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UN human rights chief urges India to ease lockdown, curfew in Kashmir

Bachelet also said the recent National Register of Citizens verification process in Assam has caused great uncertainty and anxiety

A silicon chip can now convert wasted heat into electricity

Researchers have previously determined that there is a theoretical "blackbody limit" to how much energy can be produced from thermal radiation (heat).

In a first, astronomers find precise location of cosmic radio waves

A team of researchers made a high-resolution map showing that the burst originated in the outskirts of a Milky Way-sized galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years away

Indo-Pacific region is our highway for trade and prosperity, says PM Modi

India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military maneuvering in the region

15th century manuscript decoded in a major linguistic breakthrough

The manuscript that has been decoded is written in Proto-Romance, a language ancestral to today's Romance languages

ISIS claims 3 militants blew themselves during gun battle in Sri Lanka raid

The shootout occurred on Friday night as the security forces continued their hunt for members of the National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ)

Pentagon defends India's ASAT, says country concerned over space threats

On March 27, India achieved a historic feat by shooting down its own low-orbit satellite with a ground-to-space missile, making the country a space power.

Indian students to benefit from improved UK post-study visa offer

The new strategy, set to be rolled out in the coming years, will offer undergraduate and Masters' students the chance to stay in the UK to look for work for six months after graduating

Pakistan SC bars private channels from airing Indian films,television shows

Hussain also said that he has instructed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to crack down on "made-in-India advertisements".

JeM chief Masood Azhar's son, brother among 44 arrested in Pak

Khan said a dossier shared by India with Pakistan last week also contained names of Rauf and Hammad

Give peace a chance: Pakistan's Imran Khan tells PM Modi

A statement released by the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office said, "PM Imran Khan stand by his words that if India gives us actionable intelligence, we will immediately act."

Sharif very serious, should be shifted to hospital without delay: Doctor

"Even a special medical board that earlier examined Mr Sharif had suggested shifting him to hospital for treatment but the government did not heed to the suggestion"

India, US, Aus, Japan debate issues of common interest in Indo-Pacific area

India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region

India should take steps to ensure privacy in Aadhaar programmes: IMF

In India, the IMF yesterday said, biometric identification and electronic payments have helped reduce leakages in LPG subsidies

'World Bank is looking ways to use Aadhar experience'

Under Aadhar now more than one billion people have their online identity, and the cost of issuing one Aadhar ID was less than $1

Do not indulge in 'polemics', says India after Pak rakes up Kashmir in UN

In her remarks, Pakistan's Lodhi said the "Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains a long-standing issue" on the agenda of the Council

On Rwanda visit, PM Modi gifts 200 cows to villagers in anti-poverty drive

Modi said people in India would be pleasantly surprised to see the cow being given such importance as a means of economic empowerment in villages in faraway Rwanda

Indonesian mob slaughters 'hundreds' of crocs in revenge attack

Outnumbered police and conservation agency officials said they were unable to stop the grisly attack.

Nepal for 'mutually beneficial' ties with India, China: FM Pradeep Gyawali

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has congratulated Gyawali on his appointment to the post of Foreign Minister of Nepal

Rahul Dravid duped of Rs 40 mn by ponzi firm, files police complaint

Dravid, in his complaint, alleged that he had invested Rs 200 million in the company in 2014 on assurance of getting higher returns, but was yet to get back Rs 40 million