Fly with Electric-Powered Personal Flying Machine Soon
Singapore, Dec 5 (IANS) Want to fly like a bird in the backyard of your home? Your dream will come true soon as a team of engineering students from National University of Singapore (NUS) have…
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Bill Gates Meets Nitish Kumar
Patna: Co-Chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates calls on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Dec. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) Microsoft founder and…
Kinder, Gentler Modi as Parliament Resumes Functioning
The good news is that parliament is once again engaged in its business of debate and discussion even if haltingly because of the occasional demonstrations in the well of the house and walkouts. Even then,…
Chennai Residents Suffer Drinking Water Shortage
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) An intermittent light drizzle since the morning on Saturday has added to the worries of Chennai residents who are battling the worst floods in a century amid the shortage of drinking…
ISI Module Busted: Kashmir School Teacher Arrested
Jammu/New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The busting of Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI’s module in India saw the nabbing of a school teacher from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district while more arrests are likely to take place,…
California Massacre by Pakistani-Origin Couple Seen as ‘Act of Terrorism’
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The FBI is investigating the California massacre as “an act of terrorism,” after a revelation that the Pakistani-American female shooter posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…
Permission for Beef, Pork Festivals at Osmania University Refused
Hyderabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Amid mounting tension on Osmania University campus over proposed beef festival by some students’ groups and a counter pork festival and ‘Gau Maata’ puja by their rivals, Hyderabad police on Friday…
Afghanistan Confirms Taliban Chief’s Death, Group Denies
Kabul, Dec 4 (IANS) Conflicting reports have emerged over Afghanistan Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s death as the government attempts to establish that the leader is dead, but the hardliner group has denied the reports…
IS ‘Planning to Target Britain Within Weeks’
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) fanatics have identified Britain as their next target, a security expert has warned. British-born jihadis who have travelled to Syria to join the extremist group have been tasked…
Odd, Even Number Vehicles to Ply in Delhi on Alternate Days
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In a bid to curb rising pollution, the Delhi government on Friday decided that odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the capital from January 1,…
Further Probe 1984 Riots Case Against Tytler, Court to CBI
(AP Photo/Saurabh Das) New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) A court here on Friday refused to accept the closure report and directed the CBI to conduct further investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress…
Maken Slams AAP over 400 Percent Salary Hike to Lawmakers
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Passing a money bill affecting 400 percent increase in the legislators’ salary without the approval of the President was an “illegality” besides being a VVIP treatment that the AAP government…
For Alliance, Make Mulayam PM, Rahul Deputy: Akhilesh
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) An alliance with the Congress is possible in the next Lok Sabha polls if Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh is declared the prime ministerial candidate and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
Water Level Recedes in Parts of Chennai, Hardships Continue
Chennai: People move out from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Life is limping back to normalcy in a few parts of Chennai…
16 Indian Institutes Among Top 200 in New BRICS Ranking
Sonipat (Haryana), Dec 3 (IANS) With 16 institutes among the top 200 places for higher education, India is placed third on the latest list of Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings, after China…
Misery Swamps Chennai
Chennai: Relief personnel rescue people from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Medicines, food and potable water were majorly in short supply as…
Oscar Pistorius Guilty of Murder
Pretoria, Dec 3 (IANS) A South African court on Thursday overturned Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s culpable homicide conviction and essentially charged him with murder for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In a brief judgment by…
Rain Peters out, but Flooded Chennai Continues to Suffer
Chennai: People move out from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Normal life has been severely impacted in the flood-hit Chennai, but residents…
Defying Pundits, Trump Stays Ahead of Republican Pack
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Defying pundits and pollsters, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has maintained his lead over party rivals even as Democrat Hillary Clinton has widened hers over key challenger Bernie Sanders. Retired neurosurgeon…
My Conscience Is Clear: Kerala CM Chandy on Sexual Favours Allegations
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) “Pained” at charges that he sought sexual favours in the Rs.6 crore solar panel scam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said his “conscience is clear”. Biju Radhakrishnan, prime accused…