Agartala, Aug 6 (IANS) The first confirmed case of dengue has been reported in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday. “A man was found with dengue virus at the G.B. Pant Medical College and Hospital here. This is the first case of dengue in Tripura,” health department spokesperson Pranab Chatterjee told IANS. He said the state […]
Riyadh, Aug 6 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has banned its male citizens from marrying women from four countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar – a police officer said. The announcement comes as a part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to prohibit Saudi men from marrying expatriates, a subject widely debated in the Gulf nation. There is an […]
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday was trading 132.54 points or 0.51 percent down as banking stocks dipped. Good buying was observed in capital goods, while selling pressure was seen in banking, metal and auto sectors. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened […]
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) Does former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad opting out of the forthcoming assembly elections prove he is unsure of his personal victory? Azad made his announcement after he told a Congress convention in Jammu’s Udhampur town that his party would get a majority in the polls, expected in October. […]
Santiago, Aug 6 (IANS) Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural activity in Latin America doubled in the past 50 years and will continue to worsen if nothing is done to reverse the trend, a UN agency has said. Emissions of carbon dioxide from agricultural and animal farming in the region increased from 388 million tonnes to more […]
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday was trading 31.48 points or 0.12 percent down as banking stocks dipped. Good buying was observed in IT and capital goods sectors, while selling pressure was seen in banking and auto sectors. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), […]
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) It will be a cloudy Wednesday here with the possibility of rainfall in some areas, said the Met Office. “The sky will be generally cloudy today (Wednesday). Very light rain/thundershowers may occur in some areas,” an official of the India Meteorological Department said. The day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover […]
Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentina has issued a virus alert on the emergence of chikungunya fever. The health ministry for Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous area, issued the alert Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The disease, which is transmitted similarly to dengue fever by mosquitoes and causes joint pains and a high fever, has been […]
Hiroshima, Aug 6 (IANS) Hiroshima, the Japanese city that suffered US atomic bombing in 1945 during the World War II, commemorated the 69th anniversary of the bombing Wednesday at the city’s Peace Memorial Park. Addressing survivors of the attack, their descendants, peace activists and officials, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador to Japan […]
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear Thursday a petition seeking the quashing of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) contending that it was ultra vires of the constitution and interferes in Sikh religious affairs. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha agreed to hear the matter after senior counsel Harish Salve […]