London, May 5 (IANS) Studying a nearby star has given scientists a fascinating insight into how the Sun may have behaved billions of years ago. A team of international astronomers, including professor Stefan Kraus of…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) A Sessions Court here on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment four youths charged with killing two men who attempted to prevent them from molesting their women friends five years ago, a…
Toronto, May 5 (IANS) Is the antivirus software running on your computer really making it safer to use, say, for online banking? Probably not, says a study that found that security programmes might actually make…
Perumbavoor (Kerala), May 5 (IANS) A stream of high-profile people are visiting a hospital here in Ernakulam district to meet the mother of a poor Dalit woman whose brutal murder has shocked not just Kerala…
New York, May 5 (IANS) For mothers-to-be, consuming high-fructose diet during pregnancy may cause defects in the placenta and restrict foetal growth, warns a study, adding that this may increase the baby’s risk of developing…
New York, May 5 (IANS) Consuming grapes combined with a diet rich in saturated fats can lower obesity risk as well as improve gut bacteria, a new study has found. According to researchers, it may…
New York, May 5 (IANS) Dengue imposes a whopping $8.9 billion economic burden every year on 141 countries and territories where active transmission of the disease has been identified, a new study says. “Our global…
Kuala Lumpur, May 5 (IANS) The Malaysian finance ministry on Thursday accepted the resignation of the board of directors of 1MDB, the state fund accused of transferring millions of dollars to accounts of the Prime…
Kuala Lumpur, May 5 (IANS) Social media giant, Facebook has opened a local office in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, a media report said on Thursday. “The office launch marks a milestone for Facebook…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) A team of US doctors has shown for the first time that soft tissue surgery can soon be performed entirely by a robot on humans, putting surgery one step closer into…
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) The California state government raised the legal age for smoking from 18 to 21. After approval by the state senate last March 10, the bill was only awaiting a final…
Patna, May 5 (IANS) Six members of a family were electrocuted in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Thursday after a high voltage wire fell on them, police said. The incident took place in Benibad village, about…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) It was a partly overcast Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.2 degree celsius, three notches below the season’s average. Met has forecast a…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Pluto behaves less like a comet than expected and somewhat more like a planet like Mars or Venus in the way it interacts with the solar wind — a continuous stream…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Thursday opened on a highere note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 25,187.66 points touched a…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi; Author: Makarand R. Paranjape; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 331; Price: Not mentioned. A profoundly moving and gripping book, this is an attempt…
Rio de Janeiro, May 5 (IANS) A new round of tickets has been put on sale from Thursday for Olympic gymnastics, canoeing and rowing, Rio 2016 organisers said. An unspecified number of tickets in all…
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) Australia’s housing affordability worsened over the past 12 months to March 31, 2016, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s said on Thursday homeowners were required to spend a larger proportion of…
Nay Pyi Taw, May 5 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 24 injured due to wild weather and strong winds in Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay, the media reported on Thursday. All…
(160220) — CARACAS, Feb. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — A sanitary employee fumigates against Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector of zika virus, in Antimano sector of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Feb. 19, 2016. A Municipal…