London, July 25: Researchers in Germany have discovered tools that were used for rope making about 40,000 years ago, the time when modern humans arrived in Europe. The find in Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany is a carefully carved and beautifully preserved piece of mammoth ivory 20.4 cm in length with four holes between seven […]

New Delhi, July 25: Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Transition Holdings, which has entered the Indian market with its itel Mobile global brand has sold more than one million handsets in less than three months. The 15 products launched so far include eight feature phone and seven smartphones aimed at empowering the aspiring consumer base with value-plus […]

Moscow, July 24: Russia’s sports ministry was thankful to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its decision not to ban Russia from the Rio 2016 Olympics, Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday. So, Rio Ban for Russians. The IOC decided to leave it to individual sports’ federations to decide on Russian sportspersons’ entry […]

New Delhi, July 25: Aimed at curbing call drops, 48,000 new telecom sites have been set up across the country by various operators as part of a 100-day plan which they committed to the government earlier. “They assured that the target for the 100-day programme, as committed to the (telecom) secretary, will be met. They indicated […]

Rio de Janeiro, July 25: An emergency task force of more than 500 workers has been contracted to fix problems at the Rio 2016 Olympic village, organisers said. The announcement came on Sunday after the Australian team refused to move into the complex, citing issues such as “blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring,” reports […]

Montreal, July 25: The World Anti-Doping Agency,WADA has expressed disappointment that the International Olympic Committee, IOC did not heed its recommendations to ban the Russian contingent from participating in the Rio Olympics starting on August 5. The IOC verdict comes after World Anti-Doping Agency ‘s Independent Commission urged a ban on Russian athletes from all […]

New Delhi, July 25: Cricketer-turned-BJP politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said he relinquished his Rajya Sabha membership as he was repeatedly being “asked to stay away from Punjab” which he was not prepared to do.“I resigned from Rajya Sabha because I was told to not turn towards Punjab and stay away from Punjab… Why should […]

Mumbai, July 25: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore ($754,000) on the Bank of Baroda (BoB) for irregularities in anti-money laundering (AML) provisions that came to light in October 2015, the public sector lender said here on Monday. “The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of […]

New Delhi, July 25: The Union Ministry of Power on Monday warned the public against online vendors fraudulently selling 9W LED bulbs under the name of government UJALA scheme and even using Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s images. “Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is hereby alerting its consumers of fraudulent websites selling 9W LED bulbs under […]

New York, July 25: A new megaraptorid dinosaur species discovered in Argentina’s Patagonia Desert may help scientists find out the evolutionary origins of the megaraptorids represented by Megaraptor, Orkoraptor and Aerosteon. The Patagonian region of Argentina has previously proven to be rich in fossils from the late Cretaceous epoch, including a number of megaraptorids whose […]