Brazil escalates WTO dispute over India sugar subsidies
BRASILIA : The Brazilian government said on Thursday it had asked the World Trade Organization to establish a panel aimed at resolving ...
AI program beats pros in six-player poker — a first
Artificial intelligence programs have bested humans in checkers, chess, Go and two-player poker, but multi-player poker was always ...
Federer, Nadal braced for Wimbledon epic
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battle for a place in the Wimbledon final on Friday, 11 years after they mesmerised Centre Court in a ...
UK warship fends off Iran bid to ‘impede’ its tanker in Gulf
London said Thursday that armed Iranian boats tried to “impede” a UK supertanker before being warned off by a British ...
Dramatic warming projected in world’s major cities by 2050
By the year 2050, London’s climate will resemble Madrid’s today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like ...
Centre open to ‘share’ funding for state-level schemes for farmers: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, Jul 11: The centre is open to the idea of ‘sharing’ the expenditures with the states on various state-level ...
Ban Ki-Moon criticizes Myanmar for its reluctance to take back Rohingyas
Dhaka, Jul 11: Erstwhile UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has voiced concern over Rohingya issue and expressed strong disapproval ...
Cabinet approves amendments in POCSO Act, including death penalty
New Delhi, Jul 11: In a landmark step, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the amendments to make provisions for the death penalty ...
Govt bans ‘Sikhs for Justice’ for anti-national activities
New Delhi, July 11: The Government on Wednesday banned ‘Sikhs for justice’, a separatist organisation being operated from the ...
Kids mocked by parents at greater risk of bullying others
Washington, July 11: Researchers have identified that kids, who are mocked by their parents, are at a higher risk of becoming bullies ...