New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) With the government mulling price capping on orthopaedic knee implants, a study claims that the margins from orthopaedic implants are not as high as other medical devices due to high…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) German nun Ruth Pfau, who dedicated more than 50 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan, died on Thursday in Karachi aged 87. “With deep sorrow we announce the…
By Quaid Najmi Parbhani (Maharashtra), Aug 10 (IANS) Anguished by her debt-ridden farmer-father’s precarious financial condition, a minor college girl in Maharashtra hanged herself at her home here, sending shock waves across the region, police…
Berlin, Aug 10 (IANS) A German satirist who claims Twitter is failing to delete hate speech has captured the social media giant’s attention offline – by stencilling the offending messages outside its Hamburg office. The…
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) Community-driven hospitality company Airbnb is offering visitors to rent out US President Donald Trump’s early childhood home in Queens, New York, the media reported. The former Trump residence, located in…
By Somrita Ghosh Book: Maidless in Mumbai; Author: Payal Kapadia; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 163; Price: Rs 299 There is a life with a maid and then there is another life when the maid abandons your…
Jakarta, Aug 10 (IANS) A team of researchers announced on Thursday that early humans were living in the rainforests of Indonesia over 70,000 years ago, 20,000 years before what was previously believed. Researchers from the…
Cosenza (Italy), Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Police in southern Italy on Wednesday arrested woman and her son for stealing 460 kilogrammes of peaches from a local farmer. Police nabbed the 63-year-old woman, F.Z., and her 43-year-old…
Gurugram, Aug 9 (IANS) Monsoon rain lashed Gurugram on Wednesday as the millennium city witnessed the maximum showers of this rainy season, throwing normal life out of gear in the city. According to officials, Gurugram…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Kerala-headquartered Eram Scientific, the leading manufacturers of eToilets in the country, that has set up 2,200 electronic public toilets in 21 states has launched a campaign for feedback from the public….
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A free press has an important role to play in keeping people of a country informed of the reality, Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel peace laureate the Dalai Lama said…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday told the state assembly his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game ‘Blue Whale’ that is suspected to be behind…
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Mumbai was engulfed by a ‘Maratha storm’ as lakhs of people from the politically powerful community began their first, biggest and final mammoth ‘mook morcha’ (silent procession) here on Wednesday, seeking…
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Acclaimed para-athlete Suvarna Raj — who made headlines in June after she was forced to sleep on the floor of a long-distance train — has been selected for the prestigious NCPEDP-Mphasis…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Twitter on Wednesday announced the world’s first creator-based video relay which will feature more than 24 hours of continuous content from nearly 40 creators across the globe — including seven…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Union Minister Sanwar Lal Jat passed away here early on Wednesday at the age of 62. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the BJP MP’s demise. “Anguished by the demise…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In a tragic turn, Pakistani toddler Rohaan, who underwent heart surgery at a Noida hospital in June after India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj intervened to get visas for him…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A six-year-old kindergarden student in Uttar Pradesh approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday against a poultry farm near his school, saying it emanates an obnoxious smell that is…
Shanghai, Aug 8 (IANS) The US fast-food chain McDonald’s announced on Tuesday it is set to open nearly 2,000 new restaurants in China over five years as part of a strategic partnership with Citic and…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet on Tuesday approved granting land rights to slum dwellers living in municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) and property rights to those living in municipal corporations. The cabinet,…