New York, Nov 5 (IANS) The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has grown exponentially since May and has already killed over 5,000 people could prove to be much widespread and deadlier that what is currently believed, an analysis shows. The outbreak’s fatality rate is over 70 percent – rather than 50 percent as previously […]
Monaco, Nov 5 (IANS) Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday called on governments across the world to collectively address the issue of safe havens for organised criminal and terrorist groups. “Governments across the world have to collectively address the issue of safe havens for organized criminal and terrorist groups and their tainted money,” said Rajnath Singh […]
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) President Barack faced the prospect of a tightening gridlock in his final two years in office with Republicans just one seat away from snatching a Senate majority to gain full control of US Congress. The conservative opposition, which already leads the House of Representatives, needed to gain six seats from 36 seats […]
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday touched a record high of 28,006 points in the early morning trade session Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 27,969.82 points hit in the intra-trade Monday. The index was trading up 82 points or 0.30 percent around 10.30 a.m. at 27,942.58 points before coming […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Heptathlon athlete Sushmita Singha Roy Monday said she was surprised with her own poor performances in sub-disciplines of long jump and javelin throw at the Incheon Asian Games. Sushmita finished outside the medal bracket at the Asiad, finishing fourth after managing 5,194 points, 718 behind goal medallist Ekaterina Voronina of Uzbekistan. […]
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Tuesday announced the Indian women’s team for the one-off Test to be played against South Africa this month. The South African team will also play three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and one Twenty20 International. The BCCI also named India A squads, who will play […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday in the capital with the maximum temperature recorded a degree above normal at 31.8 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear Wednesday with mist in the morning. “The skies will remain mainly clear, with mist/shallow fog in the morning,” said an India Meteorological Department […]
Perth, Nov 4 (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team suffered a 0-4 loss against Australia in the first of the four-match Test series at the Perth Hockey Stadium here Tuesday. Dragflicker Jeremy Hayward (15th, 34th minutes), Jacob Whetton (30th) and Glenn Simpson (39th) scored for the world champions Australian team, which dominated the contest. Both the […]
Meerut, Nov 4 (IANS) A Ghaziabad-based brick kiln owner, who was abducted and a ransom amount of Rs.5 crore demanded for his release, has been rescued by police from Meerut, officials said Tuesday. Three kidnappers have been arrested. Naveen Kansal and his driver were taken along with his car from Dhaulana town of Hapur district Monday […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has tied up with European telecom operator Tele2 to jointly develop solutions around machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT), a company statement said here Tuesday. “The alliance will help L&T Technology Services’ and Tele2’s customers implement solutions that will reduce their time-to-market. The concept of connected […]