Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) To celebrate the legacy and romance of iconic trams, these unassuming electricity-driven transport vehicles were on Saturday transformed into hubs of film screenings, theatre, music and art to help revive them….
Seoul, May 7 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Saturday confirmed the fourth Zika virus case in the country in a woman who recently returned from a trip to Vietnam, the Korea Centres for Disease Control…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Social networking site Twitter on Saturday saw several political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechuri pay tribute to Nobel laureate…
Cairo, May 7 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced to death six people, including two Al Jazeera journalists, who were accused of leaking state secrets to Qatar. The case of jailed former president Mohamed…
Panama City, May 7 (IANS) The anonymous whistleblower who revealed millions of documents belonging to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, causing a worldwide stir, has denied working for any government or intelligence agency, and said…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As mountainous waves struck the German U-Boat under dark and roiling skies, its captain emphatically advised Subhas Chandra Bose against leaving the vessel to board a Japanese submarine. Bose replied:…
Athens, May 7 (IANS) A strike called by Greece’s largest private and public sector unions, GSEE and ADEDY, continued for the second day on Saturday in protest against the pension and tax reforms, which are…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjas Das on Saturday demanded police respond to their complaint against outsiders, including three ABVP activists, for allegedly molesting female students during a commotion over an open-air…
Rabat, May 7 (IANS) Six people were killed and two remain missing following floods caused by heavy rain in Morocco, the interior ministry said on Saturday. In Taroudant province, four people of the same family…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A court here on Saturday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using the derogatory word “thulla” to describe policemen. The court was hearing a defamation complaint…
Shillong, May 7 (IANS) An earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, rocked Meghalaya and other northeastern states and parts of Bangladesh on Saturday, an official said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday said when alumni give back to the university it…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) A weak US dollar, coupled with foreign capital inflows and passage of key economic legislation, are expected to guide the Indian rupee’s movement during the upcoming week. “The…
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) A monkey rescue and rehabilitation centre will come up in Telangana’s Adilabad district, which is known for a large simian population. The centre will be established as a pilot project at…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Negative global cues, along with disappointing fourth quarter results and profit booking, dented the Indian equity markets during the just concluded weekly trade. Consequently, the equity markets closed…
New York, May 7 (IANS) If you are calorie conscious and have kept your meals to the healthier side to shed those extra kilos, cheer as there is another, bigger reason to do so -…
Gurgaon: The nine rebel Congress MLA`s from Uttarakhand camping at a hotel in Gurgaon on March 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Dehradun, May 7 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday reserved pronouncement of its verdict…
New York, May 7 (IANS) If you are able to steadily maintain a lean body all your life, you are likely to live longer in comparison to those who have since childhood a heavy body…
New York, May 7 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new antibody-based drug that has the potential to slow down the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the body and may also provide a…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) A day after the screening of Vivek Agnihotri’s controversial film “Buddha in a Traffic Jam” triggered clashes at the Jadavpur University here, a section of students have called for a protest…