New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has slapped fines on Uttar Pradesh government and its agencies for not filing their responses on a plea of an NGO alleging that large-scale burning of municipal solid waste in Agra was turning the Taj Mahal yellow. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson JusticeRead More

Bhuj: An Army jawan allegedly committed suicide in Kutch district on Friday, police said, in the second such incident in as many days. Kripal Dutt, a Havaldar attached with OMC unit and stationed at Bandha Camp near Khavda village, shot himself in the neck with a machine gun this morning,Read More

Chandigarh: “Getting reservation for Jats will not stop the agitation,” says Yashpal Malik, President of All India Jat Reservation Agitation Committee speaking to News18. Malik’s statement further complicates the difficult dialogue process with the state over the large scale Jat protest happening across the state of Haryana. Will there beRead More

Washington: Configure the airflow velocity of your Air Conditioner to a comfortable sleeping environment, as a study reveals when airflow is directed at a human body at an insensible velocity, it may increase your heart rate and affect sleeping positions. The results, in the journal of Energy and Buildings, indicatedRead More

Boston: Daily intake of just 12 grammes of butter, which is rich in saturated fatty acids and trans fats, may double your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study has warned. Researchers, including Marta Guasch-Ferre from Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health in the US, evaluatedRead More

Ming-Chi Kuo has again delivered new leaks regarding the much acclaimed Apple iPhone 8 touted to launch this year, which is also incidentally Apple iPhone’s 10th anniversary. In a new note to investors obtained by 9to5Mac, Kuo makes major claims regarding the iPhone 8’s design, display size, usable screen area,Read More

There are many companies who file patent applications for various innovative and revolutionary ideas, and Apple makes no exception. The Cupertino giant has now filed a patent application concerning a manual winding mechanism that would generate electricity to increase battery life on Apple watches. The patent application describes a deviceRead More

BERLIN — Canada’s indifference to the ever-present push for more NATO spending was laid bare Friday in Germany as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau all but shrugged off Donald Trump’s push to squeeze alliance members for more money. Standing alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country has already promised significant increasesRead More

Ontario: Premier Kathleen Wynne continues to be hampered by woefully low approval ratings according to a new poll. The Mainstreet Research poll sampled 2,524 Ontarians through an interactive phone poll to landlines and cellphones on Feb. 12. It found that some 65 per cent of respondents strongly or somewhat disapproveRead More

OTTAWA – Ontario’s French teachers have ratified a two-year deal that would extend their current contracts through to 2019. They join the Canadian Union of Public Employees in ratifying central deals that allow the Liberal government to avoid contentious bargaining ahead of next year’s provincial election. Radio-Canada has reported thatRead More