Quakes jolt north India, Gujarat
New Delhi/Surat, Apr 10 , 2016 : A powerful earthquake clocking 6.8 on the Richter scale, epicentred in Hindukush mountain range in ...
Fireworks tragedy in Kerala; 107 dead, 280 injured in temple fire
Kollam, Apr 10 ,2016 : In a huge tragedy, 102 people were killed and over 280 injured in a major fire that broke out in Puttingal ...
Japan to begin testing fingerprints as currency
This summer, the Japanese government is set to begin testing a system that would allow foreign tourists to verify their identities and ...
North Korea claims it successfully tested long-range rocket engine
North Korea said Saturday it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic rocket engine that will give it the ability to ...
Teenager in rash driving case charged with culpable homicide
New Delhi, Apr 9 ,2016 : The 17-year-old boy who allegedly knocked dead a man with his father’s Mercedes in Civil Lines here ...
Street children to be ambassadors of campaign to find missing youngsters
CHENNAI : A group of street children is the face of a new citizens’ campaign demanding better policing and community programmes ...
UN to observe Ambedkar’s birth anniversary for the first time
United Nations : The birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and Dalit rights activist, would be ...
Panama Papers : European banks under scrutiny
Banking watchdogs across Europe have begun checking whether lenders have ties to a massive document leak from Panama that showed how ...
You can check if your WhatsApp is encrypted and working
Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp had recently announced that it was encrypting in services. This means that if users ...
UK launches fraud investigation into Tata Steel: report
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office has launched a criminal investigation into Indian giant Tata Steel, which is seeking to sell its UK ...