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Washington: Expedition 45 flight engineer Kjell Lindgren from NASA was among three crew members who returned to the Earth on Friday after a 141-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Lindgren, Oleg Kononenko of...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the ‘Make in India’ initiative has become a movement in Japan and the island nation has created a fund of about USD 12 billion for it. “Today,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India requires high speed growth and not just high speed train. Addressing the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum here with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who arrived...

Paris: The climate conference here has been extended by another day, not for the first time at the conference of parties (CoP) seeking to narrow the difference between the developed and developing nations. After what...

New Delhi: It’s a hand-crafted beer with a distinct citrus after-taste quite unlike anything available in the country and comes in a unique Growler, a 1.5 litre pail-like container, apart from the conventional 330 ml...

New Delhi: The government on Friday said 207 districts in nine states have been hit by drought, and contingency steps had been taken to ensure there was no marked reduction in sowing area. Replying to...

Mumbai: Hosts India will clash against traditional rivals Pakistan in World Twenty20 2016 on March 19 at Dharamsala while the semi-finals will be played in New Delhi and here, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced...

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday conducted a successful test launch of medium-range Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a...

New Delhi: India and Japan on Friday signed a protocol to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) that would facilitate tax-related information exchange, an official here said. The existing DTAC was signed between the...

The coal ministry said on Thursday it has added another coal block to the list of mines in auctions next month, taking the total number in the fourth round to nine

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said Bollywood megastar Salman Khan “cannot be convicted” on the basis of the evidence produced by the prosecution in a hit-and-run case. Justice A.R. Joshi, who was making...

Taking a dig at the Mamata Banerjee government's decision to acquire an aircraft, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that the 'head of state', marred by fake vaccination...

Facebook Inc. co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable purposes, Xinhua reported

New Delhi: Renowned sarangi maestro Sabri Khan, who was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, died here following a brief illness. He was 88. The critically acclaimed sarangi player died on Monday night, his son Kamal...

Mumbai: The partial and conditional environmental clearance granted to the upcoming Jaitapur nuclear power project (JNPP) on November 26, 2010, which was valid for five years, lapsed on November 26 this year, an activists’ group...

Ahmedabad: President Pranab Mukherjee here on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was first cleansed from within as evinced by Mahatma Gandhi through...

New York: Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a gene involved in the control of sleep that, when working properly, appears to reduce the risk of heart failure and improve treatment...

By C. Raj Kumar The Indian higher education system commanded awe and respect in the ancient world. Important seats of learning like Nalanda and Takshashila attracted the best students and academics from across the globe....

Paris: Six global lending institutions led by the World Bank Group, having contributed $100 billion to combat climate change in developing nations, will enhance such contributions substantially to ensure the global development is sustainable and...

New Delhi: One of India’s top wrestlers, Bajrang Punia, says he is not bothered about who represents the country in men’s 65 kg freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics as long as the nation gets...