Zika virus causes severe birth defects, US health officials confirm
United States health officials have confirmed the worst fears of many pregnant women in the US and Latin America by saying there is ...
FBI paid professional hackers to help unlock terrorist’s iPhone
The FBI paid professional hackers to help the agency unlock an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, it has emerged. ...
Scientists develop ‘wonder material’ carbyne in bulk amounts for the first time
A team of researchers from the University of Vienna have developed a super-strong new ‘wonder material’ Carbyne in a ...
Obama appoints MasterCard CEO to key administration post
Washington : Apr 14, 2016 : US President Barack Obama has appointed Indian-American MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga to a key administration ...
United Nations makes selection of its new chief more transparent
The United Nations took a historic step Tuesday to open up the usually secret process of selecting the next secretary-general, giving ...
French PM favours Muslim headscarf ban at universities
France’s prime minister says he’d favor a ban on Muslim headscarves in universities, prompting criticism from within his own ...
Papua New Guinea plane crash leaves 12 dead
Papua New Guinea : Twelve people, including an Australian, were killed when a light plane crashed just short of a landing strip in ...
Solar power tariff stays below Rs 5/unit at NTPC auction
NEW DELHI : Solar power tariff remained below Rs 5 per unit in the latest auction conducted by state-run NTPC Ltd for 500 MW capacity ...
IPL : BCCI is working on an “alternative plan”.
New Delhi, Apr 13,2016 : Left in a lurch after the Bombay High Court ordered shifting of 13 IPL matches from drought-hit Maharashtra, ...
India undermining China investment corridor : Pakistan army chief
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, speaking at a development conference on the impact of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor ...