Amarinder Singh is back, starts his political journey ‘again’
byChandigarh: Strange as it may sound, the return of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh to the state and his proposed political tour makes news in…
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Sri Lanka virtually eliminates malaria
byColombo: Despite being ravaged by decades of conflict, Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9 percent since 1999 and is on track…
Over a million homes without power in storm-hit US states
byWashington: Over a million homes and businesses in Louisiana, the home state of Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, and neighbouring Mississippi were still without power as…
International Day for Disappeared Persons: Srinagar mourns in the memory of lost ones
bySrinagar: On the occasion of International Day for Disappeared Persons, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) and their families paid tributes to…
Global Warming: Shrinking ice sheets may free methane reserves
byLondon: Billons of tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas methane locked beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could be released into the atmosphere if enough…
Shackleton Crater on lunar South Pole holds ice
byLondon: Small patches of ice make up five to 10 percent of material in walls of the permanently shadowed Shackleton crater, located near the lunar…
Virbhadra ready for graft case trial in lower court
byShimla: Former union minister Virbhadra Singh, who took over as the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee chief here Wednesday, said he was ready to stand trial…
Benefica may soon play with Goa soccer team
byPanaji: Benefica, one of the top football clubs in Portugal, could soon challenge footballers in Goa to a match, according to organisers of an Indo-Portuguese…
China doesn’t want carrier competition with India
byBeijing: China does not want to “engage in a carrier competition with the US or its Asian neighbours like India”, a state-run Chinese daily said…
J&K CM ruffled over soccer match hooting, kicks table in public
bySrinagar: Irked by the hooting of spectators during a football match, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today kicked the table in anger before leaving in…