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No continent has greater potential than Africa: Obama

Stressing that America’s relationship with Africa should not merely be that of a donor-recipient, US President...

29 March 2013 2:55 PM IST

Bank suspends Bitti Mohanty

The State Bank of Travancore has suspended Raghav Rajan, the probationary officer working with them and said to be Bitti...

14 March 2013 2:29 PM IST

‘Sachin can try open-chested stance’

Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin reckons that the ageing Sachin Tendulkar could opt for a more open-chested...

20 July 2013 1:23 PM IST

Air pollution also increases the lifelong risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer (Photo: AFP)

World pollution deadlier than wars, disasters, hunger: study

One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 about 9 million could be attributed to disease from toxic...

20 Oct 2017 8:09 AM IST

To capture their expedition Phil, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, sketched some of their most treasured memories, from a Russian Orthodox Mass to the Hong Kong races.

Elderly couple travels around the world, in public transport

Phil and Emma Whiting spent three weeks abroad 16 trains as they travelled through Europe, across Russia, Mongolia and...

24 Nov 2017 12:46 PM IST

Although fluctuations in rotation are small and may only change the length of a day by one millisecond. (Photo: Pixabay)

Number of big earthquakes may increase in 2018: study

Researchers found that there had been periods of around five years when Earths rotation slowed/

20 Nov 2017 3:21 PM IST

Christian numerologist David Meade has warned that the mysterious planet Nibiru is about to smash into Earth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Will the world end on September 23?

Conspiracy theorists say Biblical prophecy of 'Rapture' predicts apocalypse will occur on day sun passes through Virgo.

15 Sept 2017 3:54 PM IST

Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak. (Photo: Pixabay)

How Facebook could stop a disease outbreak

Assuming there is an outbreak, and not enough vaccines for every person in the world.

3 Jan 2018 11:06 AM IST

Saturdays flight, which saw the plane reach a maximum speed of 189 miles per hour and altitudes of 17,000 feet, was meant to test its performance and handling qualities, according to Stratolaunch.

World's largest plane makes first flight

The plane is designed to drop rockets and other space vehicles weighing up to 500,000 pounds.

15 April 2019 8:27 AM IST

An Indian Navy helicopter (unseen) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai. (AFP)

Coronavirus global death toll hits 2,40,000

The United States has the highest number of total deaths with 65,645 out of 1,121,414 cases.

3 May 2020 12:20 PM IST

Using her skull, researchers at Britains University of Manchester had managed to produce a digital image of her face. (Photo: AFP)

Brazil's first human, 12,000-year-old fossil, lost in Rio museum fire

The jewel in the crown of the museum's collection of 20 million valuable pieces, Luzia was the first human fossil found...

4 Sept 2018 8:54 AM IST

Bid to save talks with Bodo rebels

Bid to save talks with Bodo rebels

The government has launched an exercise to save the ongoing initiative to start peace-talks with anti-talks faction of...

7 Dec 2012 4:32 PM IST