Kanpur, Sep 7 (IANS) Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) have built a new sensor that can detect bacterial infection in food and water in just 15-20 minutes, much faster than traditional laboratory…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) No question regarding the status of the two Italian marines alleged to have shot dead two Indian fishermen was raised during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Rome last…
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Security at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday was beefed up and intense checks were carried out following anonymous calls warning of attacks were received, police said. The…
Vientiane, Sep 7 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Beijing met on Wednesday in Laos to discuss the South China Sea territorial dispute issues. The 10 country Asean group, consisting of Myanmar,…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as India is merging some state-run banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said there was no move to privatise them. He also said the target date of April…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Vientiane, Laos, where he will attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit. “Another one for Acting East. Flurry…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Nearly 12 million children of the world’s international child migrants live in Asia, according to a report released on Wednesday by Unicef. In the report entitled ‘Uprooted’, the Unicef said…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left the national capital for Laos to attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit. Modi will be attending the annual…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Apple’s iPhone 6s was the world’s top-selling smartphone model in the second quarter of 2016, a report said on Wednesday, adding that the US giant currently accounts for two of…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Positive global markets, coupled with lessened chances of a US rate hike buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Wednesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Three Expedition 48 astronauts safely returned to the Earth on Wednesday after completing a 172-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft carrying astronaut Jeff Williams of…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) More than 80 per cent Pakistanis consume contaminated and unsafe water, a top official said. Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer told the Senate on Tuesday said the Pakistan Council…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. (File Photo: IANS) Brasilia, Sep 7 (IANS) Brazil’s deposed president, Dilma Rousseff, left the capital city of Brasilia to return to her adopted hometown of Porto Alegre. A few dozen supporters…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Republican and Democratic Senate leaders on Tuesday have again blocked a $1.1 billion plan to fight the Zika virus for the third time blaming the each other for inaction on critical…
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured on Wednesday when militants attacked an army convoy in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said militants attacked the convoy at Kralgund near Handwara town. Out of the three,…
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.02 per cent to open at 3,091.33 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.01 per cent lower…
Brasilia, Sep 7 (IANS) Brazilian bank workers began an indefinite strike after refusing the annual raise proposal offered by the National Federation of Banks (Fenaban). According to Lourenco Prado, president of the National Confederation of…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) US stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing at new record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 46.16 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 18,538.12….
Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari during the pre launch preview of Chandra Jewellers showroom in Mumbai, on June 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari says playing Draupadi in…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A US judge on Tuesday set June 5 as the date on which comedian Bill Cosby will go to trial for sexual assault. His accuser in this first trial is Andrea…