KATHMANDU: Two more Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest due to an hours-long 'traffic jam', taking the toll to 8 of the Indian...
Dos and don’ts for relocating a house
PURNIMA GOSWAMI SHARMA People often relocate to different locations, to pursue lucrative job opportunities. This is especially true of today’s millennials, who live in rental...
California governor wants to help more buy health insurance
SACRAMENTO, California: Sydney Winlock owns a small business with his wife in Northern California, and they had a strange conversation recently: Should they make...
Fewer babies as US birth rate fails to rebound with economy
America's baby bust isn't over. The nation's birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report...
Philip Morris seeks create regulatory environment for smoke-free alternatives
NEW DELHI: US-based cigarette maker Philip Morris has urged the Indian government to create a regulatory environment for scientifically substantiated smoke-free alternatives. Philip Morris said...
Pennsylvania House tries anew to ban Down syndrome abortions
HARRISBURG, Paensylvania: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is launching another effort to outlaw abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, passing legislation...
Cyclone-ravaged Odisha seeks donation from foreigners, NRIs
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government Monday sought donations from foreign nationals and NRIs to rebuild the state after cyclone Fani ravaged its coastal districts, resulting in...
Two Indian climbers die on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Two Indian climbers have died in Nepal due to high altitude sickness near the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga during an expedition to the...
Indian sect wins right to build spiritual and meditation centre in Australia
MELBOURNE: An India-based sect has won the right to build a spiritual and meditation centre in Swan Valley in Western Australia, ending a five-year...
Asia's heaviest woman sheds 214 kgs in four years!
MUMBAI: Once holding the dubious distinction of being Asia's heaviest woman weighing over 300 kg, a woman from Maharashtra's Palghar has shed a staggering...