London, Dec 5 (IANS) The Charles Dickens Museum, the famous English author’s former Bloomsbury home, this December opened a new exhibition exploring the themes of perhaps his most enduring piece of work. A Christmas Carol…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) An intermittent light drizzle since the morning on Saturday has added to the worries of Chennai residents who are battling the worst floods in a century amid the shortage of drinking…
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The FBI is investigating the California massacre as “an act of terrorism,” after a revelation that the Pakistani-American female shooter posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Friday categorically denied that 14 patients died at MIOT Hospital located near here due to lack of power. Chennai: Navy personnel rescue people from submerged houses…
Hyderabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Amid mounting tension on Osmania University campus over proposed beef festival by some students’ groups and a counter pork festival and ‘Gau Maata’ puja by their rivals, Hyderabad police on Friday…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In its ongoing probe in the recently busted Pakistani spy racket, Delhi Police has arrested another person, an officer said on Friday. Munawwar Ahmad Mir, a retired Indian Army havildar,…
December 4, 2015: Court rejects CBI’s closure report; orders probe to continue. December 24, 2014: CBI files third closure report giving clean chit to Tytler. April 10, 2013: Sessions court rejectes closure report, directed further…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Delhi government’s new decision to allow odd and even number vehicles to ply on city road on alternate days drew more flak from the citizens than appreciation, as they…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Heavy rains battered Chennai again on Friday evening just as life began to limp to normalcy amid persisting power cuts and food shortages here and three other Tamil Nadu districts where…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The alleged handler of “ISI moles” in Indian security agencies, arrested recently, was to be introduced to senior Pakistan High Commission officials and get directions on recruiting new spies in…
Toronto, Dec 4 (IANS) Are you a Deepak Chopra fan and love to bombard your friends’ Facebook wall with inspirational quotes? This may sweep the floor off your feet but according to interesting research,…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) More than half of Indian scientists self-identify themselves as religious and almost a third believe that religion and science can not only co-exist but be used to help each other,…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) The US Supreme Court is set to take up next week a case challenging the legality of reservations based on race in colleges and university admissions that adversely impact the…
Damascus, Dec 4 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) released a new video where children, recruited by jihadis, were seen killing six alleged supporters of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, the media reported on Friday. The…
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Swedish researchers have developed power paper – a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy. The material looks and feels like a slightly “plasticky” paper and consists of nanocellulose…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) After one-and-a-half days, rains started to lash Chennai again on Friday evening, causing more worry to residents already suffering from torrential rains and floods. Rains abated on Thursday and the early…
Los Angeles, Dec 4 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen’s former fiancee Scottine Ross has filed suit against him claiming assault and battery, as well as emotional distress and negligence for not disclosing his HIV status when…
Los Angeles, Dec 4 (IANS) “Orange is the New Black” star Dascha Polanco is facing a court battle for allegedly attacking a 17-year-old girl. Teenager Michelle Cardona has accused Polanco, 33, of attacking her in…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) If you are a movie buff, better cut down on action films! Researcers have found that watching violent movies or reading books with violent content can make you more likely…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) The deadly California mass shooting that left 14 people killed and 17 others injured marked the 355th mass shooting in the US in less than as many days in 2015,…