Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) A city court on Thursday sentenced, to life imprisonment, a police constable who attempted to kidnap an industrialist by firing from a stolen AK-47 rifle. Puli Obulesu had opened indiscriminately from…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in collaboration with Australia’s Melbourne University, will design light, environment friendly helmets, an official said on Thursday. The helmets will be designed…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Geeta, a deaf-mute Indian woman who has been stranded in Pakistan for over a decade, will be back in India soon, the government announced on Thursday. External Affairs Minister Sushma…
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) The US navy will send its ships to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) to be held in Visakhapatnam between February 4-8, 2016, said a senior official of the US…
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New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Supreme court on Thursday relaxed its earlier order extending use of Aadhaar card on voluntary basis in social welfare scheme MNREGA, old age pension scheme, provident fund and Prime…
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Corruption of government officials tops the list of things that people in the US fear the most today, according to a new survey. Besides corruption, cyber-terrorism and…
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Apple faces the prospect of paying out damages to the tune $862.4 million for using without permission patented technology developed by a Wisconsin university team including two Indian-Americans. Gurindar Sohi and…
Rome, Oct 15 (IANS/AKI) Employees cannot be sacked for watching porn on the job provided they do so during their lunch break, Italy’s supreme court ruled, rejecting an appeal from car giant Fiat against a…
Gurgaon, Oct 14 (IANS) A cow shelter owner was fatally shot here on Wednesday after unidentified people fired at him thrice from close quarters, a senior police officer said. Sandeep Kataria, who ran Gau Raksha…
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) Culture shocks that result from migrating to a different country or accepting a refugee from other countries, can actually make us better thinkers, says an interesting study. People are more…
London, Oct 14 (IANS) People who have social power tend to rely a lot on their internal body cues when taking important decisions, suggests new research. “Our research suggests that the powerful more strongly rely…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of Bollywood film “Peepli Live” who is facing trial for the alleged rape of an American woman, on Wednesday sought interim bail. Farooqui is in judicial custody…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik paid tributes to late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the eve of his 84th birth anniversary by creating a sand sculpture at Odisha’s Puri beach on…
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) US-based YuppTV, an internet based TV streaming service provider which on Wednesday launched its service in India, plans to raise $50 million to fund its expansion. Uday Reddy, founder and CEO…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS/EFE) Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the rights to a yet-to-be-written book about the Volkswagen emissions scandal, with an eye toward producing a film about the firm’s attempt to deceive regulators, a media report…
London, Oct 13 (IANS) Taking into account the unusual winds miles up in the stratosphere can lead to more accurate winter weather forecasts a month in advance, says new research led by an Indian-origin scientist….
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) An Indian-American judge, along with four other attorneys, has been named for National Asia Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award. Amul Thapar will be honoured at…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the present rate, a new study has…
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 13 (IANS) Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday that partners in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on the MH17 incident are considering setting up an independent international court for an effective prosecution mechanism…