London, Sep 23 (IANS) The rapid spread of “super malaria” in Southeast Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists have warned. This dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with existing anti-malaria drugs,…
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Some 400,000 people have signed a petition urging Transport for London (TfL) to reverse its decision not to renew Uber’s licence, the media reported on Saturday. On Friday, the regulator said…
Agra, Sep 23 (IANS) One compartment of the Agra-Gwalior passenger train jumped the rails early on Saturday morning at the Agra Cantonment railway station. The train was empty and no one was injured, officials said….
Gurugram, Sep 23 (IANS) A 12-member CBI team on Saturday arrived at Ryan International School in Bhondsi here to collect forensic evidence in connection with the murder of a Class 2 student earlier this month….
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur has been re-elected as President of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. Kapur, husband of actress Vidya Balan, was re-elected at the newly…
Tehran, Sep 23 (IANS) Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from the US that it was ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over…
Varanasi, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the BJP did not believe in vote bank politics as the country was above party politics. On the second day of his visit to…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 23 (IANS) Kerala Congress on Saturday asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to oust State Transport Minister Thomas Chandy from the cabinet after a preliminary report in land usurpment case. “All the defence put…
Varanasi, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said sanitation was also worship for him as it can rid the poor of various diseases. Addressing a public gathering on the second day of…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Google on Saturday honoured Asima Chatterjee, the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Science in India with a Doodle. When the doyenne of chemistry was growing up in Calcutta…
Beijing, Sep 23 (IANS) China on Saturday announced that it would restrict oil exports to North Korea from October 1 and also suspend textile imports from Pyongyang. The Ministry of Commerce will implement UN Security…
Tehran, Sep 23 (IANS) Iran has “successfully” launched a ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km, a state-media report said on Saturday. State-run Press TV broadcast a footage released by the government of “the…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) US President Trump slammed Senator John McCain for opposing a last-minute plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, insisting that the Republicans would “eventually” roll back his predecessor’s signature healthcare law,…
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Bollywood producer Karim Morani has surrendered to police here in connection with a rape case hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his bail plea, authorities confirmed on Saturday. He surrendered at…
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and three civilians were injured when Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy shelling on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. “The…
San Juan, Sep 23 (IANS) About 70,000 people living near the Guajataca River in Puerto Rico were asked to evacuate immediately because of an “imminent dam break”, the media reported. The announcement was made by…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi saw heavy rains overnight and on Saturday morning with the weather office saying that more rains were likely during the day. The minimum temperature on Saturday was recorded at…
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) A moderate intensity earthquake jolted the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, a weather official confirmed. The Met department official said here: “An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred today at…
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Britain’s credit rating has been cut over concerns about the UK’s public finances and fears Brexit could damage the country’s economic growth. Moody’s, one of the major ratings agencies, downgraded the…
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) US Senator John McCain has said he cannot support his fellow Republicans’ latest effort to repeal Obamacare, dealing it a potentially fatal blow. The Arizona senator, who is battling brain cancer,…