United Nations, March 6 The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it will begin conducting Ebola vaccination trials in Guinea this week to test whether the vaccine is effective to prevent Ebola. The phase III trial in one of the world’s most affected countries by Ebola will start on March 7 to test the VSV-EBOV […]
Washington, March 5 President Barack Obama has nominated Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, as US Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund for a term of two years. The White House sent Sabharwal’s nomination to the Senate on Wednesday. At over two dozen, Obama administration boasts of having the […]
New York, March 5 Financial giant JP Morgan Chase has elevated India-born Anu Aiyengar as co-head of mergers and acquisitions for North America, a media report said on Thursday. Aiyengar and Henry Gosebruch, both 42 years old, will soon assume the newly created roles. Aiyengar has worked on several of JP Morgan’s biggest assignments in […]
Los Angeles, March 6 (IANS) Actor Luke Evans is in talks to play the villainous Gaston in the upcoming film “Beauty and the Beast” a retelling of the Walt Disney studio’s 1991 animated blockbuster of the same name. In the original story, Gaston was a handsome suitor who tried to win Belle’s heart and, […]
Abuja, March 6 (IANS) At least 47 villagers were killed in the latest attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, one of the three most-hit states by the terror group, a local security source said. Ahmed Haruna, a member of the civilian joint task force responsible for the security of lives and […]
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) After youngest ever nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the scenic Swat valley is again in the limelight on the world scene due to another brave woman from the area — Tabassum Adnan, the founder of an NGO. In recognition of her service for women’s rights, the US has awarded Adnan […]
Dimapur (Nagaland), March 5 (IANS) An alleged rapist, suspected to be an illegal Bangladeshi migrant, was dragged out of the high-security central jail in Nagaland’s commercial town of Dimapur by an irate mob, paraded naked and then thrashed to death on Thursday, officials said. At least 10 vehicles were also set ablaze by the unruly […]
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) A human shield was formed at the Holi celebrations at Swami Narayan Temple in Karachi to show solidarity with and protect Hindus in attendance. The National Student’s Federation (NSF) organised the formation of a human shield on Friday, the demonstration is an attempt to promote interfaith coexistence and cooperation among different […]
Beef lovers in Maharashtra will now have to do without the red meat as President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 1995, nearly 19 years after the Maharashtra Assembly passed the Bill during the BJP-Shiv Sena rule in 1995. The slaughter of cows was previously prohibited in the […]
Traditionally associated with festivals like Mahashivratri and Holi thandai is a chilled almond-flavoured beverage and is terrific for when the tempratures soar. Its tasty and cools you down! – See more at: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/recipe/Thandai-KhaanaKhazana.html#sthash.uCqdEqSg.dpuf Ingredients Full cream milk 1 1/2 litres Almonds blanched and peeled 25 Cashewnuts soaked 20 Pistachios blanched and peeled 30 Melon seeds […]