The Independent

Humans are eating wild animals to extinction, says study!

This decline in animal population is drastically affecting the environment, as well as undermining food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America.

Oct 19, 2016, 23:54 PM IST

After 30 years, final edition of UK`s Independent goes to print

Staff at The Independent sent their final edition to the printing presses on Friday before the 30-year-old British newspaper becomes available only in digital format.

Mar 26, 2016, 07:01 AM IST

'Mumbai becomes Bombay as Sena renamed it, Kolkata not to return to Calcutta as renaming was by Left'

Questioning British newspaper The Independent's secular credentials over its decision to switch back to using Bombay in place of Mumbai when referring to India's financial capital, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday asked why the decision was not taken to refer Istanbul as Constantinople?

Feb 12, 2016, 19:02 PM IST

Britain's Independent daily drops print edition: Owner

ESI Media said it was also selling off the "i" -- a cut-price sister title -- to fund the website of The Independent, which was set up in 1986.

Feb 12, 2016, 18:18 PM IST

UK newspaper 'The Independent' to use 'Bombay' instead of Mumbai as stand against 'Hindu nationalism'

British newspaper The Independent will switch back to using Bombay rather than Mumbai when referring to India's financial capital.

Feb 10, 2016, 19:09 PM IST

Next-gen IVF treatment can help older women conceive

The technique, called Augment, is not however yet allowed in the US because it has been defined as a novel drug in need of extensive testing by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Jan 25, 2016, 14:23 PM IST

Breast milk can help take down superbugs

There's a huge amount of research and a battery of safety checks to get through first before your doctor can prescribe you a course of lactoferrin.

Jan 24, 2016, 15:25 PM IST

Antibiotic resistance putting 'super gonorrhea' at untreatability risk

All cases to date have been transmitted through heterosexual intercourse.

Dec 28, 2015, 09:54 AM IST

Teens giving cigarettes, alcohol the go-by for fruits, veggies

The change in attitude can be traced back to stricter attitudes towards drinking and smoking among parents, public health drives and a clampdown on under-age sales by newsagents and off-licences.

Dec 27, 2015, 14:02 PM IST

After Paris, we know what Mumbai-style attack looks like: British daily

After the terror strikes in Paris, we now know what a Mumbai-style terror attack looks like, a British daily said on Monday.

Nov 16, 2015, 13:23 PM IST

UK media rakes up Modi's past

Important British newspapers like The Guardian, The Times and the The Independent gave quite a space for the controversies surrounding Narendra Modi.

Nov 13, 2015, 20:51 PM IST