It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. At least 101 trains were delayed and 11 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India, railway officials said. “At least 18 trains were rescheduled,” a Northern […]
The Tibetan government-in-exile on Saturday alleged that human rights violations in Tibet was high, citing an ongoing massive demolition drive by China at the world’s largest Buddhist institute there. “China’s total disregard for human rights is currently demonstrated by the ongoing massive demolition at Larung Gar, the largest Tibetan Buddhist Institute in the world, home […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the practice of laid-off American workers being made to train foreigners brought over to replace them, a move which could impact Indian technology workers and outsourcing companies. Trump called these incidents “demeaning” and said: “We are not going to let it happen to our people any more.” […]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos travelled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, together with representatives of the thousands of victims of the country’s half-century conflict, the media reported on Friday. Santos on Thursday invited “some 40 people, many of them close friends and relatives, but also (peace) negotiators and about 10 representatives of […]
Italian President Sergio Mattarella and party leaders have started talks over how to form a transitional government after Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday. Renzi’s resignation followed defeat in the December 3 referendum on constitutional reform law, Xinhua news agency reported. The talks which started on Thursday are expected to end by Saturday, according […]
Pandemonium continued for the 16th consecutive day in Parliament on Thursday as the government failed to find common ground with the opposition that is protesting in both Houses. However, the Lok Sabha passed the Supplementary Demands for Grants amid the din before adjourning for the day. Both the opposition and the government continued to blame […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Congress President Sonia Gandhi on her 70th birthday. Modi wished her a long life. “Birthday wishes to Sonia Gandhi. May Almighty bless her with a long life filled with good health,” Modi tweeted. The Prime Minister’s greeting came even after the Congress has been leading an attack on […]
Opening up new horizons in designing drugs for Alzheimer’s disease, Indian researchers have discovered that fibrinogen, a protein that is essential to stop bleeding by helping form blood clot, may arrest the damage caused to nerve cells in the devastating neuro-degenerative disorder. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterised by extensive loss of neurons and deposition of […]
Dense fog engulfed the national capital on Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.7 degrees Celsius, season’s average, officials at the weather office said. Visibility at 5.30 a.m was 400 meters, which dropped to 100 meters at 8.30 a.m., the IMD said, similar situation will continue for at least two more days. “The […]
Pakistan is looking forward to work closely with the new US administration over regional security and to help resolve the Kashmir issue, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi has said. He made the remarks in Washington while interacting with the current US administration and as part of reaching out to officials […]