Diabetics more prone to retinopathy leading to blindness
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Diabetic retinopathy is emerging as an important factor for blindness among people with eye related diseases, a leading
Rs.2,149 Internet-Ready Phone from Microsoft
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Microsoft launched its most affordable internet ready phone - Nokia 215 dual SIM - in India on Wednesday priced at Rs.2,
Proteas thrash Sri Lanka by nine wickets to reach semis
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) South Africa entered the semi-finals of the cricket World cup as they thrashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the first quart
India favourites in quarterfinal against Bangladesh (Preview)
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) India go into their cricket World Cup quarterfinal against Bangladesh as the clear favourites but they would surely not
Modi presents awards to Gujarati journalists
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Batukbhai Dikshit Award to 13 Gujarati journalists on Wednesday, an official stat
Telangana assembly passes resolution for separate high court
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) The Telangana assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to set up a separate h
Haryana examining land lease to Rajiv Gandhi trust
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) The Haryana government is examining if any illegality was done in allowing the lease of five acres of prime land to the
Steve Waugh boosts Australia ahead of Pakistan clash
Adelaide, March 18, (IANS) Australia's World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh joined his countrymen here on Wednesday to help reassure the players t
Kozhikode Cyberpark aims to be post-production hub for Hollywood
Kozhikode, March 18 (IANS) The Kerala government's Cyberpark based here is all set to become a major IT post-production hub for Hollywood movies, w
No new taxes in Punjab budget
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Wednesday said no new taxes are being imposed in the state's budget
Modi took up fishermen issue with Sri Lanka: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up the problems of Indian fishermen with Sri Lanka during his visit to the island-coun
Bengal gang rape: Bishops seek early action from Mamata
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on Wednesday requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hasten arrests of those
Ban on BBC documentary to continue till April 15
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary "India's Daughter" on the December 16, 2012, gang rape will con
James Bond ditches formals for latest film poster
Los Angeles, March 18 (IANS) Sony and EON productions revealed a new teaser poster for the upcoming 24th sequel in the Bond films franchise, "Spect
Wipro invests $5 Million in Cloud solutions firm
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) IT bellwether Wipro has invested $5 million (Rs.31 crore) to pick a minority stake in Drivestream Inc., a US-based leadi
IIT team develops affordable dialysis technology
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have engineered an indigenous, cost-effective kidney dialysis
Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ahmedabad for Varanasi
Ahmedabad, March 18 (IANS) The Solar Impulse (Si2) aircraft, powered solely by the sun's energy, took off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sharad Yadav regrets remarks on HRD minister
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) After much controversy, Rajya Sabha member Sharad Yadav on Wednesday expressed regret over his retort to Human Resource
South Africa bowl Sri Lanka out for 133
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Spinners Imran Tahir (4-26) and Jean-Paul Duminy (3-29) starred for South Africa as they bowled out Sri Lanka for 133 runs
President wishes Singapore ex-PM Lee speedy recovery
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his best wishes to former prime minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, for
