Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala on Tuesday expressed “surprise” at the appointment of Harvard University professor Gita Gopinath as the economic adviser to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Reacting to 38-year-old Gopinath’s appointment,…
New York, July 26 (IANS) A drug used by millions of people as the frontline treatment for Type-2 diabetes, may also play an unexpected role in blocking a significant cause of preterm birth, say researchers…
By Arul Louis Philadelphia (US), July 26 (IANS) Amid a sustained revolt by his supporters, Bernie Sanders, the unsuccessful insurgent candidate for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, struggled on Monday night to rally the fractured…
By Arul Louis Philadelphia (US), July 25 (IANS) The Democratic Party Convention to nominate Hillary Clinton for the presidency of the United States opens here on Monday with the party’s leadership thrown into unprecedented disarray…
Hyderabad: Stills of film KABALI. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth-starring Tamil action-drama “Kabali” is unstoppable at the North American box-office, raking in a whopping $3.5 million in just two days including the…
Gurgaon, July 24 (IANS) A London-based Non-Resident Indian (NRI) has been booked for sending obscene pictures and messages to a Gurgaon woman on social networking sites, police said on Sunday. The woman works here in…
New Delhi/Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) An Indian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month reached New Delhi on Saturday after being rescued and was warmly welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) An Indian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month reached here on Saturday after being rescued. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup confirmed that Judith D’Souza landed in…
New York, July 23 (IANS) A compound found in turmeric, a spice widely used in curries, could play a very important role in preventing and treating colon cancer, which frequently is caused by lifestyle factors,…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Bengali film “Dark Chocolate”, which presents a fictional take on the Sheena Bora murder mystery, will premiere at the Festival of Globe (FOG) in the Silicon Valley on August 13, a…
New York, July 22 (IANS) Majority of physicians in the US accept that shaking a young child is capable of producing a life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain, severe retinal haemorrhage, coma or death,…
New York, July 22 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified a new way that tuberculosis bacteria get into the body, revealing a novel potential therapeutic angle to explore. The bacterium that causes tuberculosis,…
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) It was an emotional reunion after 28 years as two daughters from Dubai finally traced their Indian mother thanks to the help from the Hyderabad police. Tears rolled down the eyes…
Chennai: People throng a theatre to buy tickets for film Kabali in Chennai on July 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai, July 21 (IANS) With Rajinikanth fans spread across nooks and corners of…
New York, July 21 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that long-term antibiotic treatment in mice decreases levels of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in the journal Scientific…
London, July 19 (IANS) Indian-origin MP Alok Sharma has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with responsibility for Asia and the Pacific in Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet….
Sai Sandeep Goud booked for Sankeerth Murder Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) A youth from Hyderabad was allegedly stabbed to death by his room-mate in the US. According to information reaching the family of Sankeerth (25)…
Melbourne, July 19 (IANS) Worried over his permanent residency status in Australia, an Indian-origin man committed suicide in Melbourne last weekend, a media report said on Tuesday. In his mid-30s, Deepak Singh was found dead…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The body of an Indian man, who died in a road accident in the US earlier this month, is likely to be buried as his wife is in coma and…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday urged the Silicon Valley professionals of Indian-origin to participate in India’s Start-up Movement to help make it a success. The government’s revolutionary policy initiatives…