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Three projects in Lakshadweep have been identified for issue of bids (Representational) New Delhi: Seven islands in the Andamans and Lakshadweep have been identified for seaplane operations while private sector participation has been invited for tourism-based... More »
Masood Azhar’s Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack in Pulwama last week New Delhi: In a significant development, France will move a proposal at the United Nations in a “couple of days” to designate Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistan-based terr... More »
Geneva: Setting goals that are realistic and seem to be attainable may be key to your well-being and life satisfaction, scientists say. Wealth, community, health, meaningful work: life goals express a person’s character, as they determine behaviour and the com... More »
Houston: Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a promising drug that significantly increases muscle size, strength and metabolic state in aged mice, and may help delay ageing process in humans. As we age, our bodies increasingly lose the ... More »
Toronto: Indirect breastfeeding —using pumps to extract milk from the breasts —can expose babies to potential pathogens that increase the risk of asthma and other respiratory infections, a study claims. A breast pump is a mechanical device that lactating women... More »
The Hague: India on Monday tore through the “opaque proceedings” of Pakistani military courts which try civilians against the international norms, saying the judges, who tried Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, are not required to have judicial or legal traini... More »
Chandigarh: Angry scenes were witnessed in the Punjab Assembly in a war of words between state cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLAs, especially Bikram Singh Majithia, which forced adjournment before the budget could... More »
NCP president Sharad Pawar said BJP-Shiv Sena were expected to contest jointly. Mumbai: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he is not surprised by the seat-sharing pact announced by sparring allies BJP and Shiv Sena. The electoral understanding between... More »
Washington: Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher levels of potentially harmful toxins in their blood or urine, putting them at risk of cancer and other diseases, study has found. Re... More »
Houston: Popular video-sharing site YouTube may be the prime driver behind the rise in the number of people who think the Earth is flat, scientists say. Researchers from Texas Tech University in the US attended the world’s largest gatherings of Flat Earthers h... More »
Shanghai: A major Chinese food producer said Monday that traces of the African swine fever virus had been found in its frozen dumplings. China, the world’s biggest consumer and producer of pork, has struggled to contain an outbreak of the virus since the first... More »
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed an unusual situation on Monday as a Samajwadi Party legislator broke into tears, saying his Rs 10 lakh was stolen and if it was not recovered, he would “commit suicide”. Kalpnath Paswan, SP MLA from Mehnagar constituen... More »