Category: International

Japan to introduce digital textbooks in classrooms

Tokyo, March 4 (IANS) Japan is set to introduce digital textbooks in classrooms in four years' time, the media reported…

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New Chinese satellite successfully transmits signals to Earth

Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Signals to Earth from China's new BeiDou Navigation Satellite have been successfully received and decoded, the…

9 years ago

Protein that promotes brain tumour formation identified

New York, March 4 (IANS) Researchers have found that a protein involved in the breakdown of glucose - a process…

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Pakistani daily criticises Himachal CM for his cricket statement

Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A Pakistani daily on Friday criticised India's Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for his comment…

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Filipino transforms into ‘Superman’ after surgeries

Manila, March 4 (IANS) A Filipino man has transformed himself into a carbon copy of "Superman" after a series of…

9 years ago

Have an Apple product? Ask your queries on Twitter

New York, March 4 (IANS) US technology giant Apple has launched customer support on micro-blogging website Twitter to answer your…

9 years ago

NASA plans to launch balloon flight in New Zealand

Wellington, March 4 (IANS) US space agency NASA is planning to set a record for the longest ever flight for…

9 years ago

US religious body disappointed at denial of Indian visas

Washington, March 4 (IANS) The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan body that monitors religious freedom abroad,…

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China to hike 2016 defence budget by 7-8 percent

Beijing, March 4 (IANS) China will raise its defence budget by seven to eight percent in 2016, compared with last…

9 years ago

Chinese book named world’s ‘most beautiful’

Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Chinese book "Order: Fangyuan Story" has won the title of the world's most beautiful book at…

9 years ago

US militarising South China Sea: China

Beijing, March 4 (IANS) The US is militarising the South China Sea, a spokesperson for China's national legislature said on…

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Project launched to paint Peshawar’s walls

Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A project has been launched to add colour to the dusty walls of Pakistan's Peshawar city,…

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South Korea, US begin talks on anti-missile system

Seoul, March 4 (IANS) South Korea and the US began talks on Friday over the deployment of an American anti-missile…

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New biomarker in early stage Alzheimer’s disease found

London, March 4 (IANS) Researchers have identified a brain inflammation marker in patients at early asymptomatic stages of Alzheimer's disease.…

9 years ago

Facebook can prevent people from using fake names: German court

London, March 4 (IANS) Overturning an earlier order from the Hamburg data protection authority on Facebook's "real name" policy, a…

9 years ago

New kind of stem cell could advance regenerative medicines

New York, March 4 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a new kind of stem cell -- one that could lead to…

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Sikh hockey legend Balbir Singh honoured in Canada

Toronto, March 4 (IANS) An Indian-origin Sikh hockey player was honoured in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC), a…

9 years ago

Hubble team reaches Big Bang, shatters cosmic distance record

Washington, March 4 (IANS) By pushing NASAs Hubble Space Telescope to its limits, an international team of astronomers has shattered…

9 years ago

Trump versus the rest: Republican race turns nasty

By Arun Kumar Washington, March 4 (IANS) With Donald Trump emerging as the undisputed frontrunner in the presidential nomination race,…

9 years ago

Facebook can prevent people from using fake names: German court

London, March 4 (IANS) Overturning an earlier order from the Hamburg data protection authority on Facebook's "real name" policy, a…

9 years ago



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