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Bethesda: A cup of tea just got a bit more relaxing. Tea can be part of a healthy diet and people who drink tea may even be a little more likely to live longer than those who don’t, according to a large study. Tea contains helpful substances known to reduce inflammation. Past studies in China […]
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Washington: Michael Jackson‘s death in late June of 2009 had shocked the entire world and now a new documentary suggests that he used 19 fake IDs to score drugs. According to the New York Post, the 50-year-old ‘King of Pop’ had been found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home after suffering cardiac arrest brought on […]
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New Delhi: Business conglomerate Adani Group’s chairman Gautam Adani is now the world’s third-richest person after overtaking France’s Bernard Arnault according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. With a total net worth of USD 137.4 billion, 60-year-old Adani has surpassed the wealth of Louis Vuitton chairman Arnault and is now just behind business magnate Elon Musk and […]
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Washington: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned there “will be riots in the streets” if former President Donald Trump is indicted. “If they tried to prosecute President Trump, there literally will be riots in the street,” dpa news agency quoted the South Carolina Republican as saying on Fox News on Monday, adding: “I worry about the […]
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Over 17,000 nurses and midwives will be recruited and trained for the state's healthcare system.
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Written by Inspector Ken Wharfe, Diana's police protection officer, and Ros Coward, author of the official book by Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Trust, highlights her initial life, death and what happened after the funeral. It is narrated by Emily Pennant-Rea and Wharfe.
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Detroit Police Chief James White said tips led officers to the suspect, but did not release further information.“
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A leading restaurateur, who operates multi restaurants with ethnic Hyderabadi Biryani in Riyadh city of Saudi Arabia, who was detained on August 15 for celebrating Indian Independence Day was released nearly after 10 days.
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Deadly clashes broke out Saturday in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. At least 13 civilians were killed and over 95 wounded
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UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid is to arrive in India on Sunday for a two-day visit. During his visit he will meet Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and discuss the "ongoing issues at the General Assembly, and India's engagement with the United Nations."
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ANKARA: Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” over a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The 46-year-old singer and songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was taken away for questioning from her home in Istanbul and was formally arrested […]
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Seoul: Pope Francis says he is willing to visit North Korea, should the country’s leaders ever invite him, he told a South Korean broadcaster in an interview released on Friday. “I will go there as soon as they invite me. I’m saying they should invite me. I will not refuse. The purpose of my visit […]
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The government in Papua New Guinea announced a new ministry specifically to promote coffee. PM James Marape appointed Joe Kuli as the first minister for coffee. The leader of PNG also appointed Francis Maneke as the minister for oil palm. Coffee is one of the primary sources of livelihood for PNG as 2.5 million people […]
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San Francisco: In light of the US Supreme Court’s decision to strip federal abortion rights, tech giant Google is rolling out a change and it will now add labels to Search and Map listings for healthcare facilities that provide abortions. According to TechCrunch, Google said that if it has received confirmation that a healthcare facility provides […]
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Madrid: Spain’s Parliament has signed off on a controversial energy savings plan put forward by the left-wing minority government, by 187-161. The government had struggled to muster support for the “urgent measures” necessary in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis, with state television broadcaster RTVE reporting that it […]
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Washington: The United States has suspended 26 passenger flights operated by Chinese carriers after Beijing’s aviation agency took similar action to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) said on Thursday. Announcing the decision, the USDOT cited the cancellation of 26 flights of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines […]
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Madrid: People in Spain will have to explicitly voice their consent to sexual acts in the future to ensure that they are not criminal, under a legislation passed by Parliament. The conservative People’s Party (PP) and right-wing populist Vox party voted against the so-called “Yes Means Yes” law, arguing that it goes against the spirit of […]
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Berlin: The German government is eyeing a Unesco heritage status for the pretzel, a traditional type of baked bread that is commonly shaped into a knot. Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir is getting behind an application by the baker’s guild of Baden-Wurttemberg for pretzel-baking to be recognised by Unesco for intangible cultural heritage status, dpa news […]
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Washington: Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the US state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are “ruining” America and should “go back to India”. This is so scary. She actually had a gun and wanted to shoot because these Indian American women […]
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Buenos Aires: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and discussed measures for making trade ties more sustainable and ambitious as well as the potential for bilateral cooperation in defence and nuclear energy. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday the final leg of his maiden official visit to three Latin […]
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Trains across the world are operated using diesel, coal, electricity, and magnetic levitation as a source of power. But Germany unveiled a new hydrogen-powered train named Coradia iLint. French multinational Alstom supplied the trains to the Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG ) in Germany. These trains produce zero-emission as they emit only steam and condensed water. The hydrogen […]
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Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded USD 16 million as part of a USD 31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash. The nine jurors unanimously agreed with Vanessa Bryant […]
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Sofia: Mack Rutherford, 17, landed here after he broke the current world record for the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MackSolo (@macksolo2022) His achievement was duly recognised by the Guinness World Records, which handed him two certificates immediately after landing: for the […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad headquartered vaccine developer Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) announced that its rotavirus oral vaccine Rotavac has been introduced by Nigeria to immunise its children from the life-threatening diarrhoeal disease. Nigeria currently accounts for 14% of all childhood rotavirus deaths globally, making it the country with the second-highest number of rotavirus deaths in the […]
