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Amaravati: Nine days after taking over as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday constituted his cabinet with 25 ministers being sworn-in here. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and...

New York: Insufficient sleep is associated with a wide range of mental health issues such as anxiety, self-harm and suicide ideation among students and athletes, according to a study. Published in the journal Sleep, the...

Male: The Maldives government has announced that it will confer its highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries — Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen — on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first...

New Delh: The midday meal scheme is often credited for drawing children to schools and also for cut in dropouts, but it has had its share of controversies. The latest row to hit the programme...

New Delhi: In a first, the Indian Railways has decided to roll out massage services for the benefit of passengers during rail travel in some selected trains. According to railway officials, some 39 trains originating...

London: A net bowler of Indian origin was hit on the head and stretchered off the ground during Australia’s practice session ahead of their World Cup clash against India on Sunday. It was a David...

San Francisco: Amid increasing competition, global courier company FedEx has decided not to renew its air shipping contract with e-commerce giant Amazon. Amazon’s FedEx Express contract is in question, which according to Amazon is used...

London: Researchers have found that high consumption of junk food such as microwaved foods and barbequed meats may be responsible for food allergies in children. The study, presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the...

New Delhi: Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has come out in support of M.S. Dhoni in the gloves controversy, saying ICC’s job is not to look at who is wearing what. This after the governing...

Bengaluru: SBF Healthcare & Research Centre would offer sequentially programmed magnetic field therapy for treating patients suffering from brain tumor with cancer cells in India and the US, a top official said on Saturday. “The...

New Delhi: After the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in 2016 pushed digital payments, Aadhaar-enabled electronic know your customer (eKYC) resulted in an exponential growth of such payments in the country, according...

Faridabad: Three people, including two children, died in a major fire that broke out at a private school in Haryana’s Faridabad on Saturday. According to Fire Department officials, the fire started from a cloth godown...

Muzaffarpur: At least 12 children have died in the past one week of suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, while 15 are being treated at the city’s two hospitals....

Gurugram: A Gurugram court on Saturday restrained Star India Pvt Ltd from interfering with Powersportz.tv.’s right for live telecast of the Cricket World Cup in digital platform till July 1. “Defendant No.1 (Star Sports Pvt...

Amaravati: A woman is among five ministers appointed as deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday while a woman minister was also given the key portfolio of home. P. Pushpa Sreevani, the youngest among...

New Delhi: Reeling already under high air fares after Jet Airways suspended operations, flyers would have to shell out Rs 20-112 more come July 1, with government raising passenger security fee (PSF) for both domestic...

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu feels like a sandwich stuffing when she found the poster of her upcoming film ‘Game Over’ between ‘Bharat’ and ‘Men In Black International’ that features Salman Khan and Chris Hemsworth...

London: India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday refused to comment on the Mahendra Singh Dhoni gloves controversy, saying it will be for everyone to see whether the former captain will sport the regimental dagger insignia...

London: There has been a 20 per cent rise in the dark net listings of malware targeting enterprises, warns a study. The dark net is that part of the Internet which is inaccessible when using...

New Delhi: Life is tough at Siachen where temperature could range from minus 40 to minus 70 degrees Celsius, but a video showing soldiers posted there breaking eggs with hammer has won hearts. The video...