Elderly man lay dead in Hyderabad flat for a month
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (IANS) The decomposed body of a 75-year-old man was found in a flat here, more than a month after he is suspected to have died when he stepped on a lizard and…
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Tropical storm Nate kills 23 in Central America
Panama City, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical storm Nate has killed 22 people in the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras as it battered the region with heavy rain ahead of hitting the…
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to ICAN anti-nuclear weapons group
Oslo, Oct 6 (IANS) The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the 2107 Nobel Peace prize on Friday. The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said the award had been…
Rahul attacks Modi over China’s Doklam road building
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Following media reports of China resuming road construction near the Doklam Plateau along the Sikkim sector, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Narendra…
‘India’s challenge is how to use big data for better governance’
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India which has created perhaps the biggest data repository in the world now faces the challenge of using the information for better governance, experts and officials said here on Friday….
19 killed in Russia train-bus collision
Moscow, Oct 6 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed on Friday when a passenger bus collided with a train in Russia, police said. The disaster took place at a railway crossing near Pokrovka station…
Trump plans to scrap Obama’s GHG reduction plan
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump plans to scrap his predecessor Barack Obamas signature plan for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from the nations power plants, arguing that the previous administration overstepped its legal authority,…
In-form India look to extend dominance over Oz in T20Is
Ranchi, Oct 6 (IANS) After thrashing Australia 4-1 in the five-match One-day International (ODI) series, a confident India will aim to extend their dominance over the Kangaroos in the three-match T20 International series starting here…
Double taxation row: No new film releases in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) Theatres in Tamil Nadu on Friday didn’t release any new film following the Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council’s (TFPC) stiff opposition to the additional tax over and above the Goods and…
Trump expected to ‘decertify’ nuke deal with Iran
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is expected to “decertify” the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran and turn it back to Congress for possible renewed sanctions, senior US officials said. Trump is…
Seven killed in IAF chopper crash in Arunachal
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct 6 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter Mi-17 V5 crashed on Friday in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on the India-China border, killing all seven people on board, an official said….
Equities trade in green; metals, oil & gas stocks surge
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Trimming previous session’s losses, key Indian equity indices traded on a higher note during the mid-afternoon session on Friday as broadly positive global cues and healthy buying in metals and oil…
TeamIndus scouts for funds for its lunar mission
Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) Bengaluru-based aerospace start-up TeamIndus is scouting for funds and sponsors to build a spacecraft with a rover for landing and exploring the lunar surface. “The total budget of the moon mission…
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Rain looms over Kochi, tickets almost sold out
Kochi, Oct 6 (IANS) With just a day to go for the kick-off, practically all the tickets have been sold out for the eight matches to be staged at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here and…
Elderly mistaken for braid chopper killed in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 6 (IANS) A 70-year-old man was killed by a vigilante mob on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district after he was mistaken for a braid chopper, police said. Police said when Abdul…
We hail India’s decision to let us open single-brand retail stores: Oppo
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Welcoming the Indian governments decision to let Chinese smartphone maker Oppo to open single-brand retail stores in the country, Sky Li, Global Vice President and President, OPPO India said the…
IRCTC case: Tejaswi Yadav appears before CBI
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s son Tejaswi Yadav on Friday appeared before the CBI in connection with the ongoing probe into the 2006 IRCTC hotel case. CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal told…
Fake news to grow multifold, AI to create 2.3mn jobs in 2020: Gartner
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) By 2022, most people in mature economies will consume more false information than true information mainly via social media platforms, market research firm Gartner predicted on Friday. Fake news has…
Dera violence: Haryana police summon sect committee members
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana police have issued summons to 45 members of a committee of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect to appear before it regarding the violence that erupted following the rape conviction of…
Gandhi assassination: SC seeks counsel opinion on probe
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday appointed senior counsel A. Saran to examine the material produced by a petitioner to ascertain whether there was need for further probe into the assassination…