Rainbow Nation bids adieu to Mandela with song and dance
A memorial service has begun for former South African President Nelson Mandela at an open-air football stadium in Soweto on Tuesday, with rain falling steadily on the crowd that includes family members, world leaders and tens of thousands of South Africans. The service began, about an hour behind... read more »
BJP ready fight polls again amid Congress olive branch to AAP
The BJP on Tuesday made clear its reluctance to form government in Delhi saying it did not have the numbers and that it is ready to face elections, even as the Congress appeared to extend an olive branch to the AAP after Arvind Kejriwal ruled out any support to the BJP. Harsh Vardhan, BJP’s... read more »
No suggestions received by committees on communal harmony: Akhilesh
Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that no suggestions have been received so far in the meetings of district integration committees, formed to maintain communal harmony in the State. “The national integration department of the State has constituted district integration committees to... read more »
Gold prices slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 per 10 gm.
Snapping a six-day losing streak, silver prices surged by Rs. 830 to Rs. 44,300 per kg on Tuesday on buying by industrial units amid a firm global trend. Gold also slipped Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 on subdued demand at higher levels. Traders said fresh buying by industrial units and coin makers along... read more »
Worst types of people in restaurants revealed
Washington – From the ‘group dinner freeloader’, who wishes to split the bill evenly despite ordering more than others, to the guy who likes to flirt with every waitress,... read more »
New breakthrough brings HIV cure closer to reality
Washington – Researchers have used radioimmunotherapy (RIT) to destroy remaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected cells in the blood samples of patients treated with... read more »
Hubble traces subtle signals of water on distant hazy planets
Washington – Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. The five planets — WASP-17b,... read more »
It’s a joy working with Boman: Big B
Mumbai – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is overjoyed to work with actor Boman Irani in “Bhootnath Returns” after eight years. The last time they shared screen space was in the 2005... read more »
Services sector output drops for fifth successive month: HSBC
New Delhi – India’s services sector activity witnessed a moderate improvement in November over the previous month, even while indicating the fifth successive monthly contraction, an HSBC... read more »
