New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) On January 14, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled the country's first National Security Policy (NSP), which purportedly focuses on the 'security' of its citizens.

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) As the Bombay High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of two Maharashtra serial killer sisters to lifetime in jail, the forgotten horrors of their diabolic crimes against children came to the fore once again after three long decades.

Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Child rights activists in Tamil Nadu have warned of the possibility of children being sexually harassed following the closure of schools till January 31 owing to the surge in the number of Covid cases in the state.

Geneva, Jan 18 (IANS) Cities contribute 80 per cent to global GDP -- but they also account for 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Integrating nature-positive solutions can help protect cities from growing risks associated with extreme weather while driving sustainable economic growth.

San Francisco, Jan 18 (IANS) A full-page advertisement in The New York Times by advocacy group The Dawn Project has slammed Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' (FSD) beta software, calling it "the worst software ever sold by a Fortune 500 company".

Varanasi, Jan 18 (IANS) A team of scientists from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found a cure for those suffering from chronic wounds, particularly with diabetic foot ulcers.

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) India's overall economic activity remains strong despite facing headwinds from a rapid surge in Omicron infections, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin for January 2022.

Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) Russia's integrated nuclear power player Rosatom on Monday said its machine building division has begun manufacturing a nuclear reactor and steam generators for the sixth 1,000 MW unit to be built at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.

Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) The Opposition AIADMK has exhorted upon party cadres, sympathisers, and the general public to bring back the 'Golden Rule' of the late AIADMK patriarch, M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and to dispose of the 'corrupt' and inefficient DMK government. The 105th birthday of late MGR is to be celebrated on Monday.

San Francisco, Jan 16 (IANS) After Meta (formerly Facebook), Apple now requires employees to get a Covid booster shot and submit a proof of vaccination before entering office premises and its own retail stores, the media reported.

Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) A study conducted by doctors of King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow has found that children from low-income families are more prone to tooth decay, mainly due to unhygienic dental practices.

Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) The diplomatic relationship between India and Sri Lanka, the two neighbouring countries with several shared cultural ethos and beliefs and economic, social, cultural and business ties is now becoming tense after India complained about its fishermen being attacked by Sri Lankan security forces. The recent concern is the arrest and subsequent judicial remand of 68 Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy.

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New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday said today's youth want to bring prosperity to their families and to their people, and therefore are thinking "bigger and bolder".

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Google manipulated the advertising marketplace before pocketing the money and giving it to publishers who gave the company preferred access, it has been claimed in a bombshell lawsuit, Daily Mail reported.

San Francisco, Jan 15 (IANS) Signalling more trouble for Meta (formerly Facebook), several US states have reportedly kicked off a probe into anti-trust violations in its Virtual Reality (VR) division, which seeks to build Metaverse.

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced he is building an open and fully decentralised Bitcoin mining system, at a time when crypto mining has raised serious energy consumption and mega e-waste generation concerns.

Moscow, Jan 15 (IANS) Russia has arrested several members of the well-known hacker group called REvil at the request of the US government after it was established that the infamous group was involved in several high-profile attacks on large American companies.