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First Look at Johnny Depp as War Photographer W. Eugene Smith in ‘Minamata’
Published On: February 2, 2019 03:49 PM NPT By: Agencies
Bill Nighy has joined the cast of “Minamata,” Andrew Levitas’ movie about W. Eugene Smith and the first image of Johnny Depp as the celebrated war photographer has been released.
Six Nepalese women rescued, DCW issues notice to police for ‘inaction’
Published On: February 2, 2019 11:29 AM NPT By: Agencies
NEW DELHI, Feb 2: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has rescued six girls, who were trafficked from Nepal and brought to Delhi with promises to be taken to Gulf countries for jobs. The Commission rescued the women on Wednesday night from a house in Bhalaswa in northwest Delhi.
Over INRs 16,000 crore allocated to Ministry of External Affairs; Nepal gets INRs 700 crore
Published On: February 2, 2019 08:46 AM NPT By: Agencies
KATHMANDU, Feb 2 : Over INRs 16,000 crore has been earmarked for the India's Ministry of External Affairs in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget of the Indian government, an increase of more than INRs 1,000 crore from the previous fiscal, with a massive jump in aid allocation for Maldives and African nations.
How polar vortex blasts are tied to global warming
Published On: January 31, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
UNITED STATES, Jan 31: A record-breaking cold wave is sending literal shivers down the spines of millions of Americans. Temperatures across the upper Midwest are forecast to fall an astonishing 50 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees C) below normal this week – as low as 35 degrees below zero. Pile a gusty wind on top, and the air will feel like -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C).
Huge hole discovered in Antarctic glacier from 14 billion tons of ice melt
Published On: January 31, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
WEST ANTARCTICA, Jan 31: A hole the size of two-thirds of Manhattan and 1,000 feet deep has been found in a glacier in Antarctica.
UN: 6,700 children were killed, injured in Yemen
Published On: January 31, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31: More than 6700 children have been killed since the outbreak of the Yemen war in 2015, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced yesterday.
Boeing 797 jet: Will the planemaker gamble $21 billion on an all-new aircraft?
Published On: January 30, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
It's only January, but Boeing executives are already closing in on one of their most important decisions of the year: whether to plow an estimated $US15 billion ($A21 billion) into a new jetliner family.
UN agency eyes $1.2 bn budget for Palestinians despite US cuts
Published On: January 30, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Tuesday appealed to nations to help it maintain a US$1.2-billion budget in 2019 after it was hit last year by the withdrawal of U.S. funding.
Singer Shivani Bhatia passes away at 24 in tragic car accident, husband injured
Published On: January 30, 2019 11:49 AM NPT By: Agencies
Singer and stage performer Shivani Bhatia passed away in a tragic car accident on Yamuna Expressway, according to a Times of India report.
Pakistan's court upholds christian woman’s blasphemy acquittal
Published On: January 30, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies
KARACHI, Jan 30: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to its decision to acquit a Christian woman at the center of a years-long dispute over blasphemy charges that included violent protests by Islamists.
Too much TV 'can hold back children'
Published On: January 29, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
Too much time spent watching TV and playing computer games can hold back the development of young children, new research suggests.
How corruption weakens democracy
Published On: January 29, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies
This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis in democracy around the world.
India's Former Defence Minister George Fernandes dies
Published On: January 29, 2019 11:01 AM NPT By: Agencies
KATHMANDU, Jan 29 : India's Former defence minister George Fernandes passed away Tuesday following a prolonged illness, media reports said citing family sources.
10 most in-demand skills of 2019
Published On: January 27, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
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Smartphone psychiatry: How doctors are harnessing tech to fight depression, anxiety
Published On: January 25, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
While some may blame the rise of smartphones and other connected devices for an uptick in mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, a growing number of researchers are seeking to harness such technology to help spot when vulnerable people are slipping into darkened moods that could threaten their wellbeing -- and even their lives.
Genetic risk for developing psychiatric disorders or cognitive traits manifest in brain structure from childhood
Published On: January 25, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
There is only scant scientific evidence available on whether the genetic risk for developing specific psychiatric disorders or cognitive traits is manifest in brain structure from childhood and, to date, studies have focused primarily on adult populations.
Death Toll in Mexico's Gasoline Pipeline Blast Increases to 100
Published On: January 25, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies
MEXICO, Jan 25: The number of people, who died in a gasoline pipeline explosion in Mexico's central Hidalgo state last week, has increased to 100, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) said.
Priyanka Gandhi pitched against PM, Yogi Adityanath in their own backyard
Published On: January 23, 2019 03:44 PM NPT By: Agencies
LUCKNOW, Jan 23: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, considered for long the trump card of the Congress, was pitched into politics today from politically vital Uttar Pradesh, a state that's considered the gateway to Delhi.
Refugees and migrants more prone to antibiotic-resistant illnesses, have lower cancer risk, WHO finds
Published On: January 23, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
A new World Health Organization study of refugee and migrant flows in Europe found that these groups have a lower risk of almost all forms of cancer but are more vulnerable to communicable diseases including vaccine-preventable diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
World’s oldest man dies in Japan aged 113
Published On: January 21, 2019 06:27 PM NPT By: Agencies
TOKYO, Jan 21: The world’s oldest man has died at his home, a hot springs inn on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, at the age of 113.
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