Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) The inclusion of the Chinese yuan in the Special Drawing Right (SDR) basket by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an important milestone for the international monetary system, said a senior…
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) NASA’s Cassini probe has found a strange ice cloud over Titan that appears to be made up of compounds that barely exist in the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon. “The appearance…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Saudi Arabia and India are cooperating closely in “countering the menace of terrorism” and the “robust security cooperation” between the two countries is “important not only for us but also…
Bangkok, Sep 22 (IANS) The toll in the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains on Indonesia’s Java province rose to 23 on Thursday, the authorities said. National disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said…
London, Sep 22 (IANS) A British consumer watchdog has told technology giant Microsoft to compensate customers whose computers have been adversely affected by the Windows 10 upgrade. Last year Microsoft rolled out a free Windows…
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Children and teenagers who are obese have different microorganisms living in their digestive tract than those who are lean, according to a new study. The study finds gut microbiota or…
Sydney, Sep 22 (IANS) A 12-year-old Australian boy charged with raping a six-year-old girl at a primary school in Sydney pleaded not guilty on Thursday. According to reports, the boy has been charged with three…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India and the US discussed with Afghanistan its development goals and steps to counter terrorism in a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the UN General…
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities have declared a state of emergency in a US city as protests against the police continued after a African-American man was shot dead. Following a second consecutive day of protests,…
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) The microbes that people have brought with them so far to the International Space Station — and left behind — are the focus of a new collaborative research opportunity from NASA…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) Efforts need to be intensified for Security Council reforms, Ministers from India, Brazil, Germany and Japan said in a statement on Wednesday after reviewing the status of…
San Francisco, Sep 22 (IANS) In a bid to help coming generations live disease-free, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $3 billion to fund medical research over the next decade….
London, Sep 22 (IANS) British automotive manufacturer and Formula One team owner McLaren has denied reports that tech giant Apple is set to acquire it The company said there were no discussions over a sale…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) Balochis and Indians held protests against Pakistan on Wednesday across the street from the UN office in New York city. Anti-Pakistan NGO, American Friends of Balochistan protested…
by Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) India has raised the possibility that Pakistan is guilty of “war crimes” by sponsoring terrorism as an instrument of state policy, delivering one of the harshest criticism…
Melbourne, Sep 22 (IANS) One of Australia’s biggest banks reached a settlement with an Indian couple on Thursday who sued the company for $1.9 billion. Pankaj and Radhika Oswal alleged that Australia and New Zealand…
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) After the names of 259 Pakistanis with links to offshore companies surfaced in the Panama Papers in May, a new set of leaked documents has emerged carrying the names of 150…
Cairo, Sep 22 (IANS) At least 42 persons were killed after a boat with some 600 refugees on board capsized off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, authorities said. The accident occurred on Wednesday near Kafr…
Miami, Sep 22 (IANS) Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said that the US economy will be stronger with a policy based on the “inclusion” of women, immigrants, African-Americans and the disabled. Clinton, at a campaign…
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.41 per cent, at 3,038.42 points. The smaller Shenzhen Composite Index opened 0.58 per cent higher at 10,644.71…