Kabul, March 26 (IANS) Over 92,600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighbouring countries Pakistan and Iran since January this year, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday. “(A total of) 92,698 Afghans…
Colombo, March 26 (IANS) Hundreds of nurses across Sri Lanka launched a two-day strike on Tuesday urging the government to address their issues. The protest, which was led by the Public Service United Nurses’ Union,…
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday granted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif six-week bail for medical treatment within the country. A three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, granted…
Colombo, March 26 (IANS) A Sri Lankan telecom official said on Tuesday that plans were underway to transform Polonnaruwa district into the country’s first “Smart City” following several projects launched to upgrade education, health and…
London, March 26 (IANS) Human beings keep making new brain cells throughout their lives, even into the 90s, a finding that may pave the way to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — linked to loss in…
London, March 26 (IANS) British MPs have inflicted a fresh humiliating defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May, after voting to temporarily seize control of the Brexit process, allowing back-benchers to hold a series of votes…
Doha, March 26 (IANS) With a wide array of cultural events and activities lined up for the Qatar-India 2019 Year of Culture, Indian expats see it as an opportunity to introduce the rich and diverse…
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) A close-up photo of a Bangladeshi construction worker in Malaysia has captivated social media users worldwide, the media reported on Tuesday. The photo shows the worker with light eyes and chiselled…
Dubai, March 26 (IANS) The Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar Dubai organised the Punjabi Culture and Heritage Festival at the Indian High School here. The Al Maktoum Foundation Dubai, an organisation focused on humanitarian work at…
London, March 26 (IANS) Women who do two or more night shifts a week during pregnancy are likely to have an increased risk of miscarriage, says a new study. This is because women working at…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 26 (IANS) Chinese authorities have destroyed 30,000 world maps for showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and also referring to Taiwan as a country. China calls Arunachal Pradesh as…
San Francisco, March 26 (IANS) US-based fast food chain giant McDonald’s has announced plans to acquire a start-up named Dynamic Yield for $300 million as it steps up to embrace Machine Learning (ML) in a…
Cairo, March 26 (IANS) The Arab Parliament has rejected US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights, a part of Syria that has been under Israeli military occupation since the Six-Day…
Abh Dhabi, March 26 (IANS) Artisans from various Indian states displayed traditional handicrafts at an event here, aimed at expanding their business in the United Arab Emirates. The “Indian Handicraft Fair” was inaugurated on Monday….
Sydney, March 26 (IANS) Researchers have found vast bodies of water underneath one of the biggest Antarctica glaciers, giving crucial insight into the possible outcomes of global climate change, the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has…
Kabul, March 26 (IANS) Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs who arrived here on Tuesday on a surprise visit, reaffirmed the bloc’s support for the Afghanistan peace process. In a TV…
Washington, March 26 (IANS) As the US-based Boeing struggles with an ongoing crisis involving its best-selling jetliner 737 MAX, the company’s European rival Airbus announced that it has reached a deal to sell 300 passenger…
New York, March 26 (IANS) Indian-Americans across New York are coming together to fight food insecurity, with a major organisation working to end hunger throughout the city’s five boroughs. The Food Bank For New York…
Dubai, March 26 (IANS) An Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered robot will address a session during the Arab Media Forum (AMF) in Dubai on Wednesday and Thursday. The robot will address the session called the ‘future…
Ottawa, March 26 (IANS) Canadian authorities have granted asylum to a woman and her daughter who housed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong after the former NSA contractor leaked classified documents on US surveillance programmes in…