China and India should work together to build a closer, and more comprehensive partnership among the BRICS countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here. Xi made the remarks on Wednesday when meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the city of Ufa, ahead of two multi-lateral summits, Xinhua reported. The Chinese president recalled his […]
Scientists have discovered a striking new species of horned dinosaur in southern Alberta, Canada. Based on fossils collected from a bone bed, the team from the Royal Ontario Museum found the dinosaur named Wendiceratops pinhornensis that is approximately 20-feet long and weighs more than a ton. It lived about 79 million years ago, making it […]
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursay promised an unbiased probe into the death of journalist Akshay Singh, who was reporting on the Vyapam scam, and offered a job to a family member. Chouhan met the dead journalist’s family here and assured them of an unbiased investigation into his death. Besides a government […]
Researchers have discovered that supplementing existing antiretroviral therapy with a natural compound can reduce the potency of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), thereby halting the progression of AIDS. HIV-infected patients remain on antiretroviral therapy for life because the virus survives over the long-term in infected dormant cells. Interruption of current types of antiretroviral therapy results […]
Even eight decades later, one of the most widely-travelled Indian writers, Rahul Sankrityayan, is close to the heart of the Chinese people. His memory is preserved in a memorial to renowned Tibetan scholar, poet and thinker Gedun Chophel, who was his fellow traveller, in this capital town, known for the famed Potala Palace, the seat […]
It’s a cuisine that has its roots more than 3,000 km away in salubrious Himalayan climes. Now, denizens of this Tamil Nadu capital, where temperatures can soar to the mid-40s, can savour delicacies like tabakh maaz (lamb ribs with turmeric, cinnamon and cardamom) and rogan josh (lamb in maval petals and red onion gravy) at […]
Japanese robot manufacturer Suidobashi Heavy Industries has accepted a challenge from US competitor Megabot to participate in a duel of giant robots, Efe news agency reported. Weighing in at just under 4,000 kg, Japan’s metal monster will soon take on the 5,400-kg US contender in what may well be the newest form of entertainment, like […]
Veteran actress and BJP MP Hema Malini on Wednesday took to the social media to blame her car’s accident in Dausa in Rajasthan on July 2 on the father of the child who was killed in the smash-up.On her Twitter page, she expressed her condolences to the family whose car was smashed by the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday presented a set of books relating to religions born in India to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. “The gift set includes the English translation of Guru Granth Sahib along with specially commissioned reproductions from the manuscripts collection of National Museum in Delhi,” an official statement said. The gift set also […]
The cast of TV show “Comedy Nights With Kapil” has teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for a brand-new campaign to promote the adoption of homeless cats and dogs. The campaign shows the cast on set alongside the words “DOG Bless This Family! Adopt a Dog From a Shelter […]