The YSRCP can only request and not ‘demand or command’ special category status Andhra Pradesh, state’s CM-designate Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said Sunday. ...
New Delhi: Narendra Modi will take oath as the Prime Minister for the second time on Thursday (May 30) at 7 pm at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan. The swearing-in ceremony of members of the Union Council of Ministers will also take place on the same day. President’s Ra...
While most fans were anticipating a run fest in the India vs New Zealand warm-up game, India’s dominant batting line-up was bundled out for only 179 runs. On a green Oval surface, Trent Boult dominated the game with figures of 4 for 33, while Jimmy N...
Patna: Non-matriculates, PhD holders, doctors and engineers - Bihar has sent people from different educational background to the 17th Lok Sabha.
Ajay Mandal and Mahabali Singh, the two JD (U) MPs from Bhagalpur and Karakat, respectively, did not finish s...
Chennai: Days after the DMK made a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday (May 26) questioned the 'zero votes' registered from 300 booths for his party, wonde...
Only three women candidates in Tamil Nadu were elected as members of Parliament (MPs) while the remaining 35 seats went to men this Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi: All set for a second term as prime minister, Narendra Modi on May 25 (Saturday) said his government will now begin "a new journey to build a new India with new energy" and asked newly elected MPs of t...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s vote share in Jharkhand touched 50 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The party’s vote share in the state now stands at 50.96 per cent as compared to 40.7 per cen...
India’s newest sprint sensation Hima Das has scored 70 per cent marks in Assam Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examination, the result of which was declared on Saturday, May 25.
Hima, a student of Dhing College in Nagaon a...
The Union health ministry has advised states and union territories to hold screening sessions in school and college campuses for mental health and non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes and blood pressure at regular intervals.
The ai...
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities and higher educational institutions to submit data on the number of sexual harassment complaints received by them and its status.
The commission has also sought a report on the ...
London: Antarctica's ice sheet has thinned by up to 122 metres in places, with the most rapid changes occurring in West Antarctica where ocean melting has triggered glacier imbalance, scientists say.
The UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling ...
Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system to see things the way humans do, by inferring an environment with just a few quick glimpses around, that may pave the way for more effective search-and-rescue robots.
Most AI tool...
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to introduce some 'creative' changes in the Class 10 examination pattern by decreasing the number of objective questions, from the current academic year.
Why is this being done?
T...
Washington: Scientists have identified an enzyme that helps some bacteria remove methane from the environment and convert it into a usable fuel — paving the way for a creating a novel, sustainable source of energy.
Known for their ability to methanotroph...
Jammu: The University of Jammu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian Armys High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) for undertaking research and training, a university official said on Monday (May 6).
The MoU was signed by Manoj Dhar, vice...
Washington: Scientists have developed a new test that can easily measure common stress hormones using sweat, blood, urine or saliva.
Stress is often called "the silent killer" because of its stealthy and mysterious effects on everything fr...
Geneva: Faced with a global resurgence of measles, health experts called on Tuesday (May 21) for countries to step up the fight against vaccine resistance, warning the movement was spreading like a contagious disease.
World Health Orga...
New York: Stem cells derived from the placenta can regenerate healthy heart cells after an attack, according to study conducted in animal models.
The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA...
New Delhi: In a first, the Union Health ministry is planning to offer peritoneal dialysis facility to kidney patients at their homes under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP).
The programme was launched in 2016 to provi...
Drinking coffee helps keep the bowels moving by suppressing the growth of gut bacteria and improving the ability of the intestines to contract, according to a study.
Researchers fed rats coffee and also mixed it with gut bacteria in petri dishes, finding that coffee suppressed bacteria and increased muscle motility, regardless of caffeine content. "When rats were treated with coffee for three days, the ability of the muscles in the small ...
Lima: The US Geological Survey says a large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 has struck in north-central Peru.
The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 kilometers struck at...
Beijing: A theatre stage collapsed during a dance audition, killing one child and injuring 14 others in Zhangzhou city in Chinas Fujian province.
The Jinshuixian theatre in Zhangzhou Dev...
British Prime Minister May announces resignation
Theresa May on Friday (May 24) announced that she is quitting as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking a contest for Britai...
Three people, including 2 Indians have died on Mount Everest due to ‘traffic jam’, expedition organisers and officials said on Friday, taking the toll to seven.
Nihal Bagwan and...
