Melbourne, Aug 2 (IANS) Australian scientists have discovered a toxic form of mercury in Antarctic’s atmosphere and sea ice. The study, led by a team from the University of Melbourne, found significant amounts of methylmercury,…
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.11 per cent to open at 2,950.08 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.12 per cent lower at…
United Nations, Aug 2 (IANS) Malaysia has assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of August. Ambassador Dato’ Ramlan Ibrahim, the permanent representative of Malaysia to the UN, on Monday…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The 129th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started officially got with a ceremony at the Cidade Das Artes in Rio de Janeiro. In his opening speech on…
Kingston, Aug 2 (IANS) Star batsman Ajinkya Rahane scored his seventh Test century as India gathered a vital 304-run first innings lead against the West Indies at stumps on the third day of the second…
Hong Kong, Aug 2 (IANS) Typhoon Nida has hit the coast of the Chinese territory of Hong Kong and residents were advised to stay away from waterways in case they flood, the media said on…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A New York FBI employee pleaded guilty in Federal Court on Monday to acting as a Chinese agent in the US, officials said. Kun Shan Chun, 46, who is known as…
Kingston, Aug 2 (IANS) Star batsman Ajinkya Rahane scored his seventh Test century as India declared at 500/9 to take a vital 304-run first innings lead against the West Indies on the third day of…
Photo by Disney | ABC Television Group Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The father of the slain Muslim US soldier at the centre of a controversial feud with Donald Trump said on Monday he had no…
Mumbai: Actress Diana Penty and Aanand L Rai during the Happy Bhaag Jayegi`s wrap up party, in Mumbai on March 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Actress Diana Penty on Monday said that…
Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan during the promotion of film Dishoom on the sets of So You Think You Can Dance, in Mumbai, on July 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The US state of Florida has identified 10 additional cases likely caused by local mosquito bites, bringing the total number of people with locally transmitted Zika to 14, the state’s Governor…
Tripoli, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) The first air strikes by the US against the Islamic State jihadist group in Libya on Monday were staged at the unity government’s request, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj said…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a key bill empowering banks to take possession of collateral, except for farm land, in the case of loan default, even as Finance Minister…
Kuwait City, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) Yemen’s internationally recognised government has given Shia Houthi militias until Sunday to sign a UN-brokered plan to end the country’s devastating civil war after the Houthis rejected the plan at…
Kingston, Aug 1 (IANS) Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhiman Saha displayed loads of grit and patience to take India to 425/6 at lunch on the third day on Monday of the second cricket Test against the…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Aug 1 (IANS) Thousands of people, including VIPs and common folks, bid a tearful adieu to Rakesh Siddaramaiah, elder son of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, before his mortal remains were laid to rest…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Monsoon showers on Monday led to waterlogging in several areas of the national capital and traffic jams across the city. The weather office has predicted light rain on Tuesday. “It…
Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) The Mukul Sangma government in Meghalaya on Monday annulled the decision taken during the previous D.D. Lapang regime to leas 422 hectares of land to Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A woman and her two children were crushed to death in their sleep when the roof of their first-floor house in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar collapsed on Monday, triggering a…