Texas, 16/2: Police in El Paso, Texas, say one person was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in a shopping mall. One person has been taken into custody, El Paso police spokesperson Sgt Robert Gomez said. No immediate information was given about that person. “It’s too early…
New Delhi, 15/2: Scientists have developed a contraceptive drug that temporarily stops sperm in their tracks and prevents pregnancies in mice, a “game-changer” discovery that could pave the way for ‘the male pill’ in the future. The researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, US noted that condoms, which have existed for centuries, and vasectomies…
New Delhi, 14/2:Billionaire Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources, the parent of Indian resources giant Vedanta Ltd, said on Wednesday that it has cut its net debt by $2 billion (Rs 16,573.20 crore) in the last 11 months. The company has completed half of its $4-billion (Rs 33,146.40 crore) debt reduction commitment ahead of plans, it…
New Delhi, 15/2: India’s star opening batter Smriti Mandhana has recovered from a finger injury and is set to return for their T20 World Cup match against the West Indies, the Indian coaching staff said on Tuesday. The 26-year-old left-hander, who topped the bidding in the WPL auction on Monday when Royal Chargers Bangalore signed…
Madras, 14/4: The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) cancelled classes for a day on Tuesday following overnight protests by students inside the campus over “callous handling” of the suicide of a second-year PG student by the management. The students called off their protests on Tuesday morning only after IIT-M Director Prof V…
Kashmir, 14/2: The proactive approach of security forces in the aftermath of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack has led to a huge improvement in the situation in Kashmir, a senior CRPF official said on the fourth anniversary of the strike that killed 40 personnel of the paramilitary force. In the attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists…
Syria, 14/2: More than seven million children have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, the United Nations said Tuesday, voicing fear that “many thousands” more had died. “In Turkey, the total number of children living in the 10 provinces hit by the…
Washington DC, 14/2: Tesla has changed prices for one version of each of its Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, the fourth price adjustment by the electric vehicle maker since the start of the year. Tesla increased the price of its Model Y performance crossover by $1,000 to $58,990, its website showed….
Bhubaneswar, 14/2:A very warm welcome to all of you in this two-day conference. I hope this interaction will reset and re-invigorate our efforts to maximize visibility to our transformative initiatives. I would like to see all our development projects are implemented in shortest possible time and our welfare initiatives reach all the legitimate beneficiaries….
New Delhi, 14/2: A day after dramatic scenes in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that his party has ‘nothing to hide or be afraid of’ on the Adani issue. Opposition parties have been accusing the saffron party and the Narendra Modi-led government of favouring the Adani Group of companies, which…
