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The overall scale and unit size of public hospitals should be strictly controlled, stressed a guideline issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
The Pakistan Army on Tuesday announced the launch of an operation along the Afghan border to stop movement of terrorists from both sides in Rajgal Valley.
The Pakistan Army on Tuesday announced the launch of an operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Rajgal valley.The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said the operation was launched "to reinforce troop deployment in ...
The paper manufacturer said it dipped into the
The party also asked Modi for his response to CM Mehbooba Mufti attributing the problem in Kashmir to 'mistakes' committed by successive central govt
The payload of the quantum science experimental satellite includes quantum key communicator, quantum entanglement emitter, quantum entanglement source, quantum experiment controller and processor and high-speed coherent laser communicator.
The Pentagon believes that the US-led anti-ISIS coalition has seized the offensive and made significant progress in taking back key territory from ISIS, US defense officials told CNN Monday.
The Pentagon has announced that 15 detainees will be transferred out of Guantanamo Bay, the single largest transfer during the Obama administration. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.
The perils of teaching martial law as history
The plea also said that due to mismanagement of dumping waste, the roads get covered with solid waste resulting into traffic.
The possible discovery of a previously unknown subatomic particle may indicate that a fifth fundamental force of nature exists, a revolutionary finding that could change our understanding of dark matter and the universe, scientists say.
The potential breakthrough technology comes at a time when diesel engine technology has been tarnished by Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal
The President as lawyer
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee in his message on the eve of the Parsi New Year has said: -
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the 'At Home' Reception hosted by him at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2016.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the ’At Home’ Reception hosted by him at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2016.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Gabon on the eve of their National Day (August 17, 2016).
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee meeting invitees at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 15, 2016 at the 'At Home' Reception hosted by him on the occasion of 70th Independence Day.
The Prime Minister, Mr. H. D. Deve Gowda, has announced a spate of new welfare measures, including a unified self-employment programme covering 10 lakh educated une...
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacting with the guests at the 'At Home' function, organised on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 15, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacting with the Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh at the 'At Home' function, organised on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 15, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi saluting after unfurling the Tricolour flag at the ramparts of Red Fort, on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, in Delhi on August 15, 2016.
The privacy debate is personal to Tim Cook
The production will add 1,000 MWe to Southern grid
The programme is a priority as President Xi Jinping has urged China to establish itself as a space power it has tested anti-satellite missiles.
The proposed one per cent tax is a minuscule amount compared to the prices of diesel cars in this category
The Proust Questionnaire is a weekly feature which derives its name from the French writer Marcel Proust, whose personality-revealing responses to these questions went on to popularise this form of celebrity confession.
The public shall not bear any transaction cost for making payment to government, Finance Ministry said.
The Quantum Science Satellite consists of several different subsystems: the attitude control subsystem, power subsystem, thermal control subsystem, telemetry and command subsystem, communications subsystem, structure subsystem, and housekeeping subsystem.
There are claims the European Southern Observatory spotted the planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri, the nearest stellar neighbour to our sun.
There are claims the European Southern Observatory spotted the planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri, the nearest stellar neighbour to our sun.
There are few things as indispensable as a mobile phone in today's times and the telecom companies......
There is a scene in the first half of K. Balachander’s middle class drama Navagraham (1970) where Baalu (Nagesh) tears up a paper containing an image of India and manages to re-join the jigsaw create...
The Republican presidential nominee calls for “ideological screening test” for those who want to enter the U.S.
Theresa May expresses wish to enhance trade and cooperation on global issues with China
The research comes from Lund University in Sweden, where researchers wanted to test whether animals other than humans have the ability to forecast taste based on prior experience.
The researchers from the University of Exeter used computer simulations to estimate that early plants like mosses helped increase oxygen levels to modern levels by 420 to 400 million years ago.
The researchers visited lava flows in a section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, north of Iceland, called the North Kolbeinsey Ridge, using a deep-sea torpedo robot.
The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 66.8983 against the US dollar and 75.0198 for the euro.
There was no dream finish to Lalita Babar's Olympic Odyssey. She wasn't exp
The Rio 2016 Olympics has witnessed its second wedding proposal after Chinese diver Qin Kai popped the question on the podium to silver medalist He Zi.
[Thermoelectrics] Heat conversion gets a power boost
The Romano-British brooch was discovered in St Mabyn, Cornwall, less than a mile from a hill fort which has previously been suggested as the site for King Arthur's legendary Camelot.
The rupee recovered 7 paise to 66.82 against the US dollar in early trade today on selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amid a higher opening in the domestic equity market.Besides, weakn...
The Russian equipment is used in Peruvian special forces raids in the fight against drug trafficking
The satellite launched on a Long March-2D rocket, from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China's Gobi desert early this morning.
The Saudi-led coalition has struck four facilities supported by the charity since the war began last year.
The scam was unearthed in November 2010 which forced the then Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan to resign
These are the only sanctions that Russia cares about
The secret mission ran from 1958-1971 and was called Project Headgear. It used implants to shock sharks into swimming in the right direction , and was abandoned following several tests.
The security forces shot dead four civilian protesters in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, taking the toll to 64 in the violent unrest triggered by the July 8 killing of a popular rebel commander.
The Sensex and Nifty were trading down by nearly 0.3 per cent in the mid-session as software services exporters declined after Infosys said Royal Bank of Scotland had cancelled a contract, sparking r...
These Photos Show How Hard Climate Change Has Hit Greenland
These start-ups are engaged in fields ranging from data technology to e-commerce
The Shires eye "British invasion" of American country music
The shortage is hampering Afghan security forces' ability to fight Taliban militants, who are once again gaining territory in the north and south of the country.
The site includes a Technical Centre, two Launch Complexes, Mission Command and Control Centre, Launch Control Centre, propellant fuelling systems, tracking and communication systems, gas supply systems, weather forecast systems, and logistic support systems.
The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice.
The sources said that following the meeting, NSA was likely to apprise PM Narendra Modi of the overall security scenario
The southern peninsula stayed dry mostly with rains being deficient or scanty while parts of central and north-west India received more than its average share. Sowing of pulses continued to climb, ra...
The Specter of an Accidental China-U. S. War
The spectre of sedition has been raised again with the city police filing a case on Monday against Amnesty International India for sloganeering during a programme on the victims of military action in ...
The stage may be set for a historic battle between Japan's political establishment and the Chrysanthemum Throne.
The State Department has agreed to provide the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch with all official emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton that were recovered from her private email server by the FBI investigation.
The State Government has almost completed the process of purchasing the land for the proposed Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University being set up in Gadag district, Rural and Development and ...
The state government needs to urgently reboot its economy
The State government will take several steps for the comprehensive development of tourism in the district, district in-charge minister Eshwar Khandre, said here on Monday.According to him, the State ...
The state's attorney general was convicted of all nine counts against her in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak. The jurors agreed Kathleen Kane leaked information about a 2009 grand jury probe
The stock hit an eight-month low after one of its key clients, RBS, decided not to pursue its plans for a separate bank
The stock market, after a sluggish start to 2016, now seems as unstoppable as 3-time 100 meter Olympic champion Usain Bolt.<img
The story goes that, in 1815, Old Farmer's Almanac founding editor Robert B. Thomas was interrupted by a boy wondering what to put down for the weather forecast of July 13, 1816.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted benefits of additional marking in admission in various Post Graduate (PG) courses to doctors serving in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh.The apex court held its interim order which says that Provincial Medical Health ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre on petition of former Urban Deputy Secretary of Maharashtra, P.V. Deshmukh in connection with the Adarsh scam.The apex court said that he is seeking intervention in the case.Deshmukh was a deputy ...
The Suresh Prabhu-led ministry of railways has floated a tender on August 4 to explore opportunities of maglev trains in India, which can hit 500 kmph
The suspect in custody for brutally killing a Bangladeshi-origin imam and his associate was today identified as a 35-year-old Hispanic man and charged with intentionally carrying out the double murders near a New York mosque that has shocked the ...
The swollen Yamuna River today damaged an embankment near Kelra village in Shamli district, submerging huge tracts of farmland.
The Telangana Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that the state has maintained ties with Maharashtra, Karnataka and Chhatisgarh on irrigation and energy sector.
The Tesla driver crashed earlier this month while on
The Tesla driver crashed earlier this month while on a Beijing commuter highway after the car failed to avoid a vehicle parked on the left side, partially in the roadway, damaging both cars but causing no injuries
The three-day Auto Fair organised here by The Tamilnad Motor Parts Dealers’ Association, attracting thousands of people from Madurai and surrounding regions, came to an end on Monday. Organizers said ...
The top honchos of the company will unveil an India strategy next month.
The tribunal also took exception to unplanned dumping of municipal solid waste
The Turkish state-run media says the blast was caused by Kurdish rebels near a traffic police station in Diyarbakir. Ambulances were rushed to the scene, Dogan said.
The two tiny galaxies, called Pisces A and B, were spotted by Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, and astronomers say they likely existed in isolation for most of the universe's history.
The Union Government has constituted a National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) to develop the pan-India road map for trade facilitation.
The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visited the Kirti Mandir, the Birth Place of Mahatma Gandhi, on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, in Porbandar, Gujarat on August 16, 2016.
The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu in a group photograph at the inauguration of the workshop on ‘Scaling Up Citizens’ participation in Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) to a ‘Jan Andolan’, in New Delhi on August 16, 2016.
The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti holding a press conference, in New Delhi on August 16, 2016.
The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi addressing the gathering at the launch of the ‘ABHAYAM’ and citizen's platform to carry forth the work for children, in Chennai on August 16, 2016.
The United Arab Emirates received 15 detainees from Guantánamo Bay prison, Defense Department officials announced, as part of an ongoing effort to downsize the facility. There are now 61 detainees at the naval base
The United Nations continues to call for a weekly 48-hour humanitarian pause in the fighting in Syria to provide life-saving assistance and remains deeply concerned over the plight of up to 2 million people around Aleppo City, where 250,000 people remain trapped after the closure of the last access route.
The United Nations in Iraq has strongly condemned the death of a journalist who was seized by armed men in Dohuk city on 13 August and has called on the government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to implement urgent measures to guarantee the safety of all journalists and media professionals.
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has reported that after a standoff with a convoy of heavily-armed men near Sibut, the capital of Kémo Prefecture, UN forces detained 10 of the suspects and recovered a “significant quantity” of weapons and munitions.
The United States has repeatedly tried to rebuff anger from China about Seoul's move to host a THAAD unit with the US military.
The unit-I of the KNPP, an Indo-Russian joint venture, started commercial generation from December 31, 2014.
The University of Hyderabad announced to establish a Students’ Aid Fund in the name of the founder Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gurbaksh Singh. –Page 5...
The unprecedented executive-judiciary logjam has sparked an emotive and highly divisive debate about the future of the courts, but most lawyers are unanimous that both sides must get on with business rather than spar at the cost of litigants.
The UN takes inspiration from various contributions made by India to the world, including the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent teachings and the harmony of Yoga, the world body's Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
The USD 2 billion (Dirhams 5.4 billion) Rosemont Hotel will not just be a major attraction but a technical breakthrough, 'a next generation hotel of the future', architects told 7DAYS newspaper. Image courtesy Facebook.
The US Department of Defense denied claims by ISIS that the terror group had killed the US commander and two Afghan officers using a 'sticky bomb' near the US embassy in ...
The US dollar slipped against most major currencies on Monday as recent downbeat economic data from the country dented market expectation for an interest-rate hike soon.
The US has said that it is for India and Pakistan to determine the pace, scope and character of any discussions on Kashmir. "Our position on Kashmir has not changed. The pace, the scope, the character of any discussions in Kashmir is for the two sides to determine. We support any and all positive steps that India and Pakistan can take to forge closer relations," State Department Spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau said.
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has greeted the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of ‘Navroj’, the Parsi New Year’s day.
The Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari and the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the At Home function, organised on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 15, 2016.
The Vijayawada Club is extending its mite by providing breakfast, lunch, dinner, buttermilk and water to policemen and volunteers who were working round the clock in the service of pilgrims who were c...
The Visakhapatnam port is planning to set up a museum on the maritime history of the region on the premises of the old lighthouse which was renovated and thrown open to the public in June last year,...
The Waltair Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has consistently occupied an important position as one of the highest revenue earning divisions of Indian Railways, Divisional Railway Manager Chandra...
The weekly look at the Nationals' minor league system.
The wholesale sugar market ruled quiet in the national capital today on sporadic buying activities amid thin arrivals.
The wireless set they carry has a range of only 15 to 20 km, says association secretary
The woman on the kayak started filming when she spotted a disturbance in the water in Orange County, California. She then watched as a sea lion emerged with a floundering stingray in its mouth (left). Her footage shows the predator biting down hard on the fish as it tries to escape. It is then seen shaking the creature from left to right while trying to kill it before it slips from its mouth and flies towards the video maker (right).
The world in brief
The world might be about to find out whether a ‘Nazi gold train’ is really hidden in Poland
The Xbox maker today announced its plans to acquire live-streaming service Beam, a Seattle-based company founded by 18 year old Matt Salsamendi
They are believed by many to be a secret, large-scale spraying used to change everything from the environment to health. However, scientists claim chemtrails are just normal condensation.
They give a new meaning to dinner and a show. Called Soy Shapes, these dipping dishes play on the colour gradation that occurs in soy sauce at shallow depths to produce an optical illusion.
Thiago Braz da Silva won Brazil's first Olympic pole vault gold medal in Rio, upsetting France's defending champion Renaud Lavillenie.
Things to do in Phuket for the adventure junkie!
Thirty-three missing Turkish Cypriots laid to rest after 42 years
This could just be the start, as the United Kingdom contributed to nearly $20 bn or 18 per cent of India's $108 bn software exports for the year 2016
This ‘golden girl’ is a product of Agartala’s gymnastics culture
This image provided by the National Weather Service shows temperatures in the continental United States during a heat wave on Friday, July 22, 2016. The weather service outlook for the following three months shows above normal temperatures across the country. (National Weather Service via AP)
This is the 4th venture capital round and the biggest to date for Hike
This is the fourth infiltration bid foiled by the army along the LoC in Kashmir in the past three weeks, killing 12 militants.
This July 2016 photo provided by Explore.org shows the view of a beluga whale from a webcam gathered in the Churchill River in the Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. Canadian researchers are turning to the internet to learn about the social behavior of thousands of beluga whales that migrate to Hudson Bay every year. (Explore.org via AP)
This launcher is mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
This Olympic badminton player wins the gold medal for eating a ton of McDonald’s
This refers to the report, ‘No Railway budget from next fiscal’ (August 15). The proposal to merge the Rail Budget with the Union Budget needs to be seen as part of the reform process. Many component...
This round of funding is expected to accelerate the process of merger between Oyo Rooms and Zo Rooms
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This year's Budget allocation was Rs 5,500 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Thousands of hospital patients have planned operations cancelled on day of surgery, report finds
Thousands of rural artisans in West Bengal who have been making various handicrafts for generations will soon get new stimulus through Geographical Indication (GI) tags.
Three dead after explosion at South Korean naval base
Three directors, three perspectives
Three Ghanaian athletes billed for next month's Rio Paralympic Games have called upon the government for support as they prepare for the quadrennial event.
Three major blazes blackened towns and mountainous wildland within a few miles to the east and south of town
Three non-resident Indians hailing from Telangana came forward to adopt their respective ancestral villages in Nalgonda district. As part of this adoption, digital initiatives and the development pr...
Three persons were killed and five injured in fresh clashes between stone-pelting protestors and security forces in Magam area of central Kashmir's Budgam district today, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest in the Valley to 61.
Three soldiers killed after Army tank falls into river
Three soldiers killed after Army tank falls into river
Ties between India and Pakistan look bleak after the two countries indulged in a war of words on their Independence Days on August 14 and 15, a Pakistani daily said on Tuesday.
Till about a fortnight ago, Shahira Attar (22), the national-level cyclist who hails from a poor family in Almatti village, was worried about her career and medical bills from a spinal surgery follow...
Tiny Satellites: The latest innovation hedge funds are using to get a leg up
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Executive Officer D. Sambasiva Rao has remarked that the temple management is going to introduce a series of initiatives for the devotees.Speaking on sidelines of ...
TitanX supplies to the commercial vehicle industry having plants across North America, South America, Europe and China
To commemorate 70 years of its existence, the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) is planning a mega event at the Royapettah YMCA Grounds, Chennai, in January next.The celebration is plann...
Today's electric vehicles can make a dent in climate change
Today's subjects include the history and controversy of chemical weapons, the effects of flooding in Louisiana, and a new way to track food temperatures.
To develop omni-channel for meeting online demand
Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine that honours convicted war criminals among the war dead is regarded by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism.
Too good to be true, then beware!
Too much of a short gene that normally has the tall order of helping the eye continuously clear fluid and regulate intraocular pressure appears instead to have the opposite effect and contribute to the most common form of glaucoma, report researchers.
Top security officials including NSA Ajit Doval and chiefs of intelligence agencies briefed the Home Minister on the issues.
Top seed Serena Williams gave up a wild card entry into the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters tournament on Monday after complaining of a shoulder injury.
Torrential Rains Bring Historic Floods To Southern Louisiana
Tourists who came down to Puducherry for the weekend were put to inconvenience when members of an outfit resorted to a road roko on Sunday night demanding action against a pub-cum-restaurant located o...
Toyota Fortuner 2016 variant spied testing in India
TP-15 vzgnrns5 Tableaux win prizes
Tracking a firm trend overseas, gold traded higher by 0.47 per cent at Rs 31,365 per 10 grams at the futures market today as traders enlarged positions.
Traders said the price falls were the result of cashing in following more than two weeks of rallying prices
Transport Department has big automation plans
Treasurer Scott Morrison announced that government would veto sale to those companies based on national interest grounds
Troops kill 4 civilians at anti-India protests in Kashmir
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Troops reinforced on Afghan-Pakistan border
Troops repel Boko Haram attack
True story: African American hair can get messy while running, jumping and going for Gold.
Truffle hunting spaniels sniff out one of world's most expensive foods
Trump also said if he becomes the President he will bring an end to the era of nation-building
Trump campaign chief named in Ukraine anti-corruption probe
Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort named in Ukraine anti-corruption probe
Trump Campaign Chief Slams NY Times, Denies Receiving Ukraine Payments
Trump Doesn't Back Down on Russia, Immigration
Trump 'gold card' now 65% off
Trump reveals plan for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants, war against ISIS in contradictory speech
Trump said ideological warfare would be very important part of his administration's policy to defeat radical Islam
Trump’s anti-terrorism plan is unoriginal
Trump spokeswoman backtracks on claim Afghanistan was Obamas war
Tubelight First Look: Salman Khan to Play a Soldier in the Sino-Indian Romantic Drama
Tubelight: Salman dressed as soldier
Turkey Appoints New UN Envoy, Ambassadors
Turkey summons Swedish envoy over tweet: Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
'Turkish James Bond to take on coup plotters in new film'
Turkish police launched simultaneous operations on Tuesday against 44 companies in Istanbul over their suspected links to the July 15 failed coup attempt.
Turkish Police raids companies in Istanbul in search of coup suspects
Twitter launches 'Promoted' stickers for brands
Twitter recently introduced #Stickers for users to add a pop of creativity to photos and connect them to the world on its platform
Twitter unveils promoted #Stickers for brands, starts with Pepsi
Two Afghan police workers have helped to turn around their lives with the UNESCO Literacy Empowerment for Afghan Police (LEAP) programme. Ms. Aziza was forced to become the family breadwinner when ...
Two Bengaluru-based artists, Sangeetha Kadur and Vydhehi Kadur, have their drawings featured in a new coffee table book, Hummingbirds
Two college students were killed and three others are feared drowned in the Krishna river today, when a boat carrying them to a bathing ghat for a holy dip during the ongoing Pushkaram, capsized near Chandarlapadu in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna ...
Two pregnancy discrimination cases — one by a spy, the other by a burrito maker — reveal practices right out of the “Mad Men” era.
Two student leaders who brought tens of thousands onto Hong Kong's streets during pro-democracy protests in 2014 have been spared jail, with a local court saying they genuinely believed in their political ideals.
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in downtown Srinagar .
Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist P V Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles competition after notching up a dominating straight-game....
Two women including a 28-year-old home-maker were found murdered allegedly by their husbands in the city on Monday.A 34-year-old garment factory employee was smothered to death by her husband in Raja...
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Ukraine fiercely denied the allegations but a subsequent war of words sparked fears of a wider conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbours.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he'd like a woman to be next secretary-general
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he'd like a woman to be next secretary-general
UN chief says he'd like a woman to be next secretary-general
Under 'Bastar Net' project, optical fibre will be laid to boost the communication system in all seven districts of the division," Singh said while announcing the scheme during his address at the Independence Day function at the police parade grounds here.
Understanding the rural digital buyer
Under which, NAIR and MSU have developed new educational modules for railways staff
Unilever acquires air purifier firm Blueair
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Unilever acquires Blueair, will help millions more people fight rising urban air pollution
Uninterrupted power supply to Raichur district, a demand that stemmed from the fact that the district houses State-owned power station Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) and soon-to-be operational ...
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday went hammer and tongs at Pakistan, equating that country to hell.A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly came out in support of "freedom" for Balochistan and 'Pakistan-occupied Kashmir', ...
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will not be attending the SAARC Finance Ministers' conference scheduled to take place in Pakistan.As per government sources, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das will represent India at the two-day event to ...
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a high-level review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir and instructed security officials to restore peace and normalcy in the state at the earliest.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to discuss the present situation in violence-hit Jammu and Kashmir.National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Home Secretary and the ...
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today chaired a high meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Monday said that the high-power committee headed by him on upgrading training imparted at Industrial Training I...
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will be in the city tomorrow to ink an MoU between the Railways and the state government, officials said.
Union Urban Development and Information & Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the Swachh Bharat Mission has caught the imagination of common people of the co...
Unitech’s Ramesh Chandra, others told not to leave country without nod
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack, reportedly an airstrike, on a school in northern Yemen that killed at least 10 children and injured many more over the weekend.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined his envoys from the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today in strongly condemning the killing of dozens of civilians during an overnight attack in Beni, located in restive eastern part of the country, where the UN mission and national authorities have now deployed forces in the wake if the incident.
Universal Prime Aluminium to hold AGM
Unlike other video calling apps, Duo will feature a 'knock, knock' function, which gives users a glimpse at who is calling before they decide to answer. The app is rolling out worldwide in the next few days.
Unprecedented expression of support by Modi, say Baloch leaders
Unverified reports circulated in a statement by the group’s Amaq news agency claimed to have taken out a top US commander. Separate reports said no one had died in the blast but four people ...
Updates on all the injured Nationals, plus lineups for Monday night's game against the Rockies.
UP govt shifts 8 IPS officers
Upon taking office as president in 1988, Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) appointed former chief of the general staff and minister of national defense Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) as premier, sparking fears of military interference in the government. Hau later stepped down after he was found to have
Upset Chibok Girls' relatives and activists say government needs to be more proactive
Up to seven people were injured when a giant television camera suspended by cables plummeted to the ground in the Rio Olympic Park on Monday, a spokesperson said.
Urging the State government to provide Cauvery water from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) till the end of ongoing kharif season, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (Nanjundaswamy faction) observed the Indepen...
Usain Bolt celebrates in his signature mo\ADve after winning the 100M gold...
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning the 100M dash at the Rio Olympics...
Usain Bolt of Jamaica races to 100M gold ahead of the second-placed Justin Gatlin...
Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100 meters final to become the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on the track
US Army Chief to make a 3-day visit to South Korea from tomorrow
US Army chief visits China amid missile system tensions
U.S.-Backed Forces Aim at Another Syrian Town
US congratulates Congo on 56th Independence anniversary
Using a gaming camera that detects movement and computer algorithms that quantify people's walking patterns can help clinicians objectively monitor the differences in gait of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients compared to healthy individuals, a study ...
Using a unique single-molecule force measurement tool, a research team has developed a clearer understanding of how platelets sense the mechanical forces they encounter during bleeding to initiate the cascading process that leads to blood clotting.
Using technology they developed, researchers have identified a previously unknown role of a certain class of proteins: as regulators of gene activity and RNA processing.
Using the ALMA submillimeter array, astronomers image the disk around HR8799 with a spatial scale as small as only thirty-two au, enough to probe the inner zones of the disk. Planets develop from the dusty placental disk of material that surrounds a star after it begins to shine. The dust in that disk, according to […]
Using words like 'invasion' or 'transgression,' they have also caused a deterioration in the Indian public’s views of China: 'Global Times'
U.S. lawmakers greet India on 70th Independence Day
US lawmakers greet India on 70th Independence Day
U.S. lobbies China again on missile defence system
US military says ISIS claims of assassinating American commander in Afghanistan are false
US National Academies has assessed US astrophysics schemes and is calling for NASA to rejoin a gravitational wave hunting mission, despite budget problems
US Navy trained 'suicide bomber sharks' to deliver explosives
US Navy tried to train 'suicide bomber sharks' to deliver explosives after World War II
US presidential elections 2016 poll tracker: Latest Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton figures and forecasts
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has likened his Democrat rival to the German Chancellor suggesting the two have similar migration policies.
USS America Returns Home Following RIMPAC 2016
US Service Members, Lebanese Armed Forces Participate in Exercise Resolute Response 16
USS John C. Stennis returned to Bremerton, Washington after a seven-month deployment. Navy's E-Sailor initiative has piloted this last year at Recruit Training Command. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Mikahailpietro Orena Drilon was recognized for saving the life of an injured construction worker.
USS Nimitz Implements Newest PACFLT Plan
USS Oklahoma City Holds Change of Command
USS Stethem visits Sydney to Promote Green Energy Initiatives
U.S. stocks hit record highs as energy, materials climb
US stocks rallied on Monday, with all three major indices setting new closing records, as investors focused on a rebound in oil prices while awaiting the minutes of the US Federal Reserve.
Validating Monday's statement by Chief Justice T.S Thakur, the Congress on Tuesday said that independence and power of the judiciary is undermined."The CJI has done nothing but has expressed a combined sense of anguish, pain and firmness. I think it ...
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Vasundhara asks people to cooperate in development
Veer Energy & Infrastructure to hold AGM
Vehicular movement virtually came to a standstill in many places with the party supporters blocking the roads by burning tyres
Vento, Polo launch on MQB platform in India halted
Vero Moda launches New Harvest Gold Collection
Veteran BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur created flutter in the political circles when he held the Congress flag during a programme organised on the occasion of 70th Independence Day here.
Video: 2 borders, 2 distinct BSF retreats
Vijayawada Club extends its mite
Vikas Krishan (IND) of India and Bektemir Melikuziev...
Vikas Krishan's loss prolongs India's wait for Rio Olympics medal
Vikas Krishan surrendered rather tamely to Melikuziev, going down 0-3 to end India's boxing campaign in the Games without a medal.
Vikas Krishan will end India's medal drought in Rio, says father
Vikas ousted, boxers sign off without medal at Olympics
Villages awarded for building watershed structures
Virgo Polymers (India) to hold AGM
Visa is hiring Olympians to work in the office
Visakhapatnam port plans to set up maritime history museum
Visakhapatnam Port set to achieve target of 61 million tonnes, says Chairman
Visitors to this year’s annual Chicago Air and Water Show will have a chance to explore the universe with NASA.
Vistara’s special fare for serving, ex-defence personnel
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Vivimed Labs gains after reporting decent Q1 results
Vizag playing key role in State’s economy: Yanamala
Volumes jump at Sangam (India) counter
Vowing to halt the spread of radical Islam, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has laid out his strategy to...
Vowing to keep inflation under control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has tried to stay away from populism which the past regimes practiced to get recognition while “emptying the exc...
VSF Projects to hold AGM
VW, U.S. Justice Dept discuss settling criminal probe - sources
Walker, Louisiana—Danielle Blount kisses her 3-month-old baby, Ember, while feeding her as they wait to be evacuated by members of the Louisiana Army National Guard on August 14. Heavy rains inundated the region, forcing 20,000 people from their homes across large swaths of southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. At least six people have died in the severe flooding, and Washington, D.C., has declared a state of emergency. The downpours have sent at least six rivers to record-high levels in Louisiana, and despite a forecast for less rain, officials say any receding of the water or recovery efforts will take days or weeks. The full extent of the damage remains unknown. “It’s not over.... The water’s going to rise in many areas. It’s no time to let the guard down,” said Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. “[We] won’t know the death toll for sure for several more days.”
Walking one-third of a mile longer from home to the nearest tobacco shop to buy cigarettes was associated with increased odds that smokers would quit the habit in an analysis of data in Finnish studies.
Wall Street ends at record highs; energy, materials climb
Waltair a high revenue-earning division: DRM
Wanda commercial shares were suspended from trading pending the announcement of the vote
Wanda Commercial's investors approve $4.4-billion buyout
Want to Reduce Gun Violence? Halt the War on Drugs
Warren Buffett increases stake in Apple
Warren Buffett's Company Takes Bigger Bite of Apple, Phillips 66
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Washington Monument reopens after elevator problems force closure
Watch: BJP bigwigs, RSS chief hoist tricolour
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Watch: Ex-soldier gifts road to villagers on I-Day
Watch India@9 With Sayoni Aiyar
Watch: Mexican swimmers dance underwater to Akshay’s ‘Aila Re Aila’ at Rio
Watch: Rio Olympics Day 10 Review
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Water snakes are non-poisonous: Expert
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'We are confident that she would earn medals for the country next time'
Webcam whale research buoyed by viewers around the world
We know four fundamental forces - gravitation, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Now, scientists have discovered what can be the fifth force of nature.
'Welcome to Rio 2016, drink your water and wear sunscreen.'
Welfare assistance worth Rs. 17.96 lakh distributed
‘We’ll restore Air India to its glory’
‘We plan to reduce logistics cost to 10% in 2 years’
We risk our lives daily to safeguard Virunga National Park
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday.
What are the Olympic figurines for? This was the question that many social media users were left pondering.
What a View! Daredevils Scale New World Center in Hong Kong
What Defence minister Parrikar compared Pak to
What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? WIRED takes in-depth look at the mechanics behind the athletes featuring Conor Dwyer, Elizabeth Biesel, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian, Rayler Clary, and Ryan Lochte.
Whatever did we do with reforms?
What steps govt taking to restore normalcy in Kashmir: CPI to PM
When children are killed by guns, the voices of the young brothers and sisters left behind are seldom heard. Theirs is the untold story of this American tragedy.
When corals become stressed, they have been known to exhibit a behaviour called 'bleaching.' Now, researchers in Australia have captured this on video for the first time.
When Google finally shut it down in September 2014, the internet saw nostalgic tributes. For many, Orkut was their introduction to social networking.
‘When I Grow Up’ Exhibit Opens 16 August at United Nations Headquarters, Paying Tribute to Children Living in Crises
When writer-illustrator Manoj Pandey began tagging his favourite authors like Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Teju Cole seeking their feeds to his tweets, little did he know that their responses would be micro stories in themselves.
While expressing concern over wrongful act of 'land-grabbing' by office bearers, Shivpal, who was in Mainpuri, had spoken about his resignation.
While Forest and Environment Minister B. Ramanath Rai on Monday promised to get orders issued to stop the process of redeployment of additional teachers, activists are not convinced as the State gove...
While Maersk said that no matter how the US presidential election ends, it probably “won’t have an
While medications can quickly reduce depressive symptoms, monitoring work productivity can provide unique insight into whether a patient will require additional treatments to achieve long-term remission, a new study finds.
While most parts of the country were reeling under the summer heat, 116 villages in three talukas of Maharashtra — Koregaon (Satara district), Ambejogai (Beed district) and Warud (Amravati district) —...
While scientists have made remarkable advancements in astronomy and astrophysics since the beginning of this decade -- notably the first detection of gravitational waves and the discovery of distant Earth-like planets -- unforeseen constraints have slowed progress toward reaching some of the priorities and goals outlined in the Academies' 2010 decadal survey of these disciplines, says a new report.
While some restaurateurs said high commission fee of up to 25% on the price of an order charged by delivery platforms has made it unsustainable, restaurants also blame delayed pickups.
While some stressed the necessity of the quota system in India, others spoke of the enormous challenges athletes in the country have to overcome to take part in the Olympics
While the aftershocks of an international arbitration ruling against its South China Sea territorial claims are still being felt across East Asia, Beijing must now grapple with the prospect of an apparent “trilateralization” of defense mechanisms between Washington, Tokyo and…
While the nation celebrated the 70th Independence Day, one of the villages under Mallannasagar reservoir - Ve kept away from the official programme.At Vemulaghat, the lone village that has been fight...
Wholesale inflation soared to a 23-month high of 3.55 per cent in July as vegetables, pulses and sugar turned costlier. The wholesale price-based inflation, reflecting the annual rate of price ris...
Wholesale price index (WPI) inflation climbs to a near two-year high at 3.55 percent as against 1.62 percent month-on-month.Industrial inflation climbed to1.8 percent from 1.17 percent last month.Food Inflation too increased to 11.82 percent from ...
Wholesale prices up 3.55% in July: Govt
Who Said it? Luke Cage or Nic Cage
Why Cong is backing PM's Balochistan strategy
Why Expanding Marijuana Research Matters
Why no Kannada e-books in Kindle, apex literary body Kannada Sahitya Parishat asks e-commerce giant
‘Why not cricket at the Olympics?’
Widow’s plea for financial assistance
Wildfire burns more than 175 homes, businesses in Calif...
Wildfire roars into California town, drives out thousands
Will call international meet to halt spread of radical Islam: Donald Trump
Will not remain silent if anybody attack my country: Defence Minister
'Will you marry me?' Chinese diver proposes to teammate at Rio
WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry
WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry presents the Global Innovation Index 2016 at a press conference at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
With 1.5 lakh lives lost each year, road accidents kill more people in India than terrorism or natural disasters. There’s now a new law in the making to address this problem in the form of the Motor V...
With a low pressure area over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood likely to intensify further, the IMD today warned Odisha government about heavy rainfall and an increase in the height of sea waves upto four meters.
With a silver in the 400-m, Allyson Felix wins her seventh Olympic medal to become the most decorated women’s track and field athlete in American history, breaking the U.S. record of six
With close to 25 mother brands in six categories, Y C Deveshwar leaves behind a company that is moving closer to being more than just a tobacco major
With comments on Balochistan, PM signals no more unnecessary restraint on Kashmir: Experts
With only two days left for the conclusion of this year's Amarnath yatra, a small batch of 30 pilgrims today left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security.
With Pakistan upping the ante by re-inviting India for Foreign Secretary-level talks, Press Club of India (PCI) president Rahul Jalali on Tuesday said this is Islamabad's attempt to pull wool over the eyes of world community.Jalali said till the ...
With Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar already out of contention, Vikas' loss drew the curtains on the Indian boxing challenge
With the boycott of courts by a cross-section of lawyers continuing beyond two months, Madras High Court Chief Justice S.K. Kaul on Monday used the Independence Day platform to subtly drive home the ...
With the possibility of criminal sanctions, the news added a grave new dimension to the company's travails
With the Union government gearing up to take a decision on whether to allow genetically modified (GM) mustard, anti-GM activists, non-governmental organisations and farmers’ associations have decide...
Wockhardt slips after announcing poor Q1 results
Woman shuttler P V Sindhu carries India's medal hope on day 11 of the Olympic Games here when she faces a daunting task against China's Wang Yihan, silver-medallist four years ago in London, in the quarterfinals.
Woman shuttler P V Sindhu carries India’s medal hopes on day 11 of the Olympic Games here when she faces a daunting task against China’s Wang Yihan, silver-medallist four years ago in London, in the...
Women boxers say they get a lot more respect now, especially since women's boxing made its debut in Olympics
Women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy are more likely to have a hyperactive child, according to a new study. Prenatal exposure to the medication was associated with a higher risk of having children who exhibit emotional or behavioral symptoms, the researchers said.
'Wonder material' graphene may be ideal for developing plasmonic lasers, or spasers, that are capable of detecting even single molecule of explosive materials and toxic chemicals, a new study has found.
'Working in B'wood is looked upon as a huge achievement in Pakistan'
Working in collaboration with Microsoft Research, researchers at group at the MIT Media Lab have produced temporary tattoos which merge form and function, called DuoSkin.
[Working Life] Want a letter? You write it for me
Working while pregnant: To some employers, that’s apparently still a big problem
World's first pyramid... in KAZAKHSTAN? Scientists discover tomb structure was built 1,000 years BEFORE those in Egypt
World’s oldest ocean crust dates back to ancient supercontinent
World stocks edge away from one-year peak; dollar on defensive
World War Mentality Needed to Beat Climate Change
Yadav, in an intoxicated mood, opened four rounds of fire in the air with his licensed pistol
Yemen: UN chief condemns attack on school that killed at least 10 children
Yogitha Rana gets Best Collector award
You CAN trawl Facebook in bed - if you spend enough time outdoors: Phones at night 'only affect health if you don't get enough sunlight'
Young Olympics Attendees Hunt Pokemons Instead of Watching Games
You're not crazy. The brand logos ARE more noticeable at the Rio Olympics
Your Nationals-Rockies primer: Washington begins a road trip in Colorado
‘Youth must be told that freedom was hard earned’
You Won’t Find on the Soundtrack
Yuval Rabin, whose father, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated while serving as Prime Minister of Israel, criticized Donald Trump for appealing to "Second Amendment people" in a speech and warned that the words that politicians use can incite violence and undermine democracy.
Zambia's incumbent wins hotly contested polls with 50.35% of votes
Zambia police arrests over 130 rioting opposition supporters
Zambia’s president re-elected in close vote after violence
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