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Children with asthma may be at higher obesity risk: Study

New York, January 20 (IANS) Is your kid suffering from asthma? If yes, he or she may be more likely to become obese later in childhood or in adolescence, researchers have warned. The findings showe

/ 20th January 2017
Trump promises to 'work hard' for the American people

Washington, January 20 (IANS) Donald Trump pledged unity and promised a change that America has not seen in decades, as he spoke in front of a crowd of thousands in Washington, D.C., on his final day as Preside

/ 20th January 2017
Is Wolf 1061c exoplanet next Earth?

New York, January 20 (IANS) In an attempt to search for life outside Earth, an astronomer has studied an exoplanet called Wolf 1061 and found the celestial body could be habitable in the future. As

/ 20th January 2017
I feel stronger, better and lighter on court: Saina

New Delhi, January 20 (IANS) London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal on Friday said she now feels "stronger, better and lighter" on the court post her successful return from a knee surgery after

/ 20th January 2017
Free expression in varsities under threat: Manmohan Singh

Kolkata, January 20 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said independent thinking and free expression at Indian varsities were under "threat" in the wake of unrest at the University of Hyderab

/ 20th January 2017
Government spends Rs 3.09 per Rs 500 currency note: RTI

Mumbai, January 20 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) spends Rs 3.09 for each Rs 500 note as cost towards paper, printing and other charges, an RTI query has revealed. The information was given

/ 20th January 2017
Digital transactions have grown exponentially: Minister

New Delhi, January 20 (IANS) The number of digital financial transactions made through Unified Payments Interface and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data mode has grown exponentially by 3,574 per cent and 1

/ 20th January 2017
Negative global cues, disappointing results drag equities lower

Mumbai, January 20 (IANS) Negative global cues, along with disappointing quarterly results and a weak rupee, dragged the Indian equities markets lower on Friday. Besides, investors remained cautiou

/ 20th January 2017
Cash flow to normalise soon: Urjit Patel

New Delhi, January 20 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Friday is learnt to have told a parliamentary committee that cash flow post demonetisation will normalise soon but might take lon

/ 20th January 2017
Gogoi says Assam Governor turning Raj Bhavan into RSS office

Guwahati, January 20 (IANS) Accusing Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit of acting on behalf of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said the Raj Bhavan here is

/ 20th January 2017
On Inauguration Eve, Trumpsters party in the "swamp" of Washington

WASHINGTON, January 20 (Reuters) - They voted to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C., but on the night before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, they came to wallow in it.

/ 20th January 2017
Supreme Court to hear plea seeking to defer annual budget

NEW DELHI, January 20 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear a plea at the start of next week that seeks to postpone the government's annual budget, due to be delivered on Feb. 1, until afte

/ 20th January 2017
Amid tension, Taiwan says wants "new era" of peace with China

TAIPEI, January 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan aspires to create a "new era" of peace with China as military action cannot resolve problems, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in a letter to Pope Francis, lauding Taipei

/ 20th January 2017
Asia gold demand slows on higher prices

MUMBAI/BENGALURU, January 20 (Reuters) - Gold demand slowed in India this week as buyers postponed purchases on expectation of a cut in import duty and after a rebound in prices, while it was tepid across other

/ 20th January 2017
Japan threatens India with WTO on steel as Trump era heralds rising trade tensions

TOKYO, January 20 (Reuters) - Japan is threatening to take India to the WTO over restrictions that nearly halved its steel exports to the South Asian nation over the past year, a step that could trigger more tr

/ 20th January 2017
El Chapo - From most wanted kingpin to extradited jailbird

MEXICO CITY, JANUARY 20 (REUTERS): Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most notorious kingpin who escaped two maximum-security jails, shipped countless tonnes of drugs around the world and became one of the wor

/ 20th January 2017
China urges foreign diplomats for closer cooperation in anti-graft war

BEIJING, January 20 (Reuters): China urged foreign diplomats to help "weave a cooperative network against corruption," state media said on Friday, as it scrambles to build international support for President Xi

/ 20th January 2017
North Korea may be readying missile test, timing unclear - U.S. officials

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, January 20 (Reuters) - The United States has seen indications that North Korea may be preparing for a new missile test-launch in the coming days or weeks, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in w

/ 20th January 2017
Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office

WASHINGTON, January 20 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U

/ 20th January 2017
Yuvraj, Dhoni steer India to series-clinching win

Cuttack, January 20 (IANS) India rode on centuries from Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to edge out England by 15 runs in a high-scoring thriller in their second One-Day International (ODI) cricket match

/ 20th January 2017