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New Delhi: India on Wednesday released an immediate cash assistance of $250,000 to Vanuatu to help in relief and rehabilitation efforts following the cyclone that struck the South Pacific Ocean island nation last week. In a statement, the government said it was “deeply saddened by the tragedy caused by the category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam, […]

Over 50 leaders of workers' unions of all four plants of Suzuki Motors in Gurgaon launched a hunger strike today demanding implementation of the new wage agreement

Diabetic retinopathy is emerging as an important factor for blindness among people with eye related diseases, a leading ophthalmologist said here today

A pair of bright spots that glimmer inside an impact crater on the asteroid Ceres could be some kind of icy plume, new images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft have revealed

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who was in the capital on Wednesday to promote the forthcoming TV show "Dil Ki Baatein", which touches upon euthanasia, says the Ram Kapoor-Gurdeep Kohli starrer will promote a zest for life among the people

A pinch of baking soda can help people see better by modifying the visual signal generated by photoreceptors in the eye that detect light, say researchers

In the face of massive protests over the brutal gang-rape of a septuagenarian nun inside a convent, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced she would "entrust the investigation" to the CBI, hours after a high-level Catholic delegation visited the spot and demanded "visible" action including arrest of the culprits

An Indian-origin man has been convicted for raping a woman in Britain nearly two years ago, after his DNA was linked to samples recovered from the crime scene, according to media reports on Wednesday

Angered by his wife's nagging, a 28-year-old man killed her and later surrendered before the police on Wednesday morning, police said

What the tunes of "Dum Laga Ke Haisha" managed to do for music lovers hasn't happened in Hindi filmdom for a long time - they have enlivened the aura of romantic, lyrical and meaningful songs of the 1990s. Singers and composers of that era hope that the "melodious times" will some day return to filmdom.

Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha on Wednesday revealed that the title of her new movie with filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss is “Akira”. The project is currently on floors here. “Akira” is the Hindi remake of Tamil hit “Mounaguru”. “Say hello to #AKIRA. My new name and new film. @ARMurugadoss @foxstarhindi,” Sonakshi posted on her Twitter page. Being […]

Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has signed up to endorse menswear brand Code by Lifestyle, which he describes as being trendy and stylish. “I really like the collection Code has. The apparels are both trendy and stylish. Its great to be representing the brand,” Farhan said in a statement. The “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” star has been […]

Mumbai: Indian IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said on Tuesday that it is expanding its operations in Singapore to deliver digital solutions to global banks “We have opened a 1,000-seat centre to provide banking and financial services in Singapore to leading global banks operating in the Asia-Pacific region,” it said in a statement. Its […]

London: A high-energy breakfast and modest dinner can control dangerous blood sugar spikes all day, says a study. More than 382 million people in the world suffer from diabetes, predominantly type-2 diabetes. For these people, blood sugar surges – glucose spikes after meals – can be life threatening, leading to cardiovascular complications. A new Tel […]

Tokyo: Scientists in Japan and the US have discovered the presence of oxygen and aerobic microbial life in deep-sea sediment, according to a joint release issued on Tuesday. “These findings are very significant as it shows that Earth’s element cycles and the deep sub-seafloor biosphere are much broader than previously thought,” Xinhua quoted the release […]