California kids sue Environmental Protection Agency over climate change
Eighteen children between the 8-17 age group have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its administrator in the US...
US reaches H-1B visa cap for FY24
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated cap for the...
Scientists find hormone behind severe morning sickness
London, Dec 14 (IANS) A team of scientists have identified a hormone, produced by the foetus, that triggers severe morning sickness characterised by nausea...
8-year-old British-Indian calls for faster transition from fossil fuels to save children
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) An eight-year-old British Indian, one of the youngest attendees at the recently-concluded COP28 in Dubai, has called for faster...
Abortion pill access in peril even in US states where it’s legal
The US Supreme Court's decision to hear cases challenging people's access to the abortion pill Mifepristone could threaten the lives of hundreds of...
Parliament security breach ‘mastermind’ surrenders to Delhi police
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The alleged mastermind behind the Parliament security breach case, Lalit Jha, surrendered before the Delhi Police on Thursday night,...
FBI focuses on ‘elevated’ risk of foreign interference in 2024 US presidential polls
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the national security community, is "keenly focused" on the threat of possible election interference...
Omicron sub-variant JN.1 detected in Kerala, nothing to worry experts say
Even as reports of Kerala detecting the JN.1, a sub-variant of Omicron, have raised fresh concerns of Covid, experts on Thursday stated there...
Rwanda bill pulls down Sunak’s favourability rating to all time low
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak net favourability rating slipped to 'worst ever' amid the controversial Rwanda policy row, with a new poll showing...
8 years after sacrilege, Sukhbir Badal apologizes for not arresting culprits
Eight years after the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib during the helm of the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government in Punjab, Akali Dal President...
