Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) Noted filmmaker-lyricist Gulzar has been appointed as ‘Tagore Professor of Indian Literature’ at Panjab University here. The appointment was approved by the PU syndicate, the institution’s decision-making body, on Sunday. “Panjab…
San Juan, Nov 22 (IANS/EFE) Students and professors from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) have made a Christmas tree using plastic bottles to draw attention to the need to recycle and protect the environment….
Mexico City, Nov 22 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican priest, who dances the “Alleluia” in the church as if doing a folk dance, has gone viral on social networks, where he is now known as “Lady Padre”….
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought to enhance India’s connect with its diaspora in Malaysia praising lavishly its accomplishments and making a slew of announcements, including naming a cultural…
A week after the arrest of red sanders smuggler Gangi Reddy, his wife on Saturday alleged that the Andhra Pradesh police had threatened her husband to confess to all the charges against him by the…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Hundreds of people are gathering at the Maggi Noodles’ food stall next to Hall Number 7 at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) to taste their favorite comfort food….
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Researchers including one of Indian-origin have developed a new app that allows older people residing in independent living communities play various brain games and also helps them connect with health…
London, Nov 22 (IANS) In a first, a rat took a selfie from a passed out man’s phone on a New York city railway station, a media report said. According to a tourist, a rat…
London, Nov 22 (IANS) People diagnosed with schizophrenia who are prone to hallucinations are likely to have structural differences in a key region of their brain than healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia who do…
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A team of Swedish researchers, by using living roses, has created analogue and digital electronic circuits inside living plants, calling them “electronic plants”. The experiment demonstrates wires, digital logic and displays…
New York, Nov 21 (IANS) The next few years may prove a boon for Indian-origin actors as a number of them are being roped in to play important roles in American movies and daily soaps….
Dhaka, Nov 22 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid were hanged on Sunday for the crimes against humanity they committed in 1971 to thwart…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Passengers flying to San Francisco from Bengaluru via New Delhi on Air India flight AI-173 will now be able to clear customs and immigration formalities at Bengaluru airport itself, Air…
(151120) — LAHORE, Nov. 20, 2015 (Xinhua) — Indian Sikh pilgrims wave as they arrive at a railway station in eastern Pakistan?s Lahore, Nov. 20, 2015. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims travel to Nankana Sahib in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple authorities said on Saturday they plan to move the Kerala High Court against its ban on pilgrims throwing their clothes into the Pamba river. Temple officials admitted they…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Want homely, cheap and efficient care for your elderly parents or a terminally-ill relative without the hassle of visiting hospitals every now and then? Welcome to the world of new-age…
Mumbai: Actress Kareena Kapoor during the after party of Provogue Mr. India 2015 in Mumbai, on July 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Raipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has said that she would love…
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Anita Ashok Datar, an Indian-American woman who lived in the Washington DC area, was one of the victims killed in Friday’s terror attack at a hotel in Mali, according to a…
Srinivasa Rao Pragadaraju, a resident of Ellicott City, MD, USA passed away this Thursday, 11/19/2015 6:40 pm with Colon Cancer leaving behind his wife and 2 Daughters – 12 Year and 7 Year old. Srinivasa…
The NTR Trust, the not for profit organisation working in the fields of education and healthcare, has decided to coach poor students aspiring to attend competitive examinations. The Trust will provide free coaching to aspirants…