US, China raise the stakes in Panama Canal ports rowChina is reacting strongly to Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium for $19 billion, heig...
30 Mar, 2025, 08.44 AM IST
Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan set to run for Oxford University chancellor positionImran Khan, the former Pakistan prime minister, planned to run for Oxford University's chancellor position from prison via online ballot. A...
26 Jul, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Find out which UK airport has the worst security queues, read hereAccording to the study, the UK’s Leeds Bradford airport has the worst security queues, with an average wait time of 35 minutes.
23 Nov, 2022, 06.36 PM IST
Type 2 diabetes linked with gestational diabetes in South Asian women, says studyThe discovery may lead to new ways to identify women who would benefit from interventions to prevent diabetes during pregnancy.
23 Nov, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
Sir Gavin Williamson - Who is he and why is he in news?Sir Gavin Williamson has been involved in many eyebrow-raising moments. Former defence and education secretary Gavin Williamson has left th...
09 Nov, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
Howard University names College of Fine Arts after famed alum Chadwick BosemanBoseman graduated in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in directing.
27 May, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Medusa Beverages diversifies into fashion retail to engage with customers beyond beerThis is not the first time a beer maker has diversified into fashion apparel to build its brand in a market where liquor advertising is ban...
15 Jul, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
The Stonehenge mystery unravels: Scientists find huge ring of ancient shafts near the monumentThe site consists of at least 20 huge shafts, forming a circle more than 2 kilometres in diameter.
23 Jun, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
'Debt shouldn't deter US from fiscal spending'Developed countries face worrying debt levels related to aging populations and increasing health care costs.
28 Aug, 2017, 08.50 AM IST
Personalised & evidence-based treatment way forward for cancer cureThe generic approach to cure cancer is not yet that advanced across the world, including India.
16 Oct, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
Potential 'universal' blood test for cancer developedEarly results have shown the test gives a high degree of accuracy diagnosing cancer and pre-cancerous conditions from the blood of patients...
29 Jul, 2014, 02.55 PM IST
Indian-American Sangeet Chowfla to head GMAT's parent firmThe GMAC, which owns the prestigious GMAT exam, has announced the appointment of Sangeet Chowfla as its new president and CEO.
29 May, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
- Nuclear renaissance threatened as reactor explodes
Global expansion of nuclear power may draw more scrutiny and skepticism as the world watches Japan struggle to prevent a meltdown at a reac...
14 Mar, 2011, 03.21 AM IST
- Japan nuclear blast: US experts fear 'Chernobyl-like' crisis for Japan
US nuclear experts has warned that pumping sea water to cool nuclear reactor was an "act of desperation" that may foreshadow a Chernobyl-li...
13 Mar, 2011, 12.52 PM IST
- Protectionism rising despite G20 vows on trade
Economists say pulling together is extremely important to keep still-fragile recoveries from being derailed. Economies out of recession I A...
20 Sep, 2009, 04.25 AM IST
- Once a failed bank, N Rock's a big draw among depositors
Northern Rock, taken over by the government in February, turned away savers after cash flooded into the only UK bank to offer complete prot...
02 Oct, 2008, 11.11 PM IST
- Google algorithm may help identify routes of infection
A method used by search engine Google to rank search results may help reduce the transmission of hospital acquired infections like the "sup...
06 Jan, 2008, 04.58 AM IST