US failing to explain deadly drone policy: report
WASHINGTON: The United States has made little or no progress in explaining how and why it orders lethal drone strikes, even as ...
Major cities threatened by rapid sea level rise: PIK study
Scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) say sea levels are increasing more rapidly than ever before, ...
Burundi president agrees to talks,free prisoners: Ban Ki-Moon
Burundi’s president promised on Tuesday to hold talks, free prisoners and lift arrest warrants to try and end months of ...
Syrian govt. accepts halt to ‘combat operations’
The Syrian government said on Tuesday it accepted a halt to “combat operations” that does not include the Islamic State ...
US, Russia announce Syria truce from Saturday
The United States and Russia announced plans for a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria that would take effect on Saturday ...
Pakistan Parliament First In The World To Run Completely On Solar Power
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan parliament today became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by ...
Scientists develop way to turn sunlight into hydrogen
A team of South Korean researchers has developed, for the first time, a new type of multi-layered photoelectrode that boosts the ...
Democratic temper calls for debate, not disruption: President
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that democratic temper calls for debate and not disruption and urged MPs to discharge ...
IAF rescues stranded labourers in Arunachal district
Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel have rescued 15 labourers stranded in Dibang River in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal ...
Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT): What is it ?
Bringing transparency in electoral process and preventing malpractices are great challenges in an election process.
India has been ...