e-books on 35 types of cancer launched:- Are you aware?

The e-books can be downloaded by clicking on Google Play store and search as Cancer Awareness SRIOR. E-books, featuring early signs and symptoms of nearly 35 types of cancer, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR) launched on Saturday.

Trump action: Trump suspends US refugee programme and bans Syrians indefinitely

President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice, as part of new measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US".

He signed a wide-ranging executive order, which also saw all refugee admissions suspended for four months.

Entry of visitors from six mainly Muslim countries to the US has also been halted for three months.

Highlight of Budget 2017: Remove 80C, Increase Tax-Free Slab to 5 Lakh and Create Retirement Accounts

It was the season of Elections and Arun Jaitley was contesting from Amritsar. As politicians like to do, he went grandiose and said:

“Direct Tax should be reduced. If the Income Tax limit is raised from Rs. 2 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs, 3 crore people will save Rs. 24 crore which will lead to a small impact of 1 to 1.5 per cent of the National Tax Fund,”

US President Donald Trump's call to Narendra Modi indicates India-US ties are set for a higher orbit

The signs were visible as soon as the US presidential elections were over.

President Donald Trump's phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi simply confirmed the perception that the India-US relationship is set for a closer tango and a higher orbit in at least the next four years. Tuesday night's (IST) gesture was placed as an 'ice-breaker'. But in the world of diplomacy and geopolitics where one phone call can alter the course of bilateral relations (consider Chinese heartburn over the then

Use Twitter to force prices down of drug product, manufacturing to U.S, Trump's latest pharma-fighting plan?

Pharma is fast becoming President-elect Donald Trump’s favorite whipping boy. Last month, Trump vowed to bring down drug prices. Last week, he slammed the industry for “getting away with murder.” And Saturday, he promised the Washington Post he’d subjugate drugmakers with the power of the tweet.

“They’re politically protected, but not anymore,” Trump told the newspaper.

Whereas Trump last week declared he’d institute competitive bidding to control the prices government programs pay for drugs, he reverted over the weekend to Medicare price negotiation, a mainstream proposal he’d backed during his campaign.

US GDP growth misses forecasts despite spending surge

The US economy grew at a much slower pace than expected in the second quarter and GDP was revised down in the first three months of the year.

The world's largest economy grew at an annual rate of 1.2% in the three months to June, far below forecasts of 2.6%,

Plastic bag use plummets in England since 5p charge

Plastic bag use has plummeted in England since the introduction of a 5p charge last year, the government has said.

UK woman sues neighbours for cooking spicy food

A woman in the UK has filed a court case against her neighbours for cooking spicy food which she says waft out "pungent toxic fumes", causing her "respiratory problems" as well as choking.

Is Vladimir Putin colluding to put Donald Trump in the White House?

The extraordinary 2016 US election campaign has already ventured where no others have trod. And now there's another first: one campaign accusing the rival candidate of being in cahoots with the country's main global opponent — in other words thatVladimir Putin is working to secure the election of his and Russia's friend, Donald Trump, to the White House.

Morocco arrests 52 suspected militants, foils several attacks

 Morocco said on Wednesday that it had arrested 52 suspected militants inspired by Islamic State and that it had foiled several attacks in the North African kingdom by seizing weapons and bomb-making materials.

Normandy after Nice: List of terrorist attacks across the globe in 2016

We are already half way through in 2016, and the world has witnessed some of the deadliest terror attacks that have come in quick succession. Right from the entire Middle East to Africa, Europe, Asia and the United States, the year 2016 will be remembered as the year when terrorism clearly spread its tentacles far and wide with its epicenter in Syria and Iraq to hit across different points on the world map. The worst affected countries are the war-ravaged Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan where several hundreds have died in 2016 alone, with a terrorist attack claiming several lives almost every other day.

GST Bill

In a ‘big decision’ that could help in pushing the GST Bill through the Parliament, the wording for the five-year compensation to be paid to the states has been worked out Tuesday, during the state finance ministers meet.

China flooding: Nearly 300 dead or missing

Torrential rain lashing northern China in the past week has left nearly 300 people dead or missing and displaced hundreds of thousands, official media reported on Monday.