People who read books may live longer : study
Bookworms, rejoice! People who read books regularly are likely to live longer than those who do not read at all, a new study ...
India’s largest spectrum auction to start from Sep 29
New Delhi, Aug 8 : Bidding rounds for the country’s biggest-ever spectrum auction will begin from September 29, in which ...
70 killed, over 100 injured in blast at hospital in Pakistan
Karachi, Aug 8 : At least 55 people, mostly lawyers, were today killed and over 100 others injured when a powerful ...
China’s Wu Minxia makes Olympic history; becomes most decorated female diver with seven medals
Rio de Janeiro: China’s Wu Minxia became the Olympics’ most decorated female diver on Sunday with her ...
’60 per cent teenage girls fall prey to cyber crime’
CHENNAI: Over 60 per cent of teenage girls are victims of cyber crime but the offenders mostly go scot free, Cyber Society ...
Indian documentary Kota Coaching Factory wins the Asian Pitch
Indian documentary Kota Coaching Factory has defeated films from Bhutan and South Korea to win the first prize at the Asian ...
Iran nuclear scientist in US spy mystery reportedly executed
An Iranian nuclear scientist caught up in a real-life US spy mystery, who later returned to his homeland and disappeared, ...
Thais vote on new constitution that could dilute democracy
Bangkok, Aug 7 : Thais voted today in a referendum on a new constitution that critics say is tailor-made for the military ...
Nobel laureate Stiglitz quits Panama Papers committee over transparency row
Nobel-winning US economist Joseph Stiglitz and Swiss anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth said Saturday that a dispute over ...
Thrasher wins the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics
Nineteen-year-old Ginny Thrasher won the USA their first gold medal of 2016 Rio Olympics.
The teenager, first-time ...