government on Sunday listed the steps taken by the revenue department to boost growth and employment generation by providing relief to businesses, small taxpayers and professionals. “The revenue department…
New York, May 8 (IANS) Male voices are not deeply pitched in order to attract female mates but to dominate the competition with other males, finds a new study that analysed a wide variety of…
New York, May 8 (IANS) A crocodile-sized sea reptile, that lived 242 million years ago in what today is southern China, represents the world’s oldest species of herbivorous marine reptile, new research has found. Scientists…
Composition of various exotic fruits isolated on white background New York, May 8 (IANS) Do you want your children to eat more healthy food and less fast food? Researchers have recommended placing healthy food more…
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) A ‘charkha’ or spinning wheel can provide employment to many unemployed youth and women in rural areas, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra said on Sunday….
Imphal, May 8 (IANS) Women activists on Sunday tried to storm the offices of the ruling Congress and the BJP here in Manipur demanding to know the two parties’ stand on the Inner Line Permit…
Toronto, May 8 (IANS) While the full moon does not make kids hyperactive – as commonly believed – it may decrease their sleep time by five minutes on an average, says a study. However, the…
New York, May 8 (IANS) Researchers have discovered how hijacking a human immune molecule the Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies born with abnormally small heads –…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kartar Singh Tanwar’s car was attacked here on Sunday, leaving a friend injured, party leaders said. Unidentified men staged the attack with iron rods near…
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Four poachers were on Sunday arrested near the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The arrests were made by the forest department and the Special Task Force (STF) set up to check…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) MPs on Sunday paid homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 155th birth anniversary, a Lok Sabha official said. Among those who attended a special event in the Central…
Karachi, May 8 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki was shot dead while having dinner with a friend at a restaurant here, and his NGO blamed “Takfiri Deobandi militants” for the killing. Zaki, 40,…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) An Ola cab driver was arrested here on charges of molesting a 23-year-old Belgian woman, police said on Sunday. The driver, identified as Raj Singh from Rajasthan, has been terminated…
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) China’s exports rose 4.1 percent year on year in April while imports dipped 5.7 percent, customs data showed on Sunday. It led to a monthly trade surplus of 298 billion yuan…
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) It was virtually ‘poetic justice’ for entrepreneur Falguni Nayar. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad and occupying top posts in the financial sector for over 24…
London, May 8 (IANS) Do you perceive yourself to be a foodie? If yes, chances are that you may end up influencing the amount of your intake as well as decrease the risk of becoming…
Damascus, May 8 (IANS) Colourful lights have started returning to the Roman amphitheatre in Syria’s Palmyra so that audience can listen to the fine art of opera. It’s the same theatre where the black-masked Islamic…