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New York: People suffering from psoriasis that causes itchy, dry and red skin may soon benefit from a drug that offers greater efficacy than the current standard of care for the chronic skin condition, shows...

Wimbledon: Indo-Swiss tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came out with a clinical performance to enter the women’s doubles semi-finals of Wimbledon here. The top seeds needed only an hour and 19 minutes...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday handed over to the CBI the investigation into the criminal cases related to the Vyapam scam and over 40 deaths linked to it. The CBI will start its...

London: The British government cut its economic growth forecast from 2.5 percent to 2.4 percent this year, as the country’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, unveiled the first budget of the new Conservative government...

New York: Researchers have discovered that supplementing existing antiretroviral therapy with a natural compound can reduce the potency of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), thereby halting the progression of AIDS. HIV-infected patients remain on antiretroviral...

London: Frenchman Richard Gasquet upset Swiss No. 4 seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 here to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the second time in his career. Yesterday in a clash pitting two...

Los Angeles: A heart-shaped feature was viewed on Pluto’s surface in the most detailed photo yet returned by NASA’s New Horizons probe, which has now begun its final run of its historic flyby of the...

Mumbai: With Salman Khan flick “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” landing in controversy due to several religious organisations raising objections to the title and content of the film, BJP MP and actor Shatrughan Sinha has come out in...

Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that the fund will not bend rules on debts owed by Greece but would remain fully engaged in order to help find solution. “Whenever...

Ufa: China and India should work together to build a closer, and more comprehensive partnership among the BRICS countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here. Xi made the remarks on Wednesday when meeting with Indian...

Hyderabad: A city court on Wednesday sent Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator Sandra Venkata Veeraiah to two-day custody of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the cash-for-vote case. The court directed the ACB to question him...

Ufa (Russia): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in the Russian city of Ufa for the BRICS and SCO multilateral summits. “Changing gears – from Central Asia to BRICS/SCO. PM @narendramodi arrives in Ufa,...

Bhubaneswar: Poor sanitation practices, such as open defecation, are affecting pregnancy outcomes of Indian women, especially premature birth, says a study. The research, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, studied pregnancy outcomes in two rural...

Baghdad: An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced 24 people to death over charges of killing about 1,700 soldiers when the Islamic State (IS) militants seized the city of Tikrit, the capital of Salahudin province, in...

Bengaluru: Employees of Starter Motors and Generators (SG), a division of Bosch, will protest the company’s plan to sell the unit, a union leader said on Wednesday. S. Prasanna Kumar, MICO Karmikara Sangha Naganathapura (MKS-N)...

Toronto: Treadmill work stations can make office work a lot more comfortable as they can help reduce neck and shoulder muscle pain associated with computer work, says a new study. “Even though office workers may...

Washington: NASA is set to release a new book ‘Benefits for Humanity’ that will showcase how research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is helping improve lives on the Earth while advancing NASA’s ambitious human...

Jaipur: Film Actress and BJP MP Hema Malini, who was injured in a car crash in Rajasthan that also killed a two-year-old girl, on Wednesday blamed the girl’s father for the accident, prompting a relative...

Chennai: Filmmaker Selvaraghavan is planning to release his upcoming Tamil thriller “Kaan”, which features actor Silambarasan aka Simbu in the lead, in Spanish, French and Portuguese among other international languages. “Kaan starring @iam_str will be...

Bengaluru: A brilliant half-century by Thirush Kamini lifted India to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand and enabled them to take the five-match women’s One-Day International (ODI) series 3-2 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here...