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Hyderabad: Budget airline AirAsia on Saturday said it will wait for clarity on proposed aviation regulations before unveiling expansion plans for India. Terming the proposed guidelines “bizarre”, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes told reporters here that they were aimed at targeting new players and protecting the existing carriers. Fernandes was here for the unveiling of the […]

New Delhi: It all started with mild abdominal pain and irregular vaginal bleeding for 30-year-old Isha Ravi. Failing to heed the symptoms, the problem aggravated and Isha began to suffer from irregular periods, chest pain and pain in the abdomen. Despite umpteen attempts by Isha and her husband, the couple failed to conceive. It was […]

Washington: While the world is awestruck at the success of the sun-powered plane called Solar Impulse 2, NASA is working on a more efficient, electric-powered plane that has 18 propellers attached to it. As part of NASA’s Leading Edge Asynchronous Propellers Technology project (LEAPTech), these 18 small engines sit atop the 31-foot-wide carbon composite wingspan […]

Kolkata: Crowdsourcing information can aid in early warning, says an American researcher who is working to scale up a satellite-based map of hydropower projects in the Himalayas into a mobile-phone based alert system using inputs from citizens. Anthropologist Kelly D. Alley said people who are facing any kind of a threat related to dam infrastructure […]

Mumbai: Lack of a positive trigger, coupled with expectations of subdued quarterly earning results, might lead to further consolidation in the Indian markets in the coming week, analysts said. “The markets are looking forward to the fourth quarter earning results. The expectations are that the results might not be that exciting,” Devendra Nevgi, chief executive […]

London: Short naps during the day can boost memory performance by up to five times, a research says. Even a short sleep lasting 45 to 60 minutes produces a five-fold improvement in information retrieval from memory, according to the study published in Neuropsychology. A short nap at the office or in school is enough to […]

London: The first blood test to detect osteoarthritis (OA) – the most common form of arthritis – could soon be available as researchers have identified a biomarker linked to both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis diseases. Osteoarthritis causes pain, swelling and reduced motion in your joints. It can occur in any joint, but usually it affects your […]

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured farmers that their interests in relation to private industry will remain fully protected even through the changes proposed in the land acquisition act. “I want to tell you loud and clear that all the rules applicable to private industry and enterprise in the land acquisition law […]

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was surprised by the rumours spread against the land acquisition bill. Addressing the country’s farmers in his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi said: “I am perplexed to learn about so many rumours spread against the bill (land acquisition).” Modi said the bill was […]

Indian Wells (United States): A rematch of the Australian Open final, three-time champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his fifth BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday with a ruthless 6-2, 6-3 dismissal of Andy Murray. “I made a crucial break at the start and Andy was not at his best,” said Djokovic, who now leads head-to-head […]

United Nations: The UN Security Council on Saturday said the 15-nation UN body will meet in an emergency session on Sunday afternoon to discuss the current situation in Yemen, which suffered several terrorist attacks over the past few days. The UN Spokesperson’s Office said that the council will hold a closed session at 3 p.m. […]

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her country was “made to lose” the cricket World Cup quarterfinal against India, according to media reports on Saturday. “There’s nothing to be upset. Everyone has seen how we were made to lose. We will win in the future,” she said, according to a bdnews24.com report. “We […]

Mumbai: The CBI has nabbed an assistant general manager of the Bank Of Baroda here when he was accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 from a complainant, an official said on Saturday. A representative of a Thane-based private company, appointed by the bank to recover bad debts, approached the CBI with a complaint that the bank […]

London: Researchers have found that certain existing drugs could be used to effectively treat, or even prevent, hereditary stomach and breast cancers. There is currently no treatment for this kind of gastric cancer other than surgical removal of the stomach as a preventive measure in those identified as carrying the mutated gene. Lobular breast cancer […]

New Delhi: Get set for gastronomical adventures galore with the onset of Navratri from Saturday. Various restaurants across Delhi-NCR are ready with revamped menus to cater to the appetite of food patrons during the the nine-day Navratri festival which starts this Saturday. Hotels and restaurants have redesigned menus to cater to people who would be […]