Mirpur: Fans during the fourth match of AsiaCup 2016 between India vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Bangladesh on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) It is…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 8 (IANS) With Donald Trump going strong in Republican primaries, New York City’s former mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped the idea of an independent run fearing it may help the Republican…
New York, March 8 (IANS) Size of a team can lead people to inflate their own contributions while diminishing their team members’ work, and bigger the teams, the more individual members of a team “over-claim”…
Canberra, March 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s approval rating fell to the lowest level, latest Newspoll survey revealed on Tuesday. The poll presents people’s dissatisfaction with the prime minister at the highest level…
London, March 8 (IANS) Britain will deploy military naval ships to join a NATO mission in the Aegean Sea to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey to Europe, the media reported on tuesday. The…
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China and the US can consider more maritime cooperation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. China and the US are two major countries, and there are both cooperation and friction…
London, March 8 (IANS) In a development that could lead to new treatment for those who have suffered failed pregnancies, researchers have discovered that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining causes thousands…
New York, March 8 (IANS) The social networking giant, set to open its Instant Articles feature to all publishers next month, has launched a free WordPress plugin that will help publishers create Instant Articles with…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 8 (IANS) Citing President Barack Obama’s message on religious freedom during his trip to India last year, the US again expressed disappointment over India’s denial of visas to a bipartisan…
Washington, March 8 (IANS) NASA’s Dawn spacecraft that slid gently into orbit around Ceres – the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter – last year has delivered a wealth of data…
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Three-time Prime Minister and Nepali Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the new president of the country’s largest democratic party. He was elected in its 13th National…
Sydney, March 8 (IANS) Police have charged a man and a woman following a six-hour siege in Sydney’s industrial site, which resulted in the death of two men. The incident came to an end when…
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 72 basis points to 6.5041 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.06 percent, at 2,895.67 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.14 percent lower at 9,690.57 points, Xinhua news…
New York, March 8 (IANS) Oil prices surged on Monday as data showed oil producers cutting output amid low prices. The US energy firms cut oil rigs for the eleventh straight week, according to the…
Tokyo, March 8 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading Tuesday slightly lower on the yen’s advance against the US dollar. At 9.15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched down 48.01 points, or 0.28 percent,…
Lagos, March 8 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed in an accident on Nigeria’s Bauchi-Jos highway, police said. The accident occurred on Sunday after a DAF Truck and a Toyota Hiace bus carrying 18…
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg (Photo: IANS/PIB) New York, March 8 (IANS) Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday he will not enter the 2016 presidential campaign as an independent, citing…
Hanoi, March 8 (IANS) Vietnam’s top legislator said the parliament is to “adjust” state leadership in a March meeting at an ongoing parliament standing committee session on Monday. In his opening remarks, National Assembly Chairman…
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir arrived here late on Monday on a one-day visit to India as…