New York, Jan 19 (IANS) In an important step towards new therapies for a variety of conditions involving pain sensation including chronic pain, researchers have discovered the structure of a protein linked to pain and heat…

New York, Jan 19 (IANS) In a bid to answer critics that it has not done enough to tackle online racist and hate speech at a time when Europe is going through a refugee crisis, Facebook has started a new initiative to counter extremist posts…

Mumbai, Jan 18: Well read actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who graduated from one of the best girls' college of Delhi University, will essay a college dropout in her new film "Aur Devdas". Talking about her role in Sudhir Mishra's political…

New Delhi, Jan 18: Actress Divya Dutta, who is "grateful to people for hating" her for playing a negative character in her latest film "Chalk N Duster", will soon take up the role of a prostitute. She says it will be interesting as she…

Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) A key ocean-monitoring satellite on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sunday that will continue a nearly quarter-century record of tracking global sea…

New York, Jan 18 (IANS) Aimed at boosting research in robotics, the Georgia Institute of Technology is building a new laboratory that would allow roboticists from around the US to conduct experiments remotely.With the new…

New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Greater intake of dietary nitrate and green leafy vegetables is associated with a 20-30 percent lower risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study.Jae H. Kang of Brigham & Women's Hospital and…

New York, Jan 17 (IANS) NASA has started a new programme called the Planetary Defence Coordination Office (PDCO) which will coordinate the space agency's efforts to detect and track near-Earth objects (NEOs), a media report said.Most…

New York, Jan 17 (IANS) NASA is scheduled to launch its new ocean-monitoring satellite -- Jason-3 -- from Vandenberg air force base in central California on Sunday, the space agency said.The liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from…

New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Researchers have found a way to make an existing drug used to treat breast, lung and pancreatic cancers effective in small dosage, thereby reducing its usage and associated side effects in course of the treatment.The…

Washington, Jan 17: Basketball player Kobe Bryant said he is not going to play in the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the media reported."I've had my moment," Xinhua quoted Kobe as saying on Saturday at a pre-game news…

CHICAGO, IL -- The bilateral trade between India and the US Midwest in 2014 was a staggering US$ 6.346 billion. This mindboggling trend continued unabated even in 2015 and for the 11-month period, January-November 2015, it was as high as…

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) The US space agency terminated a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) owing to a spacesuit malfunction where a US astronaut reported a small water bubble had formed inside his helmet.Originally…

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked American enterprises to take advantage of a slew of initiatives envisaging investments worth $140 billion in railway infrastructure to boost transportation…

ATLANTA, GA -- Thanks to the Atlanta-based Freedom Challenge, a life-transforming legislation for more than 200,000 women and children is being enforced in one of the world's high human-trafficking area centers.It has taken 27 years for the…

CHICAGO, IL-- Moin Haque, a well-known businessman from Chicago, and his wife Saima Haque organized a Breakfast Event with the objective to bring a large group of Asian-American Community Leaders and Illinois State Representatives under one…

Havana, Jan 15: Having won two Olympic and five world titles, Cuba's Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez has announced he will fight for a third gold in the upcoming Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro."Winning more medals for Cuba…

New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Electronic cigarettes that are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes are not assisting much in this task, says a new study.A new analysis by the University of California-San Francisco…