noA thick blanket of snow covered the eastern half of the US as a severe winter storm clobbered the country leading to closure of government offices in Washington and declaration of a state of emergency in three states. With Winter Storm Janus, as it is called, expected to bring up to 14 inches of snow […]
Delhiites woke up to a cold Wednesday morning with light rain. The minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. Met Office has forecast a rainy day ahead. “The skies will remain overcast and parts of the city will witness light rain,” said an official of the India Meteorological […]
Former Indian-American US Treasury official Neel Kashkari, architect of the bank bailout during the 2008 financial crisis, plans to run for governor of California with a pledge to create jobs and improve public schools. “Today, the gift of a good education and the opportunity it creates are out of reach for millions of struggling Californians,” […]
India’s Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were knocked out of the Australian Open men’s doubles with a straight set loss to Michael Llodra and Nicholas Mahut in the quarterfinals at the Melbourne Park Wednesday. The Indo-Czech pair, who were seeded fifth, went down 2-6, 6-7 to the 13th seeded French duo. Both […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was hospitalised Wednesday morning due to severe lung congestion, an AAP party member said. He was not well last night and was taken to Yashoda hospital near his residence in Kaushambi by his wife early in the morning. He has been suffering from severe cough for the past several days. […]
In a major breakthrough, surgeons at India-based Medanta Hospital and Michigan-based Henry Ford Hospital have successfully transplanted kidneys into 50 recipients using an innovative robot-assisted procedure. In this surgery, called ‘Icy’ technique, the organ is cooled with sterile ice during the operation. The research advances minimally invasive robotic surgery as a safe alternative to traditional […]
The second ODI between India and New Zealand resumed after being held up for nearly two hours due to rain at the Seddon Park here Wednesday. The match has now been reduced to a 42-over-per-side affair. New Zealand, put in to bat by India, were set for a big score at 170/2 in 33.2 overs […]
Telugu cinema icon Akkineni Nageswara Rao died here early Wednesday, his family said. He was 91. The thespian, who was battling cancer for few months, breathed his last at a private hospital. Family sources said the end came at 12.10 a.m. However, the announcement was made after 2 a.m. Popularly known as ANR, he is […]
Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism and Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland will be visiting India from the 28th of January to the 8th of February. Ms Rowland said the trip is a great opportunity to meet with Indian officials and stakeholders to discuss a variety of public policy issues impacting both Australia and India and the […]
The aged care industry is working cooperatively with the NSW Government to ensure all nursing homes in the State are fitted with fire sprinkler systems, according to new results published today. New laws that came into effect 12 months ago require all NSW nursing homes to have fire sprinkler systems installed. Almost half of the […]