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Melbourne, July 16 (ANI): The critically ill anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela may still have be confined to his Pretoria hospital bed even as the world prepares to celebrate his 95th birthday on July 18.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Researchers have offered a long-sought explanation for the beneficial fat-fighting effects of black pepper.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has cleared the establishment of the Srimanta Sankardeva Chair in Assam's Tezpur University to familiarize students with the values of secularism and non-violence expounded by the saint-scholar, it was announced here Tuesday.
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Warsaw, May 1 (IANS) A priest in Poland, found guilty of having sex with a disabled 19-year-old girl who was entrusted in his care, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's proposed meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, coming soon after the latter was named one of the world's most influential people by the prestigious Time magazine, may help in removing the adverse feelings that exist in the state about American policies, say analysts. It may also result in increased American investment.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell Monday had a 30-minute meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, apparently to prepare the ground for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to the city next week.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal could attract around Rs.10 billion investment in the Information Technology (IT) sector in the next one-and-half years, Computer Association of Eastern India said Monday.
Shijiazhuang (China), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese archaeologists have finished restoring over 50 Buddha statues from thousands of fragments unearthed in north China's Hebei Province, an archaeological researcher said Thursday.
Warsaw (Poland), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): China has decided to set up a special line of credit worth of 10 billion U.S. dollars, partially in the form of preferential loans, to support cooperative projects with Central and Eastern Europe in infrastructure, technology and green economy.
Vladivostok (Russia), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): The Shiveluch volcano on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula Thursday ejected an ash cloud to as high as nearly 11 km above the sea level, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Cairo, Apr 25 (ANI): An Egyptian court has upheld the three-month prison sentence given to a leading comic actor, Adel Imam, for insulting Islam in his films and plays.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Tunisia wants to learn from India's experience of pluralistic democracy and looks at the Indian constitution as one of the models to be inspired by in writing its new constitution, the country's foreign minister says.
Singapore, April 24 (IANS) Aditi Ashok, Gurbani Singh and Raksha Phadke will represent India at the 34th Queen Sirikit Cup at the Tanah Merah Country Club here April 25-27.
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) A tomb of an ancient Chinese warlord, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been discovered near a tourist resort.
JINAN, April 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese archaeologists have discovered a tomb where an ancient warlord may have once rested, as well as a collection of artifacts dating back more than 2,500 years.
Abu Dhabi, April 23 (IANS) Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
Colombo, Apr 21 (Xinhua-ANI): A visiting delegation of Indian legislators said on Saturday that they had urged Sri Lanka to go for genuine political reconciliation.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The bookshelf this week talks of the spiritual journey into the dilemmas of existentialism and life's realities. Here's a peek.
United Nations, April 21 (Xinhua-ANI): A call to scale up the humanitarian response in Syria was made on Friday at the end of a humanitarian forum held in Geneva, which included UN officials, regional organizations, international, and non-governmental organizations, a UN spokesman said here.
London, Apr 12(ANI): Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has made it clear that he has no issues to race in next week's Bahrain Grand Prix despite the growing row over the Middle Eastern race.
Washington, Apr 7(ANI): Virginia Beach residents have been warned to avoid the site of a Navy jet crash, lest they come in contact with toxic materials that were sent swirling into the air upon impact.
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) The Indian government should allow at least the processing of imported raw pulses for export markets so that the domestic milling industry occupies the slots now occupied by units located in neighbouring and other countries, said an official of the industry association.
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's interior ministry plans to spend up to 120 million rubles (around $4 million) on eight unmanned aerial vehicles.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday has issued an advisory to the governments of Assam and neighbouring North-Eastern (NE) States to be on alert in the run-up to the.....
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian battalion commander who died after diving on a grenade to protect others has been posthumously awarded the country's highest honour, the "Hero of the Russian Federation".
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Five people, including two women, were killed when they were hit by the Ranchi-Howrah intercity express at Satragachi station of Howrah district Saturday, a senior railway official said.
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Train movement in West Bengal was thrown haywire after some wagons of a goods train derailed in the state's Birbhum district Friday, the railways said.
Sydney, March 26 (IANS) Australia's Qantas Airline has entered into a joint venture agreement with China Eastern Airlines to launch a low-cost airline in Asia.
Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan), Mar.21 (ANI): Baloch women representatives from Central and Eastern Balochistan, Western Balochistan, Northern Balochistan, Arab, Europe and America gathered for the first Baloch Women's Conference in Afghanistan recently.
Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan), Mar.21 (ANI): Baloch women representatives from Central and Eastern Balochistan, Western Balochistan, Northern Balochistan, Arab, Europe and America gathered for the first Baloch Women's Conference in Afghanistan recently.
London, Mar 15(ANI): Former World Champion Lewis Hamilton has set a new lap record in Australia before the commencement of the championship season this year in Australia.
London, Mar 15(ANI): Former World Champion Lewis Hamilton has set a new lap record in Australia before the commencement of the championship season this year in Australia.
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Scientists are now looking forward to recreate a woolly mammoth, which walked on Earth 10,000 years ago.
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Scientists are now looking forward to recreate a woolly mammoth, which walked on Earth 10,000 years ago.
London, March 5 (ANI): Opera is usually based on tales of romance, but this week people in Britain will see the world's first opera about sex trafficking.
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): The first complete genome-sequencing of 'Otzi', Italy's prehistoric iceman, has revealed a wealth of details about the man who roamed the Alps 5300 years ago.
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): The first complete genome-sequencing of 'Otzi', Italy's prehistoric iceman, has revealed a wealth of details about the man who roamed the Alps 5300 years ago.
New Delhi, Feb.29 (ANI): The Lithuanian State Tourism Department and the Lithuanian Embassy in India will be holding the first Lithuanian tourism presentation at the residence of the country's ambassador on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb.29 (ANI): The Lithuanian State Tourism Department and the Lithuanian Embassy in India will be holding the first Lithuanian tourism presentation at the residence of the country's ambassador on Wednesday.
Wellington, Feb 23 (ANI): Ben Affleck, who has two children with his wife Jennifer Garner and expecting a third, wants to "serve as an example for his kids" through his philanthropic pursuits.
Wellington, Feb 23 (ANI): Ben Affleck, who has two children with his wife Jennifer Garner and expecting a third, wants to "serve as an example for his kids" through his philanthropic pursuits.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Mediation, an eastern philosophy which was once dismissed as pretentious, can be effective in treating mental illness, brain scans have proved.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Mediation, an eastern philosophy which was once dismissed as pretentious, can be effective in treating mental illness, brain scans have proved.
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): 16-18 year olds perform better academically when they shave about two hours off from 9 hours of sleep recommended for them by federal guidelines, a new study has claimed.
Manama, Feb 13 (ANI): Bahrain has deported two female American activists to New York after arresting them as part of a security crackdown ahead of the first anniversary of the anti-government uprising in the country.
Sydney, Feb.13 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson plans to play for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia that starts in Perth on Friday.
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): 16-18 year olds perform better academically when they shave about two hours off from 9 hours of sleep recommended for them by federal guidelines, a new study has claimed.
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Lingerie Football League's final in Las Vegas was a sight to behold as scantily-clad women wearing only helmets, sports bras, knickers, garters, and shoulder, knee and elbow pads heated up millions of television sets on Sunday.
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Physical punishment of children is potentially harmful to their long-term development, researchers have warned.
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Lingerie Football League's final in Las Vegas was a sight to behold as scantily-clad women wearing only helmets, sports bras, knickers, garters, and shoulder, knee and elbow pads heated up millions of television sets on Sunday.
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Physical punishment of children is potentially harmful to their long-term development, researchers have warned.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): The latest version of NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for the first time, helping to guarantee sustained availability of measurements of the energy leaving the Earth-atmosphere system.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): The latest version of NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for the first time, helping to guarantee sustained availability of measurements of the energy leaving the Earth-atmosphere system.
London, Jan 28 (ANI): Twitter users across the world have threatened to go on a one-day boycott after the micro blogging website announced that it could remove tweets in certain countries which have "different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression".
London, Jan 28 (ANI): Twitter users across the world have threatened to go on a one-day boycott after the micro blogging website announced that it could remove tweets in certain countries which have "different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression".
London, Jan 24 (ANI): Software giant Microsoft has identified a former Russian employee of an antivirus software firm as the alleged operator of a botnet, which distributed over 3.8 billion spam in a day.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Kumari Selja has said that her ministry attaches great importance to the preservation and promotion of the unique, rich and diverse art and culture of the North East Region (NER).
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Hindus are dismayed at American Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum's reported comments few days back that equality does not come from "Eastern religions".
London, Jan 24 (ANI): The sun is bombarding earth with radiations from the biggest solar storm since 2005, which are heading towards our planet at 93 million miles per hour, experts say.
London, Jan 24 (ANI): The sun is bombarding earth with radiations from the biggest solar storm since 2005, which are heading towards our planet at 93 million miles per hour, experts say.
Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): Archaeological finds from cuneiform tablets and remnants of different vessels from over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia show that even around the dawn of civilisation, fermented cereal juice was highly enjoyed by its inhabitants.
Ankara, Jan 18 (ANI): US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry has drawn criticism from Turkey after suggesting that the Middle Eastern nation and longtime NATO ally is run by "Islamic terrorists."
Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): Archaeological finds from cuneiform tablets and remnants of different vessels from over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia show that even around the dawn of civilisation, fermented cereal juice was highly enjoyed by its inhabitants.
There is good news for those waiting for cheaper Nokia Windows Phone, as Nokia has announced to launch it under the brand name Nokia Lumia 710.
