Fire erupts at tent house in Delhi
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in a tent house in Delhi, a fire official said. At least seven to eight fire tenders were pressed into services at Durga…
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Jupiter-like planet that orbits two Suns discovered
Washington, June 14 (IANS) Using data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by the team from US space agency’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland has identified a Jupiter-like huge planet…
Trump revokes Washington Post’s access to his campaign
File photo :Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, June 14 (IANS) The presumptive Republican presidential candidate nominee Donald Trump on Monday banned The Washington Post’s reporters from covering his campaign events after…
Cuba’s Raul Castro condemns Orlando mass shooting
Havana, June 14 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro has condemned the Orlando mass shooting that left 50 people killed and 53 others injured, expressing solidarity with the families of the victims, the US people and…
Microsoft to launch slimmer Xbox One S
New York, June 14 (IANS) Microsoft officially confirmed on Monday that a slimmer version of its gaming machine Xbox One will be launch in August. Dubbed the Xbox One S, the new console will be…
Astronomers discover largest planet orbiting two suns
Artist’s impression of the simultaneous stellar eclipse and planetary transit events on Kepler-1647 b. Such a double eclipse event is known as a syzygy. Credit: Figure credit: Lynette Cook Washington, June 14 (IANS) Astronomers using…
Orlando shooting: LGBT community shows support on social media
Orlando, June 14 (IANS) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community on Monday came out to support the victims of the the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, in which 50 people, including…
Hunger used as ‘weapon of war’, says Pope
Roma, June 14 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Monday decried starvation in the world, saying it is being used as a weapon of war in conflict zones, in violation of international law. Urging the ‘denaturalisation’ of…
Romanian head-butts ‘lazy’ wife, breaks her nose
Terni, June 14 (IANS/AKI) A Romanian head-butted his pregnant wife, breaking her nose, allegedly because he found her resting with her feet up instead of putting the shopping away, police said on Monday. Police arrested…
Apple launches iOS 10, Xcode 8
New York, June 14 (IANS) US-based technology giant Apple at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco on Monday announced revealed iOS 10. The OS will not be available to customers until later…
Pope Francis to approve five canonisations
Pope Francis waves upon his arrival to Cathedral in Santiago, Cuba, 22 September 2015. Pope Francis’s first visit to Cuba ended with a mass in Santiago. The pope delivered the last sermon of his Cuban…
Apple announces Swift Playgrounds for iPad
New York, June 14 (IANS) US-based technology giant Apple at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco on Monday announced Swift Playgrounds for iPad that would allow users to play with Swift code…
Euro Cup: Italy overpower insipid Belgium
Lyon (France), June 14 (IANS) Italy gave their campaign in the Euro Cup football tournament a superb start with a dominant 2-0 win over Belgium here on Monday. Emanuele Giaccherini (32nd minute) put the four-time…
Italy’s former Prime Minister Berlusconi to have heart surgery
Rome, June 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will undergo a four-hour operation on Tuesday to replace a defective aortic valve, Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital announced on Monday. The operation will begin at…
Al-Baghdadi ‘killed in US-led coalition air strike’
Rome, June 14 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group’s alleged leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air raid in Syria by the US-led coalition, reports said on Monday. Baghdadi died in…
UAE court sentences Muslim Brotherhood suspects
Dubai, June 14 (IANS) A Federal Supreme State Security Court in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday issued jail sentences for 19 members of the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood. The UAE…
Sweden play out 1-1 draw against Republic of Ireland in Euro
Paris, June 14 (IANS) Sweden were held to a 1-1 draw by Republic of Ireland in a Group E encounter of the Euro football championship at the Stade de France here on Monday. Midfielder Wes…
In Ghana, President Mukherjee calls for UN reforms
By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), June 13 (IANS) President Pranab Muhkherjee on Monday said the United Nations should be reformed to keep pace with world developments and pitched for India’s candidature for permanent seat on…
Modi must apologise for misleading country over NSG membership: Congress
Congress leader Anand Sharma addresses. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Congress on Monday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what it said was “misleading the country” that the recent…
Orlando shooting: Trump calls Obama “fool”, Clinton “Weak”
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US presidential candidate Donald J. Trump on Monday accused US President Barack Obama and his rival Hillary Clinton of failing to understand the nature of the terrorist threat facing the country,…