There are an awful lot of insects. It’s hard to say exactly how many because 80% haven’t yet been described by taxonomists, but there are probably about...
On 15th August 1947 India gained its independence. It was an uphill task but was achieved after years of agitations, toiling, sacrifices and hard work by the coll...
The future is green. Though the Trump administration would claim otherwise, there is sufficient evidence proving that the vast majority of American citizens desire ...
World Cup 2014 just went by and the entire country collectively cheered and booed at every goal scored, and every goal missed. They cheered for many sports player...
In a statement, AIB's head of HR said that they do not know what this means for the future of the collective.
Most of us feel that without God, our society would slide into chaos — people will loot with impunity, most social norms would break down and eventually, th...
Who is Shiva? Many stories and legends surround this most prominent figure of Indian spiritual traditions. Is he a god? Or a myth constructed from Hindu culture&rsq...
The World Hindu Congress, from September 7 to 9, is being held to commemorate 125 years of Swami Vivekananda's historic Chicago address on September 11, 1893. T...
The Ashtadikpalas are eight in number. As their collective name suggests, they rule the eight quarters or the eight directions of the universe. Ashta means eight,...
Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gi...
Attempts by a range of agencies to address the issue of stubble burning in Punjab have repeatedly failed. We suggest that this is not only because we’ve misse...
What are residents and citizens of a democratic country to do when an unrecognised national medical emergency creeps u...
Mid-way through the 4th century BC the Greek philosopher Aristotle turned his great mind to the wildlife around him and documented the behaviour and characteristics...
A surprising case of medical negligence unfolded in Jodhpur wherever a baby died as associate outcome of clashes between doctors within the operation theatre....
New Delhi: In a point of interest governing on Thursday, a nine-bench judge collectively decided that 'Privacy is a fundamental right', overruling the...
Mumbai: Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon impact who was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Monday, was released from the Talo...
New Delhi: Pakistan is building six dams on Indus river in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) with the assistance of China, informed the External Affairs Ministry in t...
India's chosen MLAs and MPs will vote to choose the following President on Monday. BJP-led NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind seems to have the favorable ...
Police captured three MPs of a BJP central team involving Meenakshi Lekhi, Om Mathur and Satyapal Singh while they were headed to Basirhat on Saturday morning. ...
Hamburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for a collective crackdown on fear places of refuge and those supporting and supporting terrorism. ...
A shocking video uncovering the lungs of a heavy smoker has yet again shown how terrible it is to smoke. It is now common knowledge that cigarettes are bad for yo...
According to a recent survey conducted by Oracle and Future Workplace, a significant majority of workers would rather have a robot boss than a human one. The survey...
Twinkle Khanna shared an image of an auto on Instagram. It shows the vehicle decked up with all sorts of facilities.
The largest milk producer in the United States, Dean Foods, has filed for bankruptcy. The dairy industry has seen declining profits in recent years as fewer peopl...
If you are not living under a rock, you must already be aware of the huge traffic fiasco that the popular Indian holiday destinations saw at the peak of this summer...
According to a 2018 study published in Nature Scientific Reports, a specific type of mushroom extract can help honeybees fight off a devastating virus that is suspe...
It's a known fact that not all scripts are written with a particular actor in mind and turning down projects owing to creative differences is more normal than w...
To reduce the prevalence of plastic in the environment, a young man in Cameroon is transforming the littered bottles into “EcoBoats.”
To the point: The man was found in possession of a fake ID card, just so that he could shoot videos and enjoy preferential treatments of being a pi...
Life of a working parent is quite difficult. Apart from tending to their children, they also have to make sure that they are regular at work. While organisations al...
The largest moon of Saturn is the only planetary body in the solar system, apart from Earth, that has stable liquid lakes on its surface and dunes that are made up ...
The West Indies are gearing up to take on India in the three-match T20I series, followed by an equal number of One-day Internationals.
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In a first, an international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites.
Although the officer had turned his body camera off, a two-minute buffer on the device captured the incident.
• The Sebi board today set a limit of 31 days for listed firms to disclose to the stock exchanges any event of a default <...
The research found numerous examples of insect-like forms, structured similarly to bees, as well as reptile-like forms.
There is something about mysteries and riddles that attract the brightest minds. Sherlock, with his intelligence, could have become anybody but he chooses to be a d...
Delhi, Mumbai and Agra are the top three Indian cities popular with global tourists.
In Malik Muhammed Jayasi’s epic poem, Ratansen’s wife is ‘a woman who was forced to suffer for absolutely no fault of hers’.
Biryani has seen way more history than we have. Shrouded as it is in mystery and a melange of mouth-watering spices, several legends abound the delectable spiced ri...