Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) In order to curb unwanted early pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted diseases (STD), parents should shed their inhibition and talk about sexual matters to their children as young as age 10, says a study. The kids should be exposed to sex education programmes at the very beginning of puberty, said researchers […]
Riyadh, Aug 6 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has banned its male citizens from marrying women from four countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar – a police officer said. The announcement comes as a part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to prohibit Saudi men from marrying expatriates, a subject widely debated in the Gulf nation. There is an […]
A year has passed since floods ravaged Uttarakhand, but the Himalayan state still lies in shambles. Hoping to avoid future disasters, IIT Roorkee is studying the “dynamic behaviour” of the rivers, which have changed their course, to adopt suitable measures, says its director PradiptaBanerji. The institute is also planning to channelise the skills of local […]
London, Aug 5 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Tuesday announced the withdrawal of all of its troops to “defensive positions” outside the Gaza Strip. An IDF officer said that Israeli forces left Gaza before the start of a 72-hour truce, scheduled for 8.00 a.m, BBC reported. The Israeli army had claimed the main aim […]
United Nations, July 26 (IANS) The UN Security Council has condemned the recent attacks both by the opposition and government parties in South Sudan, urging immediate peace talks. “The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the series of attacks launched July 20 by armed opposition forces, and also the July 23 attacks by the South […]
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) BMW and Aston Martin Lagonda will recall autos in China over airbag and gearbox problems respectively, China’s quality watchdog has said. From Aug 25, BMW and BMW Brilliance will recall a total of 15,474 cars in the 3-Series sold in China due to defects with the airbag, which may malfunction in humid […]
Ottawa, July 25 (IANS) The Canadian Government has announced new economic sanctions and travel bans against Ukrainian and Russian individuals and entities. “The sanctions imposed are against a broad range of entities from Russia’s financial and energy sectors, our aim is to increase economic and political pressure on the Putin regime,” Xinhua quoted Canadian Prime Minister […]
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) The value of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened by 18 basis points to 6.1597 against the US dollar in its central parity Friday, authorities said. In China’s foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two percent from the central parity rate each trading […]
Warsaw, July 25 (IANS) The Polish government Thursday announced that it has cancelled plans for celebrating Poland Year in Russia and Russia Year in Poland, a cultural project planned for 2015. “The decision was taken by the government but both Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Culture Minister Malgorzata Omilanowska agreed that in the light of the […]
New York, July 24 (IANS) Male and white workers occupy most of the tech and leadership jobs at Twitter, the microblogging site has acknowledged. Releasing the demographic make-up of its workers Wednesday, Twitter said that men account for 70 percent of employees and 90 percent of its tech staff. While 59 percent of the company’s employees […]