Death of Indian engineer in US being probed
US authorities are investigating the death of a 28-year old Indian engineer in his apartment in Dallas, according to the Telugu Association of North America (TANA).
Nikhil Karanam, identified as a na
Maoists to release Hikaka Thursday: lawyer
Maoists who have held Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka hostage for over a month will release him on Thursday, a lawyer who fights cases for the rebels said on Wednesday.
Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, based in
Asian mosquitoes to hit Britain with dengue
A mosquito from Asia that spreads tropical diseases, including dengue fever, may soon hit the shores of Britain because of climate change, experts have said.
The mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has alrea
Apple doubles profit on solid iPhone sales
Proving the sceptics wrong again, Apple nearly doubled its profit last quarter thanks to much stronger-than-expected iPhone sales to raise the cash hoard of world's most valuable company to an astound
Kings XI Punjab set 169-run target for Mumbai Indians
Kings XI Punjab posted 168 for three in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Wednesday.
Stand-in skip
Sri Lanka to have blood pressure meters in public places
Sri Lanka will install meters in Colombo's public places to measure blood pressure of people, in a country where at least 350 die every day due to heart attacks, hypertension and respiratory diseases.
What do ratings, outlook downgrades mean?
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday cut its outlook on India to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’. What does it mean?
Outlook indicates potential direction of ratings in short to medium term, typica
Mumbai dabbawallas hike rates again
The soaring inflation has pinched hard Mumbai's famous tribe of dabbawallas, who ferry lunch boxes to and fro in the city daily.
From June 1, they plan to hike their monthly delivery charges by Rs.5
Naked body of woman found in Delhi hospital premises
A naked body of an unidentified woman was recovered near the doctors' hostel inside Lok Nayak Hospital in the capital, police said on Wednesday.
The body has extreme burn injuries and was recovered a
Darren Bravo may not play in IPL this season
Left-handed West Indies strokemaker Darren Bravo may not play in the current edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League even after the current Australia series ends in the Caribbean.
The 23-year-