Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) The brother of Pakistani model-cum-actress Qandeel Baloch has confessed that he drugged and then strangled his sister in the name of “honour”. Baloch’s brother was arrested by the police on Saturday…
By Ruwa Shah Srinagar, July 17 (IANS) They have proved to be the unsung heroes: doctors in various hospitals of the Kashmir Valley have been working day and night, without proper food, facilities and beyond…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In an unusual movie preview, as many as 30 Buddhist monks and 40 sex workers sat side by side here on Saturday for a screening of Bengali director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar’s…
Patna, July 16 (IANS) Setting a rare and inspiring example that has drawn her applause, a woman in Bihar mortagaged her gold and silver jewellery to raise money for constructing toilet at her house. Phulkumari…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, July 16 (IANS) They exemplify grit and courage, proving that nothing is impossible for the fairer gender. And now these six valiant women officers of the Indian Navy are back from…
By Aadil Mir Anantnag, July 16 (IANS) Jabeena is waiting endlessly for the post-surgery care she needs desperately. But with curfew imposed in the Kashmir Valley, this 20-year-old woman cannot go to the district hospital…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, July 16 (IANS) They exemplify grit and courage, proving that nothing is impossible for the fairer gender. And now these six valiant women officers of the Indian Navy are back from…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) If you were left in shock after reading recent reports that ‘Selfie Elbow’ is a new medical condition, be warned, as the condition can catch up fast…
Bhopal, July 15 (IANS) In a first of its kind, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday approved a proposal to constitute a Department of Joy, which would work towards making a common man happy. In…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Literacy levels among India’s disabled population have gone up considerably with both men and women attaining a new high even in higher educational levels. “Out of the total disabled population…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) A total of 156 Indian nationals, including 46 from Kerala, were brought back to India from violence-hit South Sudan on Friday on board a special IAF plane as part of…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) It was a moment of joy, relief and thanksgiving for the 71 Indian nationals who arrived at Palam technical area here on Friday morning from war-torn South…
Surface finishings in ceramics from a pit house site. Credit: Gregorio de Souza et al. (2016) London, July 15 (IANS) Prehistoric proto-Jê Brazilian persons may have continually renovated and extended their pit houses to…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) It’s perhaps the best of times for cows in Haryana, thanks to the BJP government of Manohar Lal Khattar which is doing everything to pamper the bovine species,…
London, July 15 (IANS) A New Zealander quit his job last week in Auckland to become a full-time Pokemon hunter. Every morning he fills a flask with coffee, packs a rain jacket and cut lunch…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) At least 156 Indians were evacuated from violence-hit South Sudan, with 71 arriving by a special Indian Air Force flight at Palam airport of the national capitall on Friday morning….
Pune, July 15 (IANS) Millionaire money-lender, Datta D. Phuge, famous as ‘Pimpri Goldman’ was found clobbered to death near Dighi here on early Friday morning, police said. The high-profile businessman’s vehicle was accosted by some…
Nice, July 15 (IANS) When the killer truck ploughed through a crowd enjoying Bastille Day celebrations here killing 80 people, the bodies flew “like bowling pins along its path”, a horrified witness recalled. Journalist Damien…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) City based TE-A-ME Teas on Thursday said it delivered a four years’ supply of green tea to US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, requesting him to drink the beverage to become…
Kochi, July 14 (IANS) A new delicacy on dining tables in Kerala could well be African snails, millions of which have invaded many areas of the state. At a meeting called here last week to…