2016

London: Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may be at a greater risk of stillbirth, a new study has claimed. An estimated 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with the wide geographical variation…
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New Delhi: It will be mandatory for public transport buses to install emergency buttons, CCTV cameras and vehicle tracking devices to ensure safety of women commuters and the government will issue notification on these norms on June 2,…
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Seoul: Ban Ki-Moon was due to arrive in South Korea today for a six-day visit that has fuelled speculation the UN chief is lining up a tilt at the presidency of his home country. Ban's schedule involves a number of international forums,…
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Hyderabad: National carrier Air India commenced operations to Hyderabad via Jabalpur from Bhopal under its 'Connect India' programme yesterday, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening regional connectivity. Flight AI 9863 on…
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Mumbai: The BJP has nominated Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal as its candidate from Maharashtra for the Rajya Sabha election slated on June 11. Goyal filed his nomination for the RS polls at Vidhan Bhavan here last evening. The Shiv…
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Kolkata: Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin, who is playing the role of an Anglo-Indian woman in Konkona Sensharma's directorial debut, has picked up a little bit of Bengali for her character. "I had to learn some Bengali for the film as I…
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Tokyo: Survivors of the American nuclear bombing of Hiroshima will be present when US President Barack Obama lays a wreath at ground zero this week, reports said today. Former United States prisoners of war captured by the Japanese will…
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Mexico City: Mexico City officials have issued their sixth pollution alert of the year and ordered more cars off the road to reduce emissions. The alert automatically doubles from 20 per cent to 40 per cent the proportion of vehicles not…
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Mumbai: Reversing its nine-day losing trend, the rupee today recovered 20 paise to 67.55 against the US dollar in early trade on fresh selling of the American currency by exporters and banks amid a higher opening in the domestic stock…
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New Delhi: A minor fire broke out at the reception of Delhi Secretariat this morning but no injuries or major damage to property was reported in the incident. The fire department received a call at 9:50 AM about a fire at the reception…
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