Curated News Articles - 11-05-2018 09 hrs

Iraqis vote in the first polls since the defeat of IS, but Iran's influence looms large, writes Jeremy Bowen.

A deadly fungus that has devastated amphibian populations worldwide probably originated in East Asia, new research suggests.

Glowing blue algae have transformed California's coast.

Three American detainees held by North Korea were welcomed home by President Trump.

Bishkek's first citizen says he wears a fake beard so that he can see the city's problems first-hand.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad scored a historic election victory.

The first meeting between sitting North Korean and US leaders will take place on 12 June.

The ministry of Home Affairs has invited suggestions for proposed amendments in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984. The proposed amendments seek to deter the prospective violators from vandalizing and destroying public/private property during agitations and other forms of protests.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and veteran Congressman A R Antulay has been admitted to the Breach Candy hospital for kidney failure.

Former Uttar Pradesh advocate general S M A Kazmi was today killed and three others were injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree in Hatigawan area, a senior police officer said here.

On the day TOI highlighted the worsening state of Delhi’s air, the National Green Tribunal cited the report and issued a slew of directions to immediately address the problem.

Armed with the umbrella painted with the slogan "Kaala dhan wapas lao, wapas lao", the MPs stormed into the well and shouted slogans against the government until Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was forced to adjourn the House till noon.

Though moves at the index level were muted, M&A news livened up early trading.

“Gold jewellery and higher value diamond jewellery are the drivers of overall 2.5x dream.”

“Gold jewellery and higher value diamond jewellery are the drivers of overall 2.5x dream.”

"Now we have a double responsibility at hand. We have to encourage people to use the record number of toilets created in the last two years," Fadnavis said.

The 21 PSBs have about 1.25 lakh branches and the six state-owned insurance companies have presence across the country.

The intervention by the govt to safeguard the tribals’ trade-interests is still pending. The result is that the forest-tribal areas continue to remain hotbeds of Left-wing extremism.