Elderly lady typing on laptop. New York, March 5 (IANS) Older adults who participate in social and mentally stimulating activities like reading and using computer may lower the risk of developing memory and thinking problems,…
Madrid, March 5 (IANS) Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) leader, Pedro Sanchez, failed in his second attempt to be named as the prime minister. He received only 131 votes in favour with 219 votes against in…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) Tibet’s foreign trade fell by 59.2 percent at 5 billion yuan ($861 million) in 2015, the media reported on Saturday. Exports of the region dropped 71.9 percent to 3 billion yuan,…
(Photo: IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, March 5 (IANS) Heading into the next round of presidential nomination contests over the weekend, tough-talking Republican front-runner Donald Trump made clear that he would not order the US…
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 5 (IANS) As the UN vowed firm action to root out sex abuse by peacekeepers, the Indian blue helmets have received a clean chit for 2015. Calling the total…
Santiago, March 5 (IANS) Chilean scientists have developed an ointment that early trials have proved effective in combating melanoma, the most aggressive variety of skin cancer, the media reported on Saturday. The cream, said the…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China raising its defence budget is a rational move in favour of economic development, said a commentary in state-run news agency Xinhua on Saturday. The commentary “China’s military spending growth rational,…
London, March 5 (IANS) People who are frequently diagnosed with depression may run a higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease later as a researcher has found that use of antidepressants is more common among people…
Havana, March 5 (IANS) Cuba’s bid to attract foreign investors does not imply “accelerated privatisation” of the national economy, the media reported on Saturday. Deborah Rivas, the head of foreign investment at the ministry of…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) The US Commerce Department launched anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imports of stainless steel sheets and strips from China, the media reported on Saturday. The investigations are…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday announced the country’s lowest defence budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds and last year’s massive drawdown of service people. According to a…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has denied an Indian teen girl’s claim that she was selected for its prestigious Goddard Internship Program (GIP) under the Goddard Institute for Space…
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered the completion of two major hydropower projects that will add about 2,380 megawatts of electricity to the national grid before June 2017, the media…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 5 (IANS) The new Myanmar government, which is to take office at the end of this month, will cut the number of ministries leaving 23 from the previous 36, officials said…
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved launching of the “Green Pakistan Programme” whereby over 100 million trees will be planted all across the country, the media reported on Saturday. The idea,…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced it will separately identify the Chinese yuan in its quarterly survey of the composition of foreign exchange reserves (COFER) from October 1. Currently, the currencies…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) Heavy smog that has shrouded parts of northern China will ease on Saturday due to a cold front. The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said a cold front has helped reduce the…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China’s population will be about 1.42 billion by the end of 2020, according to the draft outline of a five-year plan released on Saturday. China had a population of 1.37462 billion…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China aims to create at least 10 million new urban jobs and keep the registered urban unemployment rate within 4.5 percent this year, according to a government work report delivered by…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China targets economic growth rate of 6.5 to 7 percent in 2016, and an average annual growth rate of at least 6.5 percent through 2020, according to a government work report…