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Human stem cells might combat Parkinson's disease in monkeys

Tokyo, August 31 (IANS) Japanese neurosurgeons have found that inducing an experimental human cell therapy can lead to long-term benefits in monkeys with Parkinson's disease, a key step for initiating treatment

/ 31st August 2017
Four states may defeat India's fight against open defecation

Patna, August 31 (IANS) India and the world cannot meet their cleanliness goals unless four Indian states -- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha -- become free of open defecation, Delhi-based Centre for

/ 31st August 2017
Rakesh, Hrithik Roshan should apologise to me publicly: Kangana

Mumbai, August 31 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut, who got involved in a legal battle with Hrithik Roshan last year, says their fight is still not over as she deserves an apology from the actor and his father Rak

/ 31st August 2017
All banned notes deposited with banks may not be legitimate: Jaitley

New Delhi, August 31 (IANS) In the backdrop of the RBI's report stating that 99 per cent of the demonetised cash had come back into the banking system, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said "all of it

/ 31st August 2017
Huge gap between India's cyber warfare capability, capacity

New Delhi, August 31 (IANS) There is a huge gap in India's capability and capacity when it comes to cyber warfare and it is imperative to narrow down this difference to discourage cyber attackers, Minister of S

/ 31st August 2017
Benazir murder: Musharraf declared absconder, five let off

Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto waves to supporters on her way to Shahdad Kot, where she was going to submit her nomination papers for national assembly to the district session court judge, some

/ 31st August 2017
China says to beef up patrols along Indian border

BEIJING, August 31 (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that it would beef up patrols along a disputed stretch of its border with India but would also "adjust" deployments, after the two countr

/ 31st August 2017
Government defers BSNL stake decision as Jio rocks sector: sources

NEW DELHI, August 31 (Reuters) - The government has deferred a decision on selling a stake in state-run telecoms firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) as falling profits and market share in the booming handphone

/ 31st August 2017
As reality of Trump risk sinks in, Tokyo tries to keep ties tight

TOKYO, August 31 (Reuters) - Six months after Japan's premier bonded with Donald Trump on a golf course amid hopes he'd be a pragmatic partner, a consensus is emerging that Tokyo must reduce risks from the unpr

/ 31st August 2017
Flipkart fashion arm Myntra says private labels post operating profit

BENGALURU, August 31 (Reuters) - Flipkart's fashion arm Myntra posted an operating profit in its private labels business in the past two months, the chief executive of Myntra said on Thursday, boding well for i

/ 31st August 2017
'Blue Whale' claims first victim in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, August 31 (IANS) A 19-year-old college student Vignesh in Madurai is suspected to be the first victim in Tamil Nadu of the macabre online game Blue Whale, police said. According to the pol

/ 31st August 2017
'Music has been with me since I was in the womb'

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Music has been with him since he was in his mother's womb. He started playing drums in church when he was eight, turned professional at 15 and formed his own band

/ 31st August 2017
Chinese students, expats flex muscle over Doklam in Australia

Sydney, August 31 (IANS) While the international community is heaving a collective sigh of relief over the withdrawal of forces by India and China from Doklam, concerns are being raised over the way Beijing is

/ 31st August 2017
56% Americans say Trump 'tearing the country apart'

Washington, August 31 (IANS) Fifty six per cent of Americans have said that they believed President Donald Trump was "tearing the country apart" instead of drawing people together, according to a new poll. &

/ 31st August 2017
Tennis: Sharapova sees off Babos to extend New York stay

NEW YORK, August 31 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova extended her grand slam comeback when the former world number one defeated Hungary's Timea Babos 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the U.S. Open third rou

/ 31st August 2017
Thousands more Rohingya flee to border as Myanmar violence flares

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, August 31 (Reuters) - More than 18,000 Rohingya Muslims, many sick and some with bullet wounds, have fled the worst violence to grip northwest Myanmar in at least five years, while thou

/ 31st August 2017
Harvey moves into Louisiana with at least 35 dead, 17 missing

LAKE CHARLES, La./HOUSTON, August 31 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Harvey spun across southeast Texas into Louisiana on Wednesday, sending more people fleeing for shelter after swamping Houston with record rains a

/ 31st August 2017
South Korea, U.S. wrap up annual war drills; Trump says talk not the answer

SEOUL/TOKYO, August 31 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States were finishing annual war games on the Korean peninsula on Thursday amid high tension over North Korea's weapons programmes and a disagreemen

/ 31st August 2017
Japan's military seeks funds to boost missile ranges, speed in record budget

TOKYO, August 31 (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry on Thursday sought $160 million in a record budget request to develop swift, longer-range missiles to extend its military punch in East Asia, countering gro

/ 31st August 2017
PM Abe: Japan received commitment that Brexit talks will be transparent

TOKYO, August 31 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he had received assurances that Britain's negotiations on leaving the European Union (EU) would be transparent. Spea

/ 31st August 2017