Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
Apr 23, 2025, at 07:24 pm
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
Turkey: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes Istanbul, no casualties
Apr 23, 2025, at 05:12 pm
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey's most populous Istanbul city, triggering panic and forcing people to flee their apartments on Wednesday.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth on his 70th birthday
Apr 20, 2025, at 11:32 pm
NASA astronaut Don Pettit's 70th birthday was not an ordinary one since he returned to Earth after concluding his seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station
New study shows gut microbes release Cancer-fighting bile acids that block hormone signals
Apr 20, 2025, at 10:47 pm
Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine, known as the gut microbiota, can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking androgen signaling, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study was published on April 15 in Cell.
Indian astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla set to fly to International Space Station in May
Apr 18, 2025, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a huge milestone for India, the Centre on Friday announced that Gaganyatri, or astronaut-designate, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in May.
WHO reaches major accord to tackle future pandemics
Apr 16, 2025, at 05:13 pm
After more than three years of intensive negotiations, WHO Member States took a major step forward in efforts to make the world safer from future pandemics, by forging a draft agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May.
UN says 125,000 truckloads of debris need to be removed in earthquake-ravaged Myanmar
Apr 15, 2025, at 05:16 pm
At least two and a half million tonnes of debris, roughly 125,000 truckloads, must be removed in Myanmar following the strong earthquake that rocked the nation last month, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday.
IMD predicts India will experience above-normal Monsoon rainfall this year
Apr 15, 2025, at 04:48 pm
The southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole during 2025 is most likely to be above normal, as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
Singing sensation Katy Perry, five other women complete their historic 11-minute tour to space
Apr 15, 2025, at 04:18 pm
American pop sensation Katy Perry and five others wrote their names in history books when they became the first all-women crew members of Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft that travelled to space briefly and then safely returned home on Monday.
Researchers find the relationship between eating bananas and reducing high blood pressure
Apr 15, 2025, at 11:02 am
Scientists have now found new evidence that eating foods like bananas and broccoli can help in reducing high blood pressure than simply decreasing consumption of sodium.
Apr 14, 2025, at 05:23 pm
American pop star Katy Perry and five other women will blast into space on a self-driving private rocket operated by Blue Origin on Monday.
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Pakistan, tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir
Apr 12, 2025, at 03:29 pm
A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, with strong tremors being felt in India's Jammu and Kashmir, as per the United States Geological Survey.
15 flights diverted, many delayed as dust storm hits Delhi, Haryana
Apr 11, 2025, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several flights flying to and from Delhi were diverted on Friday after the national capital was hit by a strong dust storm.
Delhi witnesses heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring above 40.2 degrees Celsius
Apr 07, 2025, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Monday recorded its highest temperature of the season, with the mercury touching 40.2 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement.
Madhya Pradesh: After pelting stones at cheetahs, Indian villagers now offer water to animals
Apr 05, 2025, at 07:18 pm
A week after a female cheetah and its cubs attacked a calf, forcing villagers in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh to pelt stones at them, a video has now emerged online where a person could be seen offering water to the animals, an incident reflecting a change in the equation between the two sides.
Arunachal Pradesh: Retracing a century-old biodiversity in Siang Valley
Apr 04, 2025, at 11:15 am
A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river basin hosts 12 different types of forests, with a diversity of habitats that fosters rich biodiversity. The disappearance of habitats, in the form of deforestation and development, are among the biggest threats to biodiversity, conservationists say. Mongabay India writer Simrin Sirur reports
Apr 02, 2025, at 01:50 am
Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges.
Over 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 10 days, claims UNICEF
Apr 01, 2025, at 09:17 am
Israel's renewed offensive in Gaza has reportedly left 322 children dead and 609 injured in the region in the past 10 days, as confirmed by the United Nations Children's Fund on Monday.
USA: Growing wildfire in California prompts evacuations
Mar 31, 2025, at 06:23 pm
A wildfire is raging through the Eastern Sierra in the US state of California that has prompted authorities to evacuate multiple counties in the region.
Mar 30, 2025, at 04:26 pm
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
Mar 29, 2025, at 10:27 pm
Yangon: The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and parts of neighbouring Thailand has climbed to 1,600, news agency AFP reported, citing Myanmar’s Junta government. Over 3,400 people have been injured, and many remain missing.
Health workers call for cleaner air to reduce pollution deaths, halve its deadly impacts by 2040
Mar 29, 2025, at 06:21 pm
Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 – a goal backed by a petition from 47 million health professionals, patients and advocates demanding clean air be made a public health priority.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Myanmar, a day after deadly tremors
Mar 29, 2025, at 06:06 pm
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw city on Saturday, a day after a deadly 7.7 magnitude quake rocked the country, leaving 1,000 people dead.
Myanmar earthquake: Death toll crosses 1,000
Mar 29, 2025, at 04:40 pm
The death toll due to the deadly earthquake that rocked Myanmar on Friday has crossed 1000, media reports said on Saturday.
More than 150 killed, hundreds injured as 6 earthquakes devastate Myanmar, tremors felt in Bangkok
Mar 28, 2025, at 10:55 pm
Over 150 people were killed and hundreds injured after six earthquakes, including one with a 7.7 magnitude, hit near Sagaing in central Myanmar at 12.50 pm (local time) Friday, state-run broadcaster MRTV said.
Several feared dead as 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok
Mar 28, 2025, at 06:47 pm
Many people are feared dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit northwestern Myanmar on Friday, with the strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's Bangkok city where a 30-storey under-construction building collapsed, leaving 81 labourers trapped under debris.
Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake hits Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok
Mar 28, 2025, at 02:33 pm
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's capital, Bangkok city, media reports said.
Mar 26, 2025, at 05:06 pm
The Indo-British Scholars Association (IBSA), organised a philanthropic event titled “Celebrating Life with Cancer Survivors” to honour the resilience of cancer patients undergoing treatment at Tata Medical Center (TMC).
Mar 26, 2025, at 05:01 pm
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has announced it will install the country's first indigenously-developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine in October.
Mar 26, 2025, at 04:55 pm
The Indo-British Scholars Association (IBSA), organised a philanthropic event titled “Celebrating Life with Cancer Survivors” to honour the resilience of cancer patients undergoing treatment at Tata Medical Center (TMC).