Scientists have developed a ‘virtual breathalyser’ app – using smart devices to measure if someone is too drunk to drive.

Indigo, SpiceJet flights avert collision at Delhi airport

Published On: December 27, 2016 03:26 PM NPT By: IANS

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: A major mishap was averted here at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway.

Rescuers find flight recorder from Black Sea plane crash

Published On: December 27, 2016 12:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec 27: Russia's defense ministry says rescue teams have found a flight recorder from the plane that crashed into the Black Sea over the weekend.

4 Indian men arrested after US tourist accused them of rape

Published On: December 27, 2016 10:28 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Indian police said Monday that they arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist who came to New Delhi alone earlier this year, marking another incident of sexual violence to stir outrage.

"My tax return was on my yacht ... which caught fire" - just one of the dozens of unusual excuses the British government's tax collector said it receives each year from customers who fail to complete their returns on time.

Indonesian militants planned New Year's assault with machetes

Published On: December 26, 2016 12:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, Dec 26: Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State planned to attack a police post on New Year's eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand

Published On: December 26, 2016 11:49 AM NPT By: Reuters

At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday.

British singer George Michael dead at age 53

Published On: December 26, 2016 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, Dec 26: George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.

NEW DELHI, Dec 25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday laid the foundation stone for what is set to be the world's tallest statue, as its projected multi-million-dollar cost sparked criticism and an online petition against the project.

Russian plane with 93 aboard crashes into the Black Sea

Published On: December 25, 2016 11:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec 25: A Russian plane headed to an air base in Syria with 93 people aboard, including members of a well-known military choir, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi, Russia's Defense Ministry said.