Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) At 86, Dakshayani shows no signs of ageing and looks absolutely fit as she gets all set to enter the Guinness World Records as the oldest living elephant. The Travancore Devasom…
By Darshan Desai Ahmedabad, July 25 (IANS) The brutal thrashing of four Dalit youths by self-styled cow protection vigilantes is no isolated incident in Gujarat. As many as 409 incidents of atrocities on Dalits were…
London, July 25 (IANS) While it has long been known that in many parts of Africa, people and a species of wax-eating bird called the greater honeyguide work together to find wild bees’ nests, new…
London, July 25 (IANS) Researchers in Germany have discovered tools that were used for rope making about 40,000 years ago, the time when modern humans arrived in Europe. The find in Hohle Fels Cave in…
Sydney, July 25 (IANS) Australians spend a whopping $282 billion a week on meat consumption, a new survey revealed on Monday. The Australian arm of German supermarket giant Aldi who commissioned the survey said on…
By Anil Sharma Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) Every afternoon between 3 pm and 5 pm, the community centre at Neem Ka Thana town in Sikar district comes alive. Scores of children — all ragpickers –…
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Rescued Indian aid worker Judith D’Souza, who was kidnapped in Kabul early in June, on Sunday reached her city home as her family members rejoiced her homecoming. Accompanied by her brother…
Chamba, July 24 (IANS) The eight-day-long, centuries-old Hindu fair that symbolises the blossoming of maize began on Sunday in this historical Himachal Pradesh town located on the banks of the Ravi river. It was to…
By Ashish Mishra Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), July 24 (IANS) When eight months pregnant Sukmi’s water broke she was in Ongnarpal, a village deep in the jungle of Chhattisgarh where four wheelers cannot reach and the hospital…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, July 24 (IANS) There is no place for death, birth or recreation in centuries-old Ker Puja in Tripura. Steeped in intricate, time-honoured rituals, this mega tribal event is about well-being and…
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Muqtar Ahmed, an Indian Arabic calligrapher, has won one of the top prizes at the Cairo International Festival for Arabic Calligraphy. The Bengaluru-based calligrapher’s work was selected for second prize from…
CAIRO, July 24, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 23, 2016 shows the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 at the international airport in Cairo, capital of Egypt. The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 left…
Mexico City, July 24 (IANS) Two men involved in one of Mexico’s most shocking kidnapping and killing incidents have each been sentenced to 520 years in prison, media reported on Saturday. Mario Alberto Rodriguez Ledezma…
Gurgaon, July 23 (IANS) A woman sales executive at Gurgaon jewellery showroom was on Saturday honoured by Haryana Police for her courage in foiling a loot bid, police said. Zainab, 25, was given Rs 5,000…
By Pragya Kashyap New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Kailash Satyarthi has been a campaigner for child rights nationally and internationally for three decades. His Bachpan Bachao Andolan has had particular focus on freeing children who…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Patiently awaiting her homecoming, the family of Indian aid worker Judith D’Souza, who was rescued after being abducted in Kabul in June, is looking forward to a long-pending reunion sans prying…
Kozhikode (Kerala), July 23 (IANS) As search for the missing AN-32 IAF aircraft with 29 people on board is on, the family and friends of two Kerala defence officials who were on the plane are…
Patna, July 23 (IANS) In a rare move, a poverty-stricken woman chose to sell her four goats for financing the construction of a toilet at her house in a village in Bihar’s Rohtas district over…
Perth, July 23 (IANS) Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has broken the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days. Konyukhov, who set off from Western…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) President’s Estate has got a new garden waste management unit (GWMU) as part of initiatives to advance the Swachh Bharat Mission, an official statement said on Friday. Secretary to the…