New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Despite tremendous advances in treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD), a new global study shows that the chances for a child to survive a CHD diagnosis is significantly less in low-income countries. The research revealed that nearly 12 million people are currently living with CHD[Read More…]
By Anjana Das New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Government has provided sufficient grounds to use the ‘escape clause’ in the FRBM Act and it does not foresee any hardening of bond yields and Foreign Portfolio investors not investing in India, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Atanu Chakraborty has[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Congress has hit out at BJP member of Parliament Anant Kumar Hegde for his comments on Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said that the BJP should be named as Nathuram Godse Party. Shergill said: “Mahatma Gandhi does not need[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Days after taking over as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President, Sourav Ganguly had announced that the BCCI is looking at a 4-nation series every year that would involve India, England, Australia and another top nation. The BCCI[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has collaborated with content creation platform Banijay Asia and Turmeric Media Networks Private Limited to create scripted and non-scripted cross-genre/platform content. Banijay Asia, through Turmeric Media, will create regional content. The partnership will also see the entities come together to create long[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 3 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk who is a staunch critic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has now hired the technology, turning AI into a subordinate that “reports directly” to him daily. Musk, who has crossed swords with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma[Read More…]
London, Feb 3 (IANS) The UK government has donated 20 million pounds ($26 million) towards a break-neck plan to produce a vaccine to combat the deadly new coronavirus, which has till Monday claimed the lives of 361 people in China alone. On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that government’s[Read More…]
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) After the restoration of low speed 2G mobile Internet last month, VPN, or the virtual private network, applications are much in demand in the Kashmir Valley. People are installing VPNs to enable them to access social media sites. “We can only access the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Brent crude, the global benchmark oil, on Monday traded below the $57 a barrel mark. The prices have cooled significantly from its 52 week high of $70 a barrel which the Brent touched at the height of US-Iran tension post the US killing of a top[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Monday asked Centre, Election Commission and AAP Government to file response on a plea by eleven aspirants who sought to file nomination papers from New Delhi Assembly Constituency, from where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is contesting the elections. The court will[Read More…]
Dubai, Feb 3 (IANS) K.L. Rahul leads a pack of India players who have shot up the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after their team stormed to a 5-0 series win in New Zealand. As per the ICC release, Rahul’s series topping aggregate of 224 runs has lifted him four[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) Visiting Shanghai on their honeymoon trip did cost dear to a newly married couple who are now spending their time in Ajmer situated JLN Hospital in an isolation ward after being quarantined as suspected patients for the Novel Coronavirus. Their samples have been sent to SMS[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) L&T MBDA Missile Systems on Monday said it has set up the assembly, inert integration (without explosives) and testing facility for Missile Sub-systems and Missile Weapon Launch Systems in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. In a statement, the company said, targeting the domestic and global markets it[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 3 (IANS) Singer Louis Tomlinson channelled the heartache he suffered after double whammy of family tragedies into the song-writing process for his debut solo album “Walls” to turn the trauma into “something good”. Tomlinson was left devastated in March, 2019 when his 18-year-old sister Felicite died from[Read More…]
London, Feb 3 (IANS) A man shot dead by the UK police after he stabbed people in south London, has been identified as a 20-year-old who was “recently released from prison” after serving time for terror offences, it was reported on Monday. The suspect was identified as Sudesh Amman hours[Read More…]
Ankara, Feb 3 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Monday that 30 to 35 Syrian troops were killed in a retaliatory attack by Turkey in Idlib province. According to Turkey’s Defence Ministry, the retaliation came after four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others wounded by Syrian[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will frame the issues on the legal question, as lawyers argued the court cannot club other issues with Sabarimala, connected with the discrimination faced by women on their entry in religious places. Many senior advocates — Fali Nariman,[Read More…]
Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) A youth from Haryana was arrested in Tripura while stealing cash from an ATM using cloning devices, police said on Monday. “Acting on a tip-off, police have arrested one Sunny Biddu while he was trying to steal cash from an ATM by using cloning devices at[Read More…]
Hamilton, Feb 3 (IANS) The Virat Kohli-led Men in Blue is on a high after whistewashing New Zealand 5-0 in the T20I rubber and the Indian cricketers seem to enjoy the victory in every possible way beside gearing up for the upcoming ODI series. After Yuzvendra Chahal and Shreyas Iyer[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Goa Speaker Rajesh Patnekar was on Monday forced to adjourn the proceedings of the first day of the budget session to 2:30 p.m., after the opposition created a ruckus over moving of a motion by the treasury benches, congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) With leaders of around 40 countries, including Czech Republic, Mexico, United Arab Emirates and South Korea among others, participating in the event, the 11th edition of the Defence Expo in Lucknow is set to begin from February 5. The five-day DefExpo, which will be inaugurated by[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor has penned an emotional note on his late mother Mona Kapoor’s birthday on Monday and wished he had more time to spend with her. Arjun took to Instagram, where he shared an unseen picture of Mona and said that how much he misses[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Leading digital payments platform Paytm has received a record two lakh orders in two weeks — clocking almost over 20,000 orders daily — for its newly-launched merchandise for businesses. Paytm has launched an array of utility merchandise for businesses including calculators, power banks, clocks, pen[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) Around 90 flights in Lucknow will be rescheduled due to the Defence Expo which will be held from February 5 to 9. This rescheduling of flights from February 4 to 8 will impact more than 22,000 passengers. According to sources, the Airports Authority of India (AAI)[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) In a bid to make it easier for users to have a conversation on the platform, digital payments player PhonePe has launched a new chat feature on the app. Through this feature, users can now request money or confirm the receipt of a payment without[Read More…]
