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Visakhapatnam: Rain halted the proceedings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Put into bat, Sunrisers posted a formidable 176/4 in their 20 overs courtesy knocks from skipper David Warner (91) and his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan […]

London: The reason why women in general are more sensitive than men to adverse effects of drugs could be due to the different ways the drugs affect males and females at cellular levels, says a new research. Liver cells in females, and in particular those women who have attained menopause, are more susceptible to adverse […]

New Delhi: Advocating net neutrality and level-playing field for start-ups, the Indian IT industry’s representative body Nasscom on Wednesday proposed a synergistic model for internet platforms, applications and telecom service providers. “Net neutrality creates an open and level-playing field to facilitate innovation, adoption and inclusion,” Nasscom president R. Chandrashekhar said, sharing its response to the […]

Mumbai: Reacting to an open letter calling Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s new Kalyan Jewellers ad as ” insidiously racist”, the actress’ publicist on Wednesday issued an image from the original shoot, saying the “final layout is the prerogative of the creative team of a brand”. The publicist’s statement is addressed to Farah Naqvi, Nisha Agrawal, Enakshi […]

Visakhapatnam: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to field against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, here on Wednesday. KKR brought in South African spinner Johan Botha dropping Ryan ten Doeschate in the playing team. Sunrisers made two changes bringing in […]

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the NDA government of trying to carve out the internet for “some corporates” and demanded a new law to address net neutrality. Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha during zero hour, Gandhi, who is back from a 56-day sabbatical, said: “Every youth should have […]

Melbourne: Australian cricketer Aaron Finch has underwent a surgery on his left hamstring yesterday. The top-order batsman had sustained the injury while batting for Indian Premier League (IPL) team Mumbai Indians on April 14. “After returning to Australia injured from the IPL, Aaron had scans that confirmed a high grade hamstring injury. As such, Aaron […]

Washington: Celebrating the Earth Day, NASA has released some of the most gorgeous images and a stunning video of planet Earth as captured from the International Space Station (ISS). Today is celebrated as ‘Earth Day’ to demonstrate support for environmental protection. As part of its Earth Day programme, the US space agency is asking people […]

Washington: Liver cancer is life-threatening because it is generally diagnosed in the later stages. Now, scientists have identified a diagnostic biomarker of the disease and a potential way to reverse the damage done. “Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer, remains the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide due to a lack […]

New Delhi: A 20-year-old man died while 11 others were injured when a three-storey residential building here collapsed today following a cylinder explosion, police said. The deceased has been identified as Anand Shashinath. The incident took place around 7.45 a.m. in Sudarshan Park area of west Delhi’s Moti Nagar. “Rescue operation is still on, but […]

engaluru:Software major Wipro Ltd. yesterday appointed its chairman Azim Premji’s 38-year-old son Rishad Premji to the board as a director from May 1. “Rishad will continue to run strategy and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in addition to new responsibilities of overseeing the technology office, investor and government relations and Wipro Ventures,” the company said in […]

New York: A software engineer of Indian descent shared The Wall Street Journal’s Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in growing recognition of the importance of using information technology tools for reporting as well as for presentation. Palani Kumanan, who is a software architect and technical lead with Dow Jones that publishes the Journal, was a […]

New Delhi: Taking a dig on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his “suit-boot sarkar” remark about the NDA, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan yesterday said the previous UPA administration had approved a natural gas price of $9 without bothering about its impact on the common man. “Now, this friend of mine(Rahul Gandhi), who has just returned […]

New Delhi: After being expelled from their Aam Aadmi Party on Monday night for anti-party activities, yesterday Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav lambasted the party, describing it as a Khap Panchayat (kangaroo court). Although the two leaders termed their expulsion from the party as illegal, they said they would not contest it in the court. […]

New Delhi: Removing its Patiala MP Dharam Vira Gandhi from the post of leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, the Aam Aadmi Party appointed Bhagwant Mann in his place, party sources said on yesterday. Mann is an MP from Sangrur, Punjab. The decision came after the party expelled its founding leaders Prashant Bhushan […]