FBI Art Crime Team agents recently returned several pieces of historical artwork back to their rightful owners—the Italian government, with few more returnable items to follow next. Special Agent Allen Grove of the FBI Art Crime Team undertook the task of returning priceless artifacts—ones that may have been lost for as long as 100 years—back […]
New Delhi, (IANS): The Padma awards, namely Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are among the highest civilian awards of the country. Instituted in 1954, these awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The award is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements or service in all fields or disciplines such […]
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has met the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in New Delhi today. Both the dignitaries have discussed the various ideas to further strengthen the close and unique India-Bhutan friendship. Shri Modi has also conveyed his appreciation for the guiding vision provided by successive Druk Gyalpos in shaping relations […]
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Signing of Guarantees for hosting Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in India. FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be held in India between 11th and 30th October 2022. The seventh edition of the biennial […]
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) An Air India Express flight B737 IX-442 MCT-COK (Muscat-Cochin) VT-AXZ witnessed smoke and fire in its engine number two at Muscat airport on Wednesday. The plane was carrying 145 passengers, including four infants, the officials said, adding that all of them were safe and no injuries have been reported. “A DGCA […]
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) A CBI court here on Wednesday sentenced former Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh, Kothapalli Geetha, her husband P. Ramakoteshwara Rao and two bank officials to five years imprisonment in a bank fraud case. Geetha, a former member of Lok Sabha from Araku, and others were arrested and shifted to Chanchalguda […]
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will represent India at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19. Murmu will be visiting London from September 17 to 19 to offer condolences on behalf of the Government of India. Queen Elizabeth, the former head of state of the UK and Head […]
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) At least six labourers were killed and one seriously injured after the lift of an under-construction building collapsed here on Wednesday. The lift crashed from the seventh floor. The under-construction highrise building, named Aspire-II was located near the Gujarat University campus. “At the time of the accident seven labourers were inside the […]
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a vexing problem about the weather in outer space: At unpredictable times, high-energy particles bombard the earth and objects outside the earth’s atmosphere with radiation that can endanger the lives of astronauts and destroy satellites’ electronic equipment. These flare-ups can even trigger showers of radiation strong enough […]
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed former BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy to hand over the possession of his government bungalow to the estate officer within six weeks. Citing security reasons, Swamy, who was the former Union Minister, was allotted the government accomodation in the Lutyens zone by the […]
New research published in Current Biology on September 13 demonstrates the importance of carrying crying infants rather than simply holding them. Led by Kumi Kuroda at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, the study details how crying babies are physiologically affected by being held, carried, and laid down. The data yield a simple but […]
In an interview at the Code Conference in Beverly Hills early this week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai retorted to a question about competition in artificial intelligence stating clearly that it’s not always the competition but lack of focus within that leads to failure. “I have always held the view that you tend to go wrong […]
Air traffic in France will be severely disrupted this Friday due to a strike over wages, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has warned. French air traffic controllers are taking action to demand higher wages due to soaring inflation. The national strike will last from 6 a.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Saturday, DGAC […]
Robotic surgeons from the US, India and Spain were named the top three winners in the KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition, as robotic surgery slowly becomes mainstream. The winners were selected by an international jury form Oxford and Stanford Universities, and New-Delhi based AIIMS, from the fields of urology, gynaecology, general surgery, hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, […]
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Jennifer Larson is the new Consul General of the US in Hyderabad. She previously served as Deputy Principal Officer at the US Consulate General in Mumbai and as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for India. “I couldn’t be more excited to be here in Hyderabad. I’ve spent the last five years working on […]
Beating the blues with food? A new study adds evidence that meal timing may affect mental health, including levels of depression- and anxiety-related mood. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, designed a study that simulated night work and then tested the effects of daytime and […]
Belagavi (Karnataka), Sep 13 (IANS) Police in Karnataka on Tuesday arrested a man for firing at his wife after she refused to go with him from her parents’ home in Belagavi district’s Athani town. The man, identified as Shivananda of Sindhagi in Vijayapura district, was arrested following a complaint lodged by his wife who escaped unhurt […]
A Canadian police officer was killed and a suspect is in custody following two daylight shootings in Toronto, local media reported. Police said on Twitter that a suspect has been located and is in police custody, reports Xinhua news agency. One person has been pronounced deceased at the scene and two others have been transported […]
Tourism in Hungary has bounced back to the pre-pandemic level, with 16.4 million guest nights registered this summer, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU) said. This is the same level as the summer of 2019, Xinhua news agency quoted the MTU as saying. MTU welcomed the fact that domestic tourism has maintained its momentum in recent […]
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India has listed its priorities ahead of assuming the G20 Presidency for a year from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said: “Our G20 priorities are in the process of being firmed up, ongoing conversations inter alia revolve around: Inclusive, […]