Vijayawada, Dec 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered judicial probe by a retired high court judge into call money scandal that has shocked the state. The decision was taken at the state…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Although using soap and water has remained the standard practice of wound cleaning before surgery, this method is actually less effective than just using saline water, say researchers, including one…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Do you value your friends’ private information on social media as much as your own? Most likely not, says a new study, suggesting that when it comes to their privacy,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (IANS) Global travel and logistics technology major IBS Software on Wednesday announced that it will receive $170 million private equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone in exchange for a minority shareholding….
Pyongyang, Dec 16 (IANS) A South Korea-born Canadian pastor was sentenced to lifetime labour for subversion, the Supreme Court of North Korea announced on Wednesday. Seoul-born Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, was accused of trying to…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Women who have high levels of both testosterone and estrogen in midlife may face a greater risk of developing benign tumors on the uterus called uterine fibroids than women with…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (IANS) A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist, Maulana Abdul Rehman, has been arrested in Odisha’s Cuttack district, police said on Wednesday. The arrest of Rehman, 37, followed a joint operation by Odisha and…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) For the first time, a consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed by neuropathological examination of…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) When 36-year-old Latha could not any more take the embarrassment of daily episodes of forgetfulness – recalling where she kept her money or forgot to pick up children from school…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Both active and passive smoking are linked to infertility problems and a hastening of the natural menopause before the age of 50, warns a new study. High levels of tobacco…
(150702) — WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows a cordon line outside the White House in Washington, capital of the United States. The Pentagon on Wednesday warned of…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) A childhood family breakup can have long-term negative consequences for the children and it particularly hits the girl child harder, new research says. The researchers found that the mental and…
Vancouver, Dec 16 (IANS) The aunt of a three-year-old Syrian boy Alan Kurdi, whose body was photographed on a Mediterranean beach, said she was busy preparing for the arrival of her relatives as refugees from…
Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a press conference in Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, even as it is…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) In the face of a threat of being excluded from a group of their liking, children try to copy group behaviour as a means of re-affiliating, a study says. “Humans…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Using an innovative technique to date one of Antarctica’s ancient lake deposits, researchers have determined that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, or EAIS, has remained frozen for the past 14…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) The world’s rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into our atmosphere than scientists estimated in previous studies, new research suggests. Do not underestimate the babbling brook. When…
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Women’s Commission has sought action against the ‘Bigg Boss 9’ reality show being aired on Colours channel. In a letter to the information and broadcasting ministry, panel chief…
Damascus, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 12 people were said to have been killed by air strikes in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Tuesday. Warplanes, believed to be Russians, carried…
All Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat, LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines announced at a Tuesday morning news conference. Cortines said that the threat was made to…