In a first, the UAE government has given birth certificate to a nine-month old girl who was born to an Indian Hindu father and a Muslim mother.
It has declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance to highlight UAE as an exemplary example of a tolerant nation.
Neuroscientists at University of California have created a virtual vocal tract, completes with lips, jaw and tongue, that can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain signals.
It could help people who could not speak due to injuries suffered in accidents or strokes or of neurodegenerative disorders.
Australia’s Claire Polosak became the first female umpire to officiate in a men’s One-day International at the ICC World Cricket League Division Two match.
As a mark of protest, India skipped the Belt and Road Forum summit in Beijing for the second time.
India is against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key component of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The US Trade Representatives (USTR) placed India on its 'Priority Watch List' for lack of "sufficient measurable improvements" to India’s Intellectual Property (IP) framework.
US threatens to take action against India based on its own law ‘Section 301 report’ or under World Trade organisation rules.
Indigenously built seventh interceptor vessel named IGCS C-441 built by L & T Ltd has joined the Indian Coast Guard Service in a ceremony at Vizhinjiam port, Kerala.