Rugby sevens’ seven siblings
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Rugby Sevens Olympics debut marks a historic moment for the sport, but it is extra special for seven families who have two of their members competing in the…
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India up against reigning Olympic hockey champions Germany
Rio de Janerio, Aug 7 (IANS) On a high after an impressive 3-2 win over Ireland in its campaign opener, India’s men’s hockey team will aim to keep the winning momentum intact against reigning Olympic…
29 killed as rains play havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and scores went missing as heavy rains lashed Pakistan’s Sindh and Balochistan provinces, the media reported on Sunday. Karachi was badly and at least 14…
Translate words into action, Owaisi tells PM
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must show in action what he said in words on cow vigilantism. Questioning the prime minister over the delay in…
Congress-led UDF splits in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Congress led UDF on Sunday split as the Kerala Congress (Mani) quit the coalition after blaming a section of the Congress leadership for the assembly election rout.
Iran executes nuclear scientist
Tehran, Aug 7 (IANS) An Iranian nuclear scientist detained since 2010 has been executed, his family told BBC on Sunday. Shahram Amiri’s mother said the scientist’s body had been returned to their hometown with rope…
Philippine President names drug trade-linked officials
Manila, Aug 7 (IANS) Philippines’ President Roberto Duterte on Sunday named over 150 government officials who he said were complicit in the country’s drug trade. Among those named during a speech in the city of…
India grapples to find a way forward on Wikipedia
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) Fifteen years after it was born, a dozen years after it became popular and roughly a decade after it began drawing serious attention in India, campaigners building the…
Landlord couple killed in building crash
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) A two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, killing the landlord and his wife, police said. Six people are believed to be trapped under the debris. The building, Mahadev…
Flood alert in Jammu after incessant rains
Jammu, Aug 7 (IANS) Authorities sounded a flood alert on Sunday after incessant rains continued for over 24 hours in Jammu city, causing many rivers and water bodies to swell. “A flood alert has been…
Pakistan offers treatment to injured Kashmiris
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistan has offered to arrange for the treatment of Kashmiris who were injured in the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday called upon the international…
Bihar floods force people along Kosi to eat rats
By Anand Singh Saharsa (Bihar), Aug 7 (IANS) At 9 in the morning Gauri Devi is waiting for her 15-year-old son to bring rats. That’s the only food the family now depends on, being surrounded…
Landslides block Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Jammu, Aug 7 (IANS) Strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed on Sunday due to landslides in Ramban sector of the road, a senior police official said here. “Incessant rains in Ramban district triggered landslides at…
Protein key to combating lung cancer identified
Singapore, Aug 7 (IANS) Medical researchers have found that inhibiting a protein called BMI1 could impair tumour growth in lung cancer. Reducing the levels of BMI1 by genetic means, or by using a drug reducing…
Rajan to flag last independent monetary policy update by RBI governor Tuesday
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Raghuram Rajan will on Tuesday conduct what will be his last monetary policy update for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and also, perhaps, the last that a central bank governor…
Curfew, separatist shutdown cripple Kashmir for 30th day
Srinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Curfew and restrictions continued to be imposed in most place in Kashmir on Sunday to contain violence and protests, leaving the valley paralysed for the 30th consecutive day. Curfew will continue…
Punjab Police set up team to probe attack on RSS leader
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) A special investigation team (SIT) was set up to probe the attack on a senior Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) leader and former senior Army official in Punjab’s Jalandhar city late on…
Beware of paid news ahead of polls, says Parrikar
Panaji, Aug 7 (IANS) With elections to the state legislative a few months away, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has advised the BJP workers to be cautious of paid news. “I am reminding you once again,…
Six die due to tropical storm in Mexico
Mexico city, Aug 7 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 8,200 affected in landslides due to tropical storm “Earl” that has passed through the state of Veracruz in eastern Mexico, the Ministry of…
Pokemon Go banned in polling stations during Thailand referendum
Bangkok, Aug 7 (IANS) A member of the Thai Election Commission asked people to avoid playing Pokemon Go near polling stations and said it was illegal to go inside the stations to catch Pokemons. The…