New York, May 28 (IANS) People have always wondered why many birds lay bright blue eggs. Researchers have now shown that the colour could protect the embryo from harmful sunlight, including dangerous ultraviolet (UV) radiation….
Washington, May 28 (IANS) Two Indian-origin students won the the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, third straight year of double winners. Nihar Janga, 11, of Austin, Texas, and Jairam Hathwar, 13, of Corning, New York,…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, May 28 (IANS) Twenty-four years after he established a company to sell computers and train IT professionals in Ghana, Indian author and businessman Gurdip Hari is spending $1.5 million over the…
Tokyo, May 28 (IANS) The Japanese government is planning to present a second supplementary budget of between $45.3 billion and $90.7 billion for this fiscal year, an official said on Saturday. The government is expected…
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday congratulated their Nepalese counterparts on the Himalayan nations’s Republic Day. In his congratulatory message to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Xi said…
Brasilia, May 28 (IANS) Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer has called an emergency meeting of state security ministers over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro, which has triggered widespread condemnation….
Seoul, May 28 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday warned it will fire at any South Korean warship that crosses the disputed western maritime border. “From now on, we will open direct fire on any warship…
New York, May 28 (IANS) If you thought that only men post abusive words on various social media platforms, you are wrong. Researchers have found that half of sexist comments women face on the micro-blogging…
Tokyo, May 28 (IANS) Japan’s transport ministry on Saturday announced it will recall another seven million vehicles fitted with defective airbags. This brings the total number of vehicles affected by the faulty airbag inflators manufactured…
London, May 28 (IANS) Is your toddler struggling to learn a language? If so, using words that have repetitive syllables rather than mixed sounds may help him or her to learn language faster, a study…
Manila, May 28 (IANS) A Filipino journalist was shot dead by an unknown assailant in Manila, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred in a street in Manila’s Quiapo district when the victim, reporter Alex…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) After NASA’s first attempt at deploying an inflatable habitat on the International Space Station – crucial for future deep space exploration – failed, the US space agency will make another attempt…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) Taking connectivity to a new high, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station on June 1, NASA said…
By C Uday Bhaskar US President Barack Obamas Hiroshima speech (May 27) is a very carefully crafted document and merits some scrutiny – both for what it contains and what is ostensibly excluded. Predictably, Obama…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) With the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) set to have a meeting in June, the US said that it hopes Pakistan understands India’s use of peaceful civil nuclear energy. “This is not…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) A planet which is about 1,200 light-years from Earth and in all probabilities has surface liquid water is a good prospect for a habitable world, reports researchers from University of California-Los…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) Republican Party’s likely presidential nominee Donald Trump has backed out of participating in a debate with Democrat hopeful Bernie Sanders. In a statement on Friday, Trump slammed Sanders, Democratic front-runner Hillary…
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in London for medical check-up, will undergo open-heart surgery on May 31, officials said. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed the news on Friday…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) Clashes erupted in US’ San Diego city on Friday night hours after Republican Party’s likely presidential nominee Donald Trump held a rally. At least three people were arrested after protesters and…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) The Rio Olympic Games should be postponed or moved “in the name of public health” over the Zika outbreak in Brazil, more than 100 prominent doctors and professors said in an…