APRIL 28, 2019
A trommel machine separates waste. - Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Martinsburg, West Virginia - In the heart of America’s coal country, a cavernous new recycling plant is turning trash into a fuel that burns cleaner than coal, using a first-in-the-nation process hailing from Europe.
Just don’t call it a "replacement" for coal.
In a region that remains fiercely protective of...
APRIL 27, 2019
Surya Namaskar or sun salutation is a complete workout sequence comprising of 12 yoga postures. It is a harmonising practice between the mind and the body and is essentially practiced to offer prayers to the Sun. It also works as a great cardiovascular workout. It is practiced without the usage of any prop; when practiced by utilising...
APRIL 27, 2019
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon something extraordinary: a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest Islamic State group-linked attack in South Asia.
Police were investigating suspected sympathizers of the withered caliphate in southern India when a name they had no record of surfaced — National Towheed Jamaat, the Sri...
APRIL 27, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 161 for 3 (Samson 48*, Livingstone 44, Shakib 1-26) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 160 for 8 (Pandey 61, Unadkat 2-26) by seven wickets
Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson (picture courtesy: BCCI/iplt20.com) / Getty
JAIPUR - Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets to keep their playoffs hopes alive, in the 45th match of IPL 2019...
APRIL 26, 2019
Joe Biden leads President Trump by six points, according to the first poll published after the former vice president officially announced his candidacy Thursday.
The April 25-26 Hill-HarrisX survey of 1,000 registered voters found that 43 percent said they would choose Biden while 37 percent said they would pick Trump. Fifteen percent of respondents said they were unsure...
APRIL 26, 2019
Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly April 2, 2013, after passing the first U.N. treaty regulating the international arms trade. - Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Indianapolis, INDIANA - President Trump announced Friday that he would un-sign the global arms pact known as the Arms Trade Treaty in the latest illustration of his aversion to international pacts and...
APRIL 26, 2019
FILE - In this April 24, 2019, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's limousine is seen at a railway station in Vladivostok, Russia. German automaker Daimler, which makes armored limousines used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says it has no idea where he got them and has no business dealings with the North....
APRIL 25, 2019
James Bond’s next adventure will go untitled for a little longer.
In a promotional video tied to the start of production on the upcoming 007 sequel, the filmmakers behind the movie unveiled the cast, confirmed that Oscar-winner Rami Malek will be the villain, but stopped short of sharing a moniker for the spy thriller. It will continue under...
APRIL 25, 2019
For India’s biggest startups – Paytm, Oyo, Policybazaar, among others – Softbank has almost always been a one-way ticket for the unicorn club. But SoftBank’s Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son’s next bet may be the ‘startup’ from the country’s richest man. But does Mukesh Ambani really need Softbank’s money?
Instead of betting on ‘internet’ entrepreneurs, Son may be...
APRIL 25, 2019
A female cabin crew member of domestic carrier IndiGo has alleged sexual harassment by a pilot of the same airline. The alleged incident happened on April 16, when the flight she was on-board was cruising and the co-pilot was in the washroom, she said in her complaint to the Delhi Police, a copy of which has been...
