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Researchers have found evidence that a ban on smoking in public places could be an effective measure to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke which has long been associated with negative health effects.

Gurmehar Kaur's grandfather Kamaljit Kaur on Tuesday came out to support her granddaughter saying that whatever she did was for the betterment of the students and to stop any kind of violence against them on university campuses.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on March 3 the fresh plea of real estate baron Gopal Ansal seeking modification of its verdict asking him to serve the remaining jail term in the Uphaar fire case.

To the beat of drums, more than 300 people dressed as devils descend a sacred hill as one of the most singular Carnival events in South America begins.

The PV3200PT is a wide-angle 32-inch IPS monitor that features high 4K UHD (3840x2160 pixel) resolution to scrutinise images to the finest details.

The White House has said that the early reports coming from Kansas, where an Indian engineer was shot dead and another injured in an apparent hate crime, were "disturbing".

SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts.

A fatally savage attack by unidentified assailants on a hippopotamus in El Salvador's main zoo has stunned the country, with the government highlighting "national revulsion" at the crime.

A Facebook campaign against Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of Kargil martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, against RSS-affiliated ABVP beccme the latest flashpoint between the government and Opposition on Monday.

It has almost become a government vs government battle with IAS officers of Bihar cadre locking horns with the state government over the arrest of senior officer Sudhir Kumar, who was chairman of the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC), in connection...

Actresses Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone dazzled in sequinned ensembles at the Oscars Vanity Fair after-party.

The device comes with VoLTE support and dual-mic noise elimination and an integrated antennae on the upper watch case for dual 4G, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC support.

Yad Vashem's director of libraries Robert Rozett says he has dispatched a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offering his assistance to "curb the spread of hatred."

Over 350 suspects, including Afghan and Uzbek nationals, have been arrested and arms and drugs recovered from them during a series of countrywide search operations against terrorists, the Army said.

The fares have come down from the existing government-approved rates of Rs 23 per km for day time and Rs 28.75 per km during night time rides.

But Johar revealed that Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 2010 romance drama is by far his 'favourite' directorial.