New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Known for his quirky posts on Twitter, SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday took to the microblogging site to compare Queen Elizabeth II with the characters of…
Tokyo, Aug 4 (IANS) Researchers found that hazardous chemicals were detected in plastics eaten by seabirds. “We uncovered that four kinds of UV stabilisers and two brominated flame retardants at detection frequencies of 4.6 per…
Brussels, Aug 4 (IANS) A UK Minister has said that European Union (EU) leaders must give their Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier the mandate to revise the country’s withdrawal agreement, otherwise a no-deal Brexit is “coming…
Paris, Aug 4 (IANS) French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday managed to cross the English Channel on his Flyboard, a single-person platform propelled by five small turbines. Zapata, 40, took off at 8.16 a.m. from…
Tehran, Aug 4 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have seized a foreign tanker near the Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf for carrying 700,000 liters of smuggled fuel, state media reported on Sunday….
Tehran, Aug 4 (IANS) Iran has confiscated a foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf that was smuggling fuel to some Arab countries, state run Press TV reported on Sunday. The development comes after Iran…
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Replying to NASA’s tweet about Jupiter’s massive size as compared to Earth, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX which has partnered with the space agency for its Artemis mission, has said: “We…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Israel on Sunday wished India on the occasion of Friendship Day by posting a message on social media that featured part of the song “Yeh Dosti” — from the 1975…
Hong Kong, Aug 4 (IANS) More than 20 people have been arrested for offences including unlawful assembly in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin areas, where chaos and violence raged…
Dubai, Aug 4 (IANS) Two Indian friends, one a former Dubai resident who left the country for good and the other currently based in Abu Dhabi, has won big in a raffle in the United…
Manila, Aug 4 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and six others reported missing after three boats capsized due to bad weather in the Philippines, police said on Sunday. Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan…
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Researchers have found a combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could help to recover from the damage caused by a heart attack. In a study, published in the…
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A Nepalese mountaineer has climbed all five of Pakistan’s highest mountains above 8,000 metres – K2, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum I, II — in just 23 days, the media…
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A US delegation will reach Islamabad on Monday for talks with Pakistani officials, as the Afghan peace process intensifies and could lead to a presidential visit to the region, if it…
Lahore, Aug 4 (IANS) A lawyer has approached the Lahore High Court seeking a ban on TikTok, a popular short video-sharing app, in Pakistan for being a source of vulgarity and pornography, the media reported…
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has announced that the country was aiming to deploy the intermediate-range missile system in Asia-Pacific within the next few months to reaffirm Washington’s commitment to its…
Tokyo, Aug 4 (IANS) A Japanese woman who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo has undergone testing at a medical institution here in Tokyo for a possible Ebola virus infection, the Health Ministry…
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A Pakistani female Station House Officer (SHO) has investigated 200 cases of rape and sexual abuse following her appointment two months ago, a media report said. Kulsoom Fatima was appointed the…
Manila, Aug 4 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and 12 others reported missing after three boats capsized due to bad weather off the Philippines, the disaster management office said on Sunday. The accidents…
Glasgow, Aug 4 (IANS) Two United Airlines pilots were arrested at Glasgow Airport for allegedly failing a breath test before boarding a flight to New York, Police Scotland has confirmed. A Police Scotland spokeswoman confirmed…