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  • Social media brings death back into public realm
    New York, August 20 (IANS) Death and mourning are no longer a private matter as social media platforms like Twitter -- with its ephemeral mix of rapid-fire broadcast and personal expression -- is widening the c
    / 20th August 2016
  • India needs to develop skills among youth: CJI
    Shimla, August 20 (IANS) India needs to develop skills among the youth and undergo reforms in the land and market laws that unproductively freeze agricultural land and produce markets, Chief Justice of India Ju
    / 20th August 2016
  • Rajasthani apparel rocks northeast India fashion gala
    Itanagar, August 20 (IANS) Fashionistas in this Arunachal Pradesh capital got a taste of Rajasthani fashion at the second edition of the North East India Fashion Week (NEIFW).   Rajasthani designer A
    / 20th August 2016
  • Pakistani man on hunger strike in Japan over pork meal
    Tokyo, August 20 (IANS): A 48-year-old Pakistani man has been on a hunger strike for two weeks in protest after he was served pork at a Yokohama immigration centre.   The Muslim national, who has bee
    / 20th August 2016
  • Playing Pokémon Go has health benefits too
    New York, August 20 (IANS) While the augmented reality (AR) based smartphone game Pokémon Go is spreading like a fire globally, researchers have now figured health benefits that such games can bring for its us
    / 20th August 2016
  • Getting tattoos in unhygienic setting ups infection risk
    London, August 20 (IANS) While more young men and women are getting inked today than ever, researchers have warned that bacterial infections may happen in up to five per cent of cases, especially when the tatto
    / 20th August 2016
  • Vaping may improve respiration among smokers with asthma
    London, August 20 (IANS) Smokers with asthma who switch to vaping found significant improvement and fewer respiratory infections, according to a study.   The study, published in the Journal of Addict
    / 20th August 2016
  • I am the greatest: Bolt
    rio de Janeiro, August 20 (IANS) Sprint legend Usain Bolt declared himself "the greatest" after signing off his Olympic career with a ninth gold medal.   The 29-year-old ran an electrifying final leg
    / 20th August 2016
  • Why India wins only a few Olympic medals
    IANS | August 20 By Amulya Ganguli   The joy felt by Indians over the successes of P.V. Sindhu in badminton, Sakshi Malik in wrestling and Dipa Karmakar in gymnastics is understandable.  
    / 20th August 2016
  • Be responsible for your own happiness: Kristen Stewart
    Los Angeles, August 20 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart believes that people should not regret or blame the past, but take responsibility for their own happiness.   The 26-year-old actress, who previou
    / 20th August 2016
  • Genetic factors may increase risk of eye cancer
    New York, August 20 (IANS) Specific inherited genetic differences may increase the risk of eye cancer -- uveal melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that arises from pigment cells that determine eye colour, a new s
    / 20th August 2016
  • India committed to Nepal's post-quake reconstruction: Modi
    New Delhi, August 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday said that India was fully committed to the reconstruction work in Nepal after the devastating April 2015 earthquake.   He was
    / 20th August 2016
  • Trump turns as Bill's 'bull' hits Hill
    Washington, August 20 (IANS) Bill Clinton glibly called it "loads of bull" on Hillary's emails. Then the FBI unloaded more of it on the Hill and The Donald suddenly took a 'presidential' pivot shaking the Democ
    / 20th August 2016
  • Turkish parliament approves deal ending rift with Israel
    ISTANBUL, August 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament approved a reconciliation agreement signed with Israel in June which has brought to an end a six-year rift between the two regional powers, Prime Minister Bin
    / 20th August 2016
  • Isinbayeva quits, saying pole vault winner will not earn 'proper gold'
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 20 (Reuters) - Barred from competing at the Rio Games, Russia's double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva announced her retirement on Friday and said whoever won the women's pole vault in
    / 20th August 2016
  • Russian cruise missiles target Syria
    BEIRUT/MOSCOW, August 20 (Reuters) - Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after i
    / 20th August 2016
  • Soccer - Germany take women's gold after beating Sweden
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 20 (Reuters) - Germany won their first ever Olympic gold medal in women's football on Friday when they turned in a superior second half performance to beat Sweden 2-1.   The no
    / 20th August 2016
  • Britain stun Dutch to bag maiden women's hockey gold
    Rio de Janeiro, August 20 (IANS) Britain's women's hockey team won the Olympic gold medal for the first time thanks to a stunning 2-0 (3-3) shoot-out triumph over defending champions and the Netherlands, while
    / 20th August 2016
  • Trump makes direct appeal to African-American voters
    Washington, August 20 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made a direct appeal to African-American voters, saying "What do you have to lose?"   Speaking on Friday night in Dimon
    / 20th August 2016
  • Athletics - Unbeatable Bolt signs off with triple-triple
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 20 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended th
    / 20th August 2016
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