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  • 61% voting in UP fourth phase polls
    New Delhi, February 23 (IANS) The fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls saw 61 per cent voting till 5 p.m., the Election Commission announced here on Thursday.   Deputy Election Commissioner V
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Google to help publishers find malicious comments on articles
    BRUSSELS, February 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google and subsidiary Jigsaw launched on Thursday a new technology to help news organisations and online platforms identify abusive comments on their websites.
    / 23rd February 2017
  • North Korea raps old ally China after China's ban on coal
    SEOUL, February 23 (Reuters) - North Korea issued a rare reproach of China on Thursday saying its main diplomatic backer was "dancing to the tune" of the United States for halting North Korean coal imports beca
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Pope suggests "better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic"
    VATICAN CITY, February 23 (Reuters) - Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be an atheist than one of "many" Catholics who he said le
    / 23rd February 2017
  • 'Weight loss drug may cut 80% risk of diabetes'
    London, February 23 (IANS) Injecting a particular weight loss drug in combination with diet and exercise may reduce risk of diabetes by 80 per cent in individuals with obesity and prediabetes, a study said.
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Them Shoes
    Lea   I told my man, my shoes they pinch. My man, with love he said to me Oh no they cant, they dont at all.   I told my man, my feet they say My shoes they pinch me bad a lot. My man, a
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Woman, militant killed in Manipur gunfight
    Imphal, February 23 (IANS) A tribal wowman and a suspected militant were killed and the latter's accomplice was wounded in a fierce gunfight in Manipur on Thursday, police sources said.   The injured
    / 23rd February 2017
  • India seeks to crack down on C-section birth for profits
    "We have entered into an area, very sorry to say, in the last 20 years, where doctors care more about money than about patients' health"     NEW DELHI, February 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Malaysia may expel North Korean envoy over airport killing comments - source
    KUALA LUMPUR, February 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia is considering expelling North Korea's envoy to the Southeast Asian nation or shutting its embassy in Pyongyang, as tensions escalate over the killing of the estra
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Angelina Jolie considering acting in 'Maleficent 2'
    Los Angeles, February 23 (IANS) Actress-director Angelina Jolie is reportedly thinking of reprising her role as the vengeful fairy in Disneys "Maleficent 2".   Jolie, who was able to command $20 mill
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Fruit and vegetable-rich diet may lower lung disease risk
    London, February 23 (IANS) Consuming five or more daily servings of diet rich in fruit such as apples or pears and green leafy vegetables may significantly lower the risk of developing chronic lung disease in b
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Three soldiers, woman killed in Kashmir attack
    Srinagar, February 23 (IANS) Three soldiers and a woman were killed in a militant attack in a south Kashmir village on Thursday, police said.   Two officers, a Lt. Colonel and a Major, and three more
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Force India? More like force-fed for new boy Ocon
    SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Force India's new French signing Esteban Ocon has been feeling fed up. Literally.   New rules mean the tall 20-year-old has had to bulk up for his first full season i
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Deportation spat overshadows Trump envoys' talks with angry Mexico
    MEXICO CITY, February 23 (Reuters) - A bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican illegal migrants to Mexico that has enraged Mexicans will top the agenda when officials from both countries meet o
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Malaysia requests Interpol alert on four North Koreans over airport murder
    KUALA LUMPUR, February 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia has requested Interpol to put an alert out to apprehend four North Korean suspects in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Conservatives gather to praise Trump, bury differences
    WASHINGTON, February 23 (Reuters) - Conservatives are all smiles this week at an annual convention in Washington, celebrating President Donald Trump's win, but beneath the surface lurk tensions central to how R
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Tech breakthroughs take a backseat in upcoming Apple iPhone launch
    SAN FRANCISCO, February 23 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc launches its much-anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone this fall, it will offer an unwitting lesson in how much the smartphone industry it pioneered has matu
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Astronomers find seven Earth-size planets where life is possible
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., February 23 (Reuters) - Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which circle their parent star at the right distance for liquid surface water,
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Cambodia jails land rights activist for 2-1/2 years
    PHNOM PENH, February 23 (Reuters) - A Cambodian court convicted and sentenced a prominent land rights activist to 2-1/2 years in jail on Thursday for her role in a protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen's resid
    / 23rd February 2017
  • Iraqi security forces storm Mosul airport, military base
    BAGHDAD, February 23 (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul stormed the city's airport and a nearby military base on Thursday, state television
    / 23rd February 2017
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