Washington, March 12 (IANS) By looking at Twitter data, it is possible to determine the damage caused by a natural disaster in just a few hours, say researchers who analysed Twitter activity before, during and…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday kept the cards close to his chest on possible easing of monetary policy with rate cuts, but said the government’s…
Jakarta, March 12 (IANS) A 45-year-old Indonesian man choked to death during a chicken eating competition in capital Jakarta, the media reported on Saturday. The competition, organised by fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday announced a new centre to be set up here for capacity building on fiscal and monetary policy space for six countries…
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the closing ceremony of Centenary Celebrations of the Patna High Court, in Bihar on March 12, 2016. Also seen Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi,…
New York, March 12 (IANS) Ace player Maria Sharapova, who sent the tennis fraternity into a spin by announcing that she failed a dope test at the Australian Open and was provisionally suspended, has blamed…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) With young workforce and continuing policy reform, India has not only emerged as the fastest-growing economy, but its stars also shine bright amid the current global gloom, International Monetary Fund…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said even as India is now the fastest growing economy and ranks at the top in terms of…
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) At least ten people were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district when a speeding truck lost control and mowed down members of a marriage procession, police said. The accident occurred at…
By Ruwa Shah Lahore, March 12 (IANS) Experiments with boot-cuts, palazzo pants and geometrics dominated the second day of the ninth edition of Pakistan Fashion and Design Council’s (PFDC) fashion week being held here. Top…
Gaza, March 12 (IANS) A ten-year-old boy was killed on Saturday morning in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Xinhua quoted medics and security officials as saying.
Washington, March 12 (IANS) US astronaut Scott Kelly, who recently completed a year-long mission on the International Space Station, will retire from NASA effective April 1, the US space agency said on Friday. NASA said…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde were set to address the “Advancing Asia Conference” here on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival event at the Yamuna flood plain here as…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday promised mobile health units in the hills, forests and mining zones, setting up of a Sanskrit Board, winter clothing for students, and construction of…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday revoked suspension on eight ostudents after a high-level probe panel submitted to the vice chancellor its report on the February 9 incident wherein anti-national…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The seven-acre stage created by the Art of Living Foundation for its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain here caused a bit of public inconvenience as most of…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) An advisory that three women training to be IAF fighter pilots should avoid pregnancy for the next four years is not “legally binding”, officials said on Friday. “It is a…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Among the things Mexico can learn from India is dealing with the diaspora, the Latin American country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz-Massieu Salinas said on Friday. India has the…
Sukna: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Sukna of Darjeeling District, West Bengal on Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) Yet again targeting the Congress-Left Front seat…