July 26, 2021

Hanoi, Jul 26 (UNI/Xinhua) The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday re-elected Pham Minh Chinh as the Vietnamese prime minister for the 2021-2026 tenure, according to voting results. Chinh, also a member of the Politburo of…

Tokyo, Jul 26 (UNI/Xinhua) Japan's Shohei Ono successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's -73kg judo, becoming the first judoka to claim multiple gold medals in the category. It is also the host nation's fourth Olympic gold in…

Chandigarh, Jul 26 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday assured a farmers’ delegation that he would soon meet the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to raise their demand for further…

Bengaluru, Jul 26 (UNI) Ever a dutiful party worker, BS Yediyurappa delivered the most emotional speech of his life on Monday, spiced up with tears before he announced his resignation as Karnataka chief minister. Amid the raw emotions…

You often don't need to be a qualified animal behaviorist to recognize when your pooch is having a whale of a time. One of the telltale giveaways is a furiously wagging tail. You know the type we mean — a tail that's rotating at such a high…

A study published online ahead of print in the journal Health Psychology found that when people with different mindsets drank identical milkshakes, they experienced different levels of satiety. Researchers concluded that people’s food…

With the exception of a couple of lessons in school or at home, not much attention is given to civic behaviour of the child. Faced by tough academic challenges and expectations to excel in exams, both teachers and parents do not bother to…

Papers that cannot be replicated are cited 153 times more because their findings are interesting, according to a new UC San Diego study. Papers in leading psychology, economic and science journals that fail to replicate and therefore are…

Replacing a fuel filter isn’t listed as a regular maintenance item on most vehicles, and in those cases it generally doesn’t need attention unless it’s diagnosed as the cause of hard starting, loss of power, hesitation or similar issues.…

In the year 1948, Cecil George Harris, a local farmer in the small town of Rosetown in Saskatoon, Canada met with a tragic accident. While working in his farm during a heavy storm, he fell from his tractor and got trapped beneath it. After…

Srinagar, Jul 25 (UNI) National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asked both India and Pakistan to be consistent, coherent and serious in their nascent engagement and ensure people of Jammu and…

Jammu, Jul 21 (UNI) After keeping the Kargil Vijay Diwas event a low key affair last year, the Indian Army is set to celebrate the day with a bang this year by organising mega events from July 23 onwards at Kargil in the Union Territory of…

Maimana, Afghanistan, Jul 25 (UNI/Xinhua) Five Taliban militants were killed and a key commander, Mufti Ismael, sustained injury as a mine blast struck their car in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Sunday, police said. "Taliban…

Tel Aviv, Jul 25 (UNI/XINHUA) Israel has appointed its first ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the signing of a normalization deal last year, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Sunday. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair…

Kathmandu, Jul 25 (UNI/XINHUA) The ongoing lockdown in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley was extended for 10 more days on Sunday till Aug. 4, though most of the restrictive measures have been relaxed in past weeks. "We extended the lockdown by…

Moscow, Jul 25 (UNI/SPUTNIK) - Syrian air defense systems have destroyed two missiles launched by Israel's fighter jets toward facilities in the Damascus region, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of…

Naveen Jindal-owned Jindal Steel and Power Ltd is all set to divest 100% of its holding in Jindal Power Limited to Worldone Private Limited, a company owned by the Promoter Group of JSPL. Worldone manages and holds investments across…

Tesla chief Elon Musk on late Friday called out India's high taxation rate (import duty) on imported cars which include electric vehicles (EVs). Musk said on Twitter that the company wants to launch Tesla models in India as soon as…

NEW DELHI: Private sector lender Yes Bank has posted the highest quarterly profit since December 2018 as provisions against bad loans fell. In a regulatory filing, the bank said its net profit came in at Rs 207 crore for the quarter ended…