Yangon, Aug 19 (IANS) An Indian naval ship, Khanjar, has arrived at Myanmar’s Yangon Port, further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries, an official Myanmar newspaper reported on Sunday. The Indian naval ship,…
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a clay-based platform to deliver therapeutic proteins to the body to assist with the formation of blood vessels. The formation of new blood…
Vatican City, Aug 19 (IANS) Pope Francis on Sunday called for solidarity and help from the international community for people affected by flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala which has caused widespread death…
Tehran, Aug 19 (IANS) The US move to roll out an Iran Action Group (IAG) is aimed at toppling the Islamic regime, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday. “The US overthrew the popularly…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Elevated pesticide levels in pregnant women are associated with an increased risk of autism among their children, says a study. Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with largely unknown causes. It…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets which are between two to four times the size of Earth, suggests new research that may have implications for the…
By Saeed Naqvi Aaney wali naslein hum par Fakhr kareingi, hum asaro, Jub unko yeh khayal aayega Humney Atal ko dekha thaa (By way of poetic license I have replaced Firaq with Atal) “Coming generations…
Abu Dhabi, Aug 19 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based businessman has announced a 2.6 million dirhams ($707,837) donation towards relief operations in the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala. According to K.P. Hussain, chairman of…
Kabul, Aug 19 (IANS) Afghanistan on Sunday marked the 99th anniversary of its independence from British occupation amid deteriorating security situation. President Ashraf Ghani laid a wreath at the Independence Minaret during an official celebration…
Riyadh, Aug 19 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will introduce free sleeping pods during this year’s Haj starting on Sunday. Between 18 and 24 modern hotel capsules will be offered to pilgrims to nap in for free…
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is likely to visit Islamabad in September for consultations with Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team on issues of mutual interests, sources…
Jerusalem, Aug 19 (IANS) Israel said on Sunday it has closed its crossing with the Gaza Strip following violence along the fence during the weekend. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in a statement he decided…
Tokyo, Aug 19 (IANS) The government of Japan is planning to introduce English-speaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) robots in classrooms to help children improve their English speaking skills, considered one of the worst in the world….
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A joint “Maitree Exercise” between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army, designed to strengthen the partnership between the two forces, ended on Sunday in Thailand, the Defence Ministry…
Jakarta, Aug 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia’s Lombok island on Sunday, weeks after three previous tremors in the same region killed 467 people. The US Geological Survey (USGS)…
San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) For the efforts it makes to “customise” audience for its advertisers, Facebook should legally be considered as a “content creator” just as any other media outlet, according to US attorneys…
San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) After lambasting certain mainstream media houses for producing what he calls “fake news” for quite some time now, US President Donald Trump has now accused social media platforms of discriminating…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Arctic permafrost’s expected gradual thawing due to climate change and the associated influx of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere may actually happen within a few decades, much earlier than previously thought,…
Pyongyang, Aug 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, for the second time in less than a week, slammed international sanctions on his country, state media reported on Sunday. “The hostile forces’ persistent sanctions and…
Toronto, Aug 19 (IANS) Dodgy lip sync dubbing could soon become a thing of the past as researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that can edit the facial expressions of actors to accurately…