Maldives Presidential polls: Yameen springs a surprise, beats Nasheed
Male: Progressive Party of Maldives’ candidate Abdulla Yameen on Saturday defeated former premier Mohammed Nasheed to win presidential run-off polls in the Indian Ocean archipelago country. Earlier in the day, voting had culminated peacefully as the country made another effort to elect a president to bring an end to the two-year-long political chaos. 54-year-old Abdulla Yameen, is an economist and the half-brother of former autocratic
Sun will 'flip upside down' within weeks, says NASA
Washington: The Sun is set to "flip upside down" within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event that will send ripple effects throughout the solar system. Although it may sound like a catastrophic occurrence, there's no ne
Lata dedicates 'Mere saaya sath hoga' to sachin
Mumbai: As master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's 24-year-long illustrious international cricket career came to an end on Saturday, Bollywood celebrities joined the nation to bid adieu to the God of cricket. Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar dedicated Sachin's
Jennifer calls herself 'monkey'
Los Angeles: Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is considered one of the most fashionable starlets in Hollywood, feels she is not a fashion icon. The 23-year-old actress said she has nothing to do with her chic factor, reported E! online. &
Drinking three cups of tea a day may cut stroke risk by 20pc
Los Angeles: Just three cups of tea a day may slash the risk of a stroke by around 20 per cent, new research claims. The analysis was conducted in response to inconsistent epidemiologic studies on the relation between consumption of tea and cardiovas
Indian-American doctor gifts USD 2 million to US health centre
Washington: An eminent Indian-American doctor has gifted USD 2 million to a US university for establishing a chair to support an advanced cardiac imaging programme. With the USD 2 million gift from Vijay Sanghvi, MD, the 'Drs Vijay and Khushman
Republican Party denies inviting Modi to address leaders
Washington: Republican leaders have denied extending an invitation to Narendra Modi to address Congressional leaders and Indian-Americans via video link next week and accused a US-based supporter of the BJP's prime ministerial candidate of "misr
Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak Jayanti
Washington: US President Barack Obama has greeted the Sikh community ahead of its founder Guru Nanak Dev's birth anniversary and called the festival an occasion to reflect on the holy guru's "timeless teachings". "I want to extend my b
US teen sentenced to 15 years for Indian-American's murder
New York: A US teenager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for beating to death an Indian-American computer scientist in 2010. New Brunswick State Superior Court Judge Bradley Ferencz sentenced Julian Daley to the maximum of 15 years in prison
