Your face can reveal your heart condition
The facial features of an individual can reflect whether or not a person is experiencing atrial fibrillation – a treatable but potentially dangerous heart condition. With the assistance of a web camera and software algorithms, scientists demonstrated that subtle changes in skin colour can be used... read more »
23 people killed in Afghanistan crash
KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for the provincial police chief in western Herat province, said the crash happened today morning. He said four other people were injured in the... read more »
Six dead in Paris suburb building explosion
BOBIGNY(France): Six people were killed when an explosion ripped through an apartment building outside Paris, reducing half a residential block to rubble, emergency services have said. The bodies of a child described as around 10 years old, a boy aged 14-18 and two women were recovered from the... read more »
ISIS recruits planning 26/11-type attack in UK
An ISIS attack on Europe is not just a wild fantasy of Islamic State militants anymore. Various world leaders and intelligence agencies are acknowledging the threat that the militant group, earlier present only in parts of Syria and Iraq, pose to the continent and the US. British intelligence... read more »
Deepika to fight for bronze in Archery World Cup
Deepika Kumari will battle for a bronze in the individual recurve section after she lost in the semi-final of the Archery World Cup Stage IV being held in Wroclaw, Poland. According to... read more »
1,500 Indians expected from Libya soon
A day after a special Air India aircraft brought 204 Indian nationals home from Djerba in Tunisia, the airline will operate a flight on Friday to fly back another 216. “By the end of the... read more »
Diesel subsidy for rain-deficit States
The Centre announced on Thursday a 50 per cent subsidy on diesel for irrigation in rain-deficient States and raised the ceiling on seed subsidy to 50 per cent. The Centre and the States... read more »
Plea to strip Saif of Padma award
The Union Home Ministry is examining a complaint by RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal demanding that actor Saif Ali Khan, against whom charges have been framed in a Mumbai scuffle case,... read more »
Govt. to consider UPSC exam in all 8th Schedule languages
The Centre on Thursday said there was “force” in the argument that the Civil Services Examination should be conducted in all languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and assured the... read more »
