- Air India Express to start service to Sharjah from today
- Air traffic controllers in France began a strike on Thursday to protest against labour law reforms that were approved in July, leading to flight cancellations at various airports.
- Aishwarya to Katrina: Then and now
- A Karachi-bound express train collided with a freight train in Pakistan's central Punjab region early on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150.
- Akhilesh's removal as UP SP chief 'unintentional'
- Akhilesh 'stops all communication' with dad
- Akhilesh 'stops all communication' with dad Mulayam
- Akhilesh Will be SP's CM Candidate: Party MP Naresh Agarwal
- Akhilesh Yadav, after being replaced as the Samajawadi Party chief, said that it is worrisome that outsiders were meddling in party affairs.
- Akhilesh Yadav never spoke out against me: Amar Singh on CM's 'outsider' comment
- Akhilesh Yadav's removal as UP SP chief 'unintentional'
- Akhilesh Yadav 'stops all communication with dad Mulayam Singh Yadav'; Amar Singh denies his role in family tiff
- Akhilesh Yadav’s tussle with his “uncles” has been a consistent feature of his tenure as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. But the rapid developments of this week could mark the deepest fissure in the...
- Akhilesh Yadav will be the chief ministerial candidate of Samajwadi Party in the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said today amid a turf war in Mulayam Singh Yadav's family.
- Alex Karp | Co-Founder and CEO, Palantir Technologies
- Alia Bhatt retorts to her trolls on her ‘Not a feminist’ comment
- Alia retorts to her trolls on her comment
- A Library of Evidence has now been launched, a free, publicly accessible online resource to help clinicians choose the most appropriate imaging tests based on the best available research evidence. The resource is designed to avert unnecessary imaging and contain rising health care costs associated with this practice. The Library debuts on the eve of a new federal law that mandates the use of evidence-based decision-support systems by clinicians caring for federally insured patients. Over time, the Library will expand to include other domains of clinical decision-making, such as choosing appropriate medications or ordering other tests and procedures.
- A licensed retailer of Apple Inc products in Taiwan yesterday said that preorders for the iPhone 7 have been very strong since the release of the smartphone on Thursday last week.
- A Lieutenant Commander in Indian Navy has been directed by a Delhi court to pay Rs 35,000 per month as maintenance to his estranged wife and minor daughter, observing that the woman was entitled to enjoy the status and standard of living as she was ...
- Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Mar. 29 (ANI): A baby girl born with a 'trunk' has become the center of attraction in a village in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, as people are flocking to see her believing that she is an incarnation of Lord Ganesha.
- All civil and electrical works of the first phase of Namma Metro will completed by January 2017 and commercial operations will begin by April 2017.
- Allergists realize people who are severely allergic to a food can experience great anxiety when encountering the food in any form. Kids, in particular, can get extremely nervous about the idea of being close to someone eating peanuts or peanut butter. Food proximity challenges prove to most kids they can be near food allergy triggers without fear, shows new research.
- Alliance Integrated Metaliks reports standalone net loss of Rs 13.40 crore in the June 2016 quarter
- All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation launches mobile app
- All new 2016 Toyota Fortuner is set to step in India
- All thanks to her leading lady role in 'Quantico' and being one of India's top picks for advertisers and celebrity endorsements, Priyanka Chopra made it to the top ten list of Forbes' highest paid actress on Television.According to Forbes, the ...
- AlMasdarNews reports: A massive convoy of reinforcements from the Al-Sweida Governorate arrived in the Golan Heights today after the jihadist…
- Also included is a stereoscopic microwave altimeter, a space plant growth experiment, and a multi-angle wide-spectral imager and multi-spectral limb imaging spectrometer. Onboard TG-2 there will also be the world’s first-ever in-space cold atomic fountain clock.
- Altico Capital invests Rs 300 crore in Pune project
- A major controversy erupted in Bihar on Wednesday after a photograph surfaced of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son and Health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, alongwith an ...
- A major controversy erupted in Bihar on Wednesday after a photograph surfaced of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son and Health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, alongwith an absconding murd...
- A malaria inspector in the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has alleged that he was beaten up by a BJP councillor over the issue of fogging in an area in Laxmi Nagar.
- A man and three of his family members have been acquitted of charges of dowry death and committing domestic violence with his wife by a Delhi court which said the prosecution has "miserably failed" to prove the case.
- A man has been arrested for allegedly harassing two Dalit women at Dansari village here, police said today.
- A Manipuri farmer's passionate desire to preserve traditional rice varieties
- A man testified that he spent years working as part of the so-called "Davao Death Squad,” a group of killers associated with Rodrigo Duterte's time as a mayor. A spokesman for the Philippine president denied the claims.
- Amarinder hails party legislators for keeping Badal govt on its ‘toes’
- A Marine drill instructor at Parris Island, South Carolina, was under investigation for allegations of mistreating enlistees when he was inappropriately sent back to a new job dealing with recruits, one of whom, a Muslim, died during basic training in what the Corps has ruled a suicide, military documents show.
- A Marine drill instructor is alleged to have ordered a Muslim recruit into an industrial clothes dryer as punishment in 2015, several months before Raheel Siddiqui died after leaping from a stairwell.
- Amazon India's delivery network expands to 12,500 local stores & retail outlet
- Amazon India triples its seller base ahead of festive season
- Amazon Launches a New $50 Version of Echo Dot
- Amazon Launches Cheaper Version of Smaller Echo Speaker
- AMD CEO's 'slip of the tongue' reveals Microsoft's plan to launch Windows 10 in July
- A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) patrols in the border town of Jarablus, Syria
- American Airlines rejects Gogo internet over ViaSat for its new fleet of planes
- American theatre-film director Jack Hofsiss, who became the youngest to win the Tony Award for his staging of "The Elephant Man", has died. He was 65.
- Amid increasing speculation that Shahid Afridi could make a comeback to international cricket for a potential farewell match, the former captain has insisted that cricketers who serve the country with distinction deserve a rousing send-off."We don't ...
- Amidst reports that Donald Trump is gaining ground in key battle states in the US, the Republican presidential nominee today said that Americans are "ready to discard failed political establishment" that disrespects upon hardworking people.
- Amidst tight security, police on Thursday foiled attempted rail blockades across southern Karnataka by angry mobs protesting against the state releasing the Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu.
- Amid the alleged ongoing rift within the Samajwadi Party, one of its leaders, Naresh Agarwal, on Thursday said no one should interfere in the internal matters of a family, adding that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had used the word 'bahri log' as he ...
- Amid the din and under protection from the watch-and-ward staff, the Speaker started taking up the bills one-by-one.
- Amid the ongoing power tussle between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav, Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday said there is no 'sankat' (rift) in the party and added that if some ...
- Amid the raging feud in Mulayam Singh Yadav's family, Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav today said the leadership...
- Amid the reported rift and power tussle within Samajwadi Party, senior party leader and UP Minister Shivpal Yadav met party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residenc....
- A Milwaukee family recently shared video they took of a couple passed out in their car with a toddler nearby.
- Amit Midha, President, APJ Commercial, Dell EMC and David Webster, President, APJ Enterprise, Dell EMC spoke about what the acquisition means for the company in India and how the new entity will be run.
- A mood-stabilizing drug prescribed to many patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may decrease negative symptoms for people with a certain variant of the COMT gene, say researchers.
- Amtek Auto posted a dismal set of numbers in the quarter to June as losses continued to widen for the company. Speaking BTVi, Amtek Auto Vice-Chairman and Managing Director John Flintham said the...
- Amtek Auto sees revenue rising, debt falling in coming quarters
- Amusement arena for children to be developed at a cost of Rs. 10 crore
- Analysis of the impact of solar activity on radio signals in the atmosphere boosted by new research
- Analysts optimistic on improvement; June quarter performance of capital goods firms was encouraging
- An intriguing story about a scientist
- Anant Chaturdashi is being celebrated today. It is also the last day of the 10-day long Ganeshotsav.
- Anant Raj drops after weak Q1 outcome
- and being one of India'
- and hopes that it will revolutionize the mobile market and become the precursor to the market of '
- An engineering consultancy company has come up with nine options
- A new endocrine out-patient facility has been set up at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in the city.Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Minister for PWD, State Highways and Minor Por...
- A new investigation details the Trump Organization’s financial relationships around the world that could pose a conflict of interest should he win the presidency.
- A new radar-based imaging system with an unprecedented ability to penetrate snow-powder clouds could lead to greater avalanche protection for towns, buildings, roads and railways, say researchers.
- A new report paints a gloomy picture and blames intensive farming and climate change for an ongoing devastation of wildlife across the UK
- A new sensor has been developed that is capable of detecting multiple proteins and enzymes in a small volume of blood, which could significantly speed up diagnostic healthcare processes.
- A new study demonstrates that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins -- a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades.
- A new study finds a trend toward earlier sea ice melt in the spring and later ice growth in the fall across all 19 polar bear populations, which can negatively impact the feeding and breeding capabilities of the bears. The paper is the first to quantify the sea ice changes in each polar bear subpopulation across the entire Arctic region using metrics that are specifically relevant to polar bear biology.
- A new study offers clues to the potential impact of ocean acidification deep-sea, shell-forming organisms. Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is also increasing oceanic CO2. Ocean acidification is therefore one of the most important research areas regarding the effects of elevated CO2 on deep-sea marine calcifiers and the marine ecosystem in general, say the researchers.
- An excavating team in Argentina have unearthed a rock weighing over 30 tons it's thought could be one of the world's largest meteorites
- Anil Thadani, Cinestaan announce overseas distribution company
- Animal sacrifices turn Dhaka streets into rivers of blood
- Animal vaccination
- An important mechanism of sepsis, an overreaction of the body’s immune system to an infection, has been revealed by researchers. In this condition, the brain is unable to curb an inflammatory response, causing organ failure or ‘septic shock’. This scenario is the most frequent cause of death in intensive care units. As it turns out, information about infections is passed to our brain via extracellular vesicles, small particles in brain fluid, researchers say, adding that the discovery might give rise to new strategies to treat sepsis and even other inflammatory conditions.
- An Indian-origin scientist has bagged the prestigious Lemelson–MIT Prize worth $500,000 for his groundbreaking work to improve lives globally. Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, 46, is founder of the Camera Culture research group at the MIT Media Lab and an Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences. With more than 75 patents to his name, and having written more than 120 reviewed publications, Mr. Raskar is the co-inventor of radical imaging solutions including Femto-photography, an ultra-fast imaging system that can see around corners; low-cost eye-care solutions for the developing world; and a camera that allows users to read pages of a book without opening the cover.
- An international team of scientists and conservation experts has discovered that the critically-endangered Hawaiian crow is a highly proficient tool user.
- Ankara Suspicious About Washington's 'Federalization' Plan in Syria
- Anniesa Hasibuan Becomes The First Designer to Present Collection with Hijabs at NYFW
- A No Confidence Motion of the Opposition against the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance - II Government will be taken up in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly today.The No Confidence Motion was admitted in the Assembly yesterday by Speaker Abu ...
- An office boy who was one of the first employees at the company is taking home Rs 50 lakh as ESOP strikes magic in PayU's Citrus buyout
- Another official said that 100% FDI is permissible in the chemicals sector in India and manufacturing of most chemical products is de-licensed in Gujarat.
- Anukaran Commercial Enterprises to hold AGM
- Anwar burgert in: Duitsland
- ''ANY'' object subjected to reckless, excessive use and abuse, will naturally suffer damage. And Kejri''s voice and tongue were so overused and abused that he had to end up having to totally avoid ...
- A one-point source to access all Indian Government Websites at all levels and from all sectors.
- A panel of British lawmakers accused two former News Corp executives of misleading Parliament when the pair were questioned about the phone-hacking scandal at the firm’s now-closed News of The World tabloid, while exonerating a third one as well as the company’s U.K. division.
- Aparna Chennapragada | Chief Technical Advisor, Google
- Apart from stake sale or IPO of CDSL by March, there is potential for the bourse to monetise equity holding in other subsidiaries
- A pastor who hosted Donald Trump at her church in Michigan, interrupted the Republican presidential candidate during his speech to ask him to refrain from attacking Hillary Clinton.]]
- A pastor who hosted Donald Trump at her church in Michigan, interrupted the Republican presidential candidate during his speech to ask him to refrain from attacking his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
- Apollo Tyres is seriously mulling the idea of entering the two-wheeler radial tyre space.Satish Sharma, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Apollo Tyres, said the two-wheeler radial tyre...
- Apollo Tyres launches new sets of products, says boost for TBR segment
- Apple announces new iOS App development accelerator during Tim Cook's India visit
- Apple CEO Tim Cook favours augmented reality over virtual reality and believes AR is more commercially viable
- Apple fails to get 30 pct 'local sourcing waiver' to open stores in India
- Apple, Google poised for a clash with Modi government over Aadhaar integration
- Apple has hired former Time Warner Cable executive Peter Stern as a vice president working on cloud services, which includes Apple Music and a potential streaming TV service.
- Apple Hires Former Time Warner Cable Executive Peter Stern
- Apple iMessage in iOS 10: How to send Handwritten notes, Stickers, and more
- Apple iPhone 6s (128GB), iPhone 6S Plus (128GB) and iPhone SE (64GB) prices have been slashed by Apple by up to Rs 22,000.
- Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus India Price Announced, Starts at Rs 60,000
- Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus' India pricing revealed
- Apple iWatch to come with flexible display, NFC
- Apple releases cheaper 5K Retina iMac along with 2 new 15-inch MacBook Pros
- Apple seeks fresh momentum with iPhone 7 and 7 Plus launch
- Apples iOS 10 software divides users
- Apple's latest OS infusion has been fed into the system. How is your iDevice doing? Here are some early reactions...
- Apple surveys users on use of headphone jack on MacBook Pro
- AQS-24B combines a synthetic aperture sonar and an optical laser line scan sensor
- A quick glance through the official specs of any iPhone wil...
- A rash of anti-American outbursts from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has jolted U.S. allies in Asia, raising doubts about his commitment to a U.S.-led military alliance seeking to counter an assertive China.
- Archaeologists discovered the Bronze Age clay pot (pictured) in Jutland, Denmark. Analysis of the yellow-white material at the bottom has shown it contains cow fat that may be from cheese.
- ARCIMS pairs with AQS-24B for 'Unmanned Warrior 16'
- Are Chinese selling tyres below cost of production? No. Indian manufacturing must improve to compete.
- A ‘Red Scare’ tactic or standing up for ExxonMobil on climate change?
- Are microbes hiding beneath Mars' surface? Hydrogen formed from tremors on the red planet could help feed life, claim scientists
- A researcher calls for animal-human embryo research to proceed – but only with strong animal protections in place. So-called "chimera" research raises the hope of producing human organs in genetically modified large animals, such as pigs and sheep, offering a potential solution to the persistent shortage of human organs for transplantation.
- A research scholar of Jawaharlal Nehru University was arrested here for allegedly raping a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, police sources said on Wednesday.
- Are smartphones killing your sex life?
- Argentina scientists unearth 30 tonne meteorite
- A ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the site was attended by French president Francois Hollande and Romanian prime minister Dacian Ciolos.
- AR is more present than VR: Apple CEO Tim Cook
- Arkansas was nearly wiped off the map in 1980 when a SOCKET fell down a nuclear missile silo and punctured fuel tank, sparking a fire
- Armed forces tone down stand on pay panel after Manohar Parrikar's assurance
- Army Taking Look at Case of Paralyzed Green Beret Facing Discharge
- Army v Duke
- Aromatherapy-get beauty with a peck of nature
- Around 47 per cent of MNCs featured among the Best in IT & ITeS companies c...
- Artech Power Products to hold AGM
- 'Artist’s rendering of the National Museum of the United States Army (Illustration courtesy U.S. Army)'
- Arunjyoti Bio Ventures to hold AGM
- As ‘The Great Pumpkin’ turns 50, ‘Peanuts’ corn mazes will pop up across America
- As an interim arrangement, the Union Rural Development Ministry has relaxed norms for Arunachal Pradesh in regard to payment of wages and non-wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment G...
- As Apple unveiled its next smart watch in California last week, with waterproof and built in GPS function, a bunch of Indian watchmakers attending the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair rued how they had ...
- As Bayer, Monsanto prepare to consummate a deal, Lalatendu Mishra takes stock of their Indian operations
- A seven-year-old boy of Kurumapatti village near Chengam died of fever on Monday. It is alleged that Sathyamurthi, who was suffering from fever for three days, was treated by quacks.Health officials w...
- Asha Ranjan, wife of murdered journalist Rajdev Ranjan on Thursday thanked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Central Government for taking over her husband's murder case."I am thankful to the CBI and also to the Central Government. ...
- Ashiana Housing lost 3.88% to Rs 157.45 at 15:22 IST on BSE after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 3.53 crore in Q1 June 2016 compared with net profit of Rs 9.07 crore in Q1 June 2015.
- Ashok Leyland, Hinduja Foundries approve merger plan
- Ashok Leyland may gain on approval for amalgamation of Hinduja Foundries with company
- Ashok Leyland stock dips over 3% on news of merger with Hinduja Foundries
- Asia's leaders take varying approaches to social media
- Asia Cup: Deborah leads India's gold rush
- Asian stocks waver as policy uncertainty, weaker oil sap confidence
- Asian stocks wavered on Thursday as investors grappled with the apparently diminishing ability of major central banks to stimulate growth, while a tumble in crude oil prices added to the risk-averse ...
- Asia stocks waver as policy uncertainty, weaker oil sap confidence
- A six-year-old Dalit student sustained grievous injury on her eye when she was beaten up by a school teacher at P.C. Palli near Kanigiri in Prakasam district on Wednesday.The student was taken to a ho...
- Asks officials of Handloom and Textiles Department to hold district-level meetings
- As many as 201 persons were sent to judicial custody in drunk and drive cases in the city in the last eight months.During checking, police arrested 1,726 persons for driving under the influence of alc...
- As many as four JD(S) MLAs on Wednesday criticised the Union government and BJP MPs from the State for not attempting to solve the ongoing Cauvery water sharing crisis. N. Cheluvarayaswamy, B.Z. Zame...
- As many as four JD(S) MLAs on Wednesday criticised the Union government and BJP MPs from the State for not attempting to solve the ongoing Cauvery water sharing crisis. N. Cheluvarayaswamy, B.Z. Zamee...
- As part of the celebrations, Indian-origin Labour MP Virendra Sharma and Loughton Mayor Carol Davies, presented awards to leading Malayalee businesses.
- As part of the Prime Minister’s ‘Digital India’ programme, Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar launched the re-designed website of Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, here today.
- As part of the strategy to boost both exports of goods and services in the long run, the ministry is working on the three important pillars -- exchange rate, visa regime and freight rates, an official said.
- As per the IDS facility, one can pay tax under the scheme by cash in a bank and no enquiry will be made by any bank official
- A spokesman for the Philippine president denied the claims.
- A Sri Lankan asylum seeker who was saved from being deported from the UK after a public campaign in 2011 has been jailed for 30 months for sexually attacking a 21-year-old woman.
- As Russia reasserts itself, U.S. intelligence agencies focus anew on the Kremlin
- Assad’s War in Syria and the End of Antibiotics
- As Samsung Electronics continued to grapple with a massive recall of its newest phones, it announced a software update to limit potential fires.
- Asserting that the Samajwadi Party is not in any kind of trouble, party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday said if he is given a responsibility, he would work to the fullest to fulfil it."Whoever is given responsibility, whatever it be...we have ...
- As Sightsavers India completes 50 years, R. N. Mohanty talks about the milestones and the challenges
- Assures that shortcomings in insurance and pension schemes will be addressed
- As Syria's ceasefire largely holds, residents trapped in Aleppo eagerly await crucial aid supplies after months cut off from the rest of the world.
- A State-level Swachh Bharat Mission workshop was organized in Ranchi today. The workshop was presided by Minister, Water Resources, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jharkhand
- A steep rise of Rs 600 per quintal in gram prices on speculative buying by stockists was seen at the wholesale pulses market today.
- Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage
- As the BJP started a counter attack on the Opposition parties trying to convince disenchanted people that special package is better to the State to overcome the difficulties post-bifurcation than the ...
- As the government’s “new southbound policy” gains more publicity and attention abroad, there is a growing need for Taiwanese to be further educated about Southeast Asian nations and their people.
- As the new president of the state unit, three months after former chief EVKS Elangovan had stepped down
- As the number of deaths in Delhi due to chikungunya and its complications have shown a spike, health experts say the sudden "upsurge" of the disease this year could be a result of "evolution" of the viral strain.
- As the official trailer of 'My Scientology Movie' landed, British-American filmmaker, Louis Theroux shares his reasons for making the theatre documentary on "a faith that has been much ridiculed."The 'Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends' maker was ...
- as the primary suspect and alleged mastermind behind the Paris carnage has denied any involvement in the attacks and said that he and his two brothers were '
- As the rupee saw a sudden plunge this morning on reports of currency devaluation, Finance Ministry officials today said there were no plans to devalue the domestic unit and its value will continue to...
- As the Samajwadi Party tried to blame an "outsider" for the damage that has plunged the party into a crisis, party national General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, without taking anyone's name, said people are exploiting the good nature of party supremo ...
- As the super-typhoon struck the ...
- As the veteran journalist Josy Joseph argues in his new book, A Feast of Vultures: "India's socialist economy has not really been replaced by laissez-faire in these decades
- Astronaut discusses life on the International Space Station
- Astronomers at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, believe they have unravelled what is causing the strange red stain at the north pole of Charon.
- Astronomers confirm TRAPPIST-1 is a single star and validate that its three transiting planets are Earth-size.
- Astronomers shed light on different galaxy types
- A study reveals that only a third of the firms are taking a long-term view of responsible business and total CSR spend is less than the government mandate.
- A suburban Indianapolis teenager accused of trying to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militant group has been formally indicted.
- Asus 'ZenFone 3' smartphone to be launched in Taiwan today
- ‘Asuvidha ke liye khed hai,’ says Hindi Academy
- Atal Pension Yojana
- At a rally in Ohio, Donald Trump said he didn't think Hillary Clinton could stand on a hot stage at a rally for an hour before saying they want her back on the trail.
- A targeted way to manipulate beams of protons accelerated using ultrashort and ultraintense laser pulses has been demonstrated by a team of researchers.
- A tax on foreign homebuyers in Vancouver cut luxury purchases in Canada’s priciest housing market by more than half last month, according to a brokerage report. Meanwhile, high-end sales in Toronto surged.
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