New York, June 15 (IANS) In a bid to curb self-injury and suicide episodes globally, social networking giant Facebook has updated its suicide prevention tools which are now available to all 1.65 billion monthly active…
Shanghai, June 15 (IANS) Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the opening ceremony of Shanghai Disneyland on Thursday, the first Disney resort on the Chinese mainland. The $5 billion theme park in the city’s…
BY Abhishek Waghmare Farmhand Yashodabai Rathod, 38, migrated to Mumbai for the second time in last three years, with her husband, three daughters and three sons, brother-in-law and his wife, and their three children from…
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was quite ruthless to bowlers during his playing days, showed his compassionate side by funding the reconstruction of a rural school in West Bengal’s West Midnapore…
Port Louis (Mauritius), June 14 (IANS) Creating Indian maritime history, Indian Navy sailing ship INSV Mhadei, with a six-women crew, travelled through the stormy monsoon build-up in the Indian Ocean to reach Mauritius on Tuesday,…
Port Louis (Mauritius), June 14 (IANS) Indian Navy’s first all women sailing team on Tuesday completed their maiden voyage in open ocean as their boat berthed at Port Louis, navy officials said. The INSV Mhadei,…
By Aditya Baruah Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) In her mid-60s, Birubala Rabha looks like any tribal Rabha woman next door. What distinguishes her from the others is her commitment to fight the evil practice of…
By Somrita Ghosh Dholpur (Rajasthan), June 14 (IANS) Twenty-five-year-old Kamlesh Kumari, a resident of Sirmathura village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan, is deeply engrossed with a tab, searching for child healthcare tips while her four-month-old…
By Abhishek Waghmare Clad in denim, white tee shirt and possessed of the self-confidence of a Mumbai collegian, Babban Chavan, 25, looked distinctly out of place in the ragged tarpaulin-and-bamboo migrant camp that houses drought…
Orlando, June 14 (IANS) Thousands of people rallied in the US city of Orlando on Monday night for the first official vigil to commemorate the victims in deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub that…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to the Rajasthan government on the plight of women branded as witches in the state’s Bhilwara district. Taking sou motu…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal June 13 (IANS) The more the merrier. That’s what indigenous couples in Manipur believe. So they don’t care much about family planning. It’s not surprising then that Mutum Sobita, 44, is…
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) The boatman who drowned here last week while saving a tourist family is the real symbol and hero of the eclectic culture known as ‘Kashmiriyat’, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister…
By Surbhi Munshi New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) As the sun goes down every Wednesday, thousands of frenzied shoppers — men, women and children — queue up to shop at this brightly lit, but chaotic…
By Abhishek Waghmare A migrant from Maharashtras drought-stricken Marathwada region triples her income – if temporarily – after moving to Mumbai, climbs out of poverty and can repay loans, but families must live in 40…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) Facebook, Google and Microsoft have agreed to share information related to any “unexpected incidents” with the Bangladesh government, an official said on Sunday. “Facebook, Google and Microsoft have agreed to provide…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Delhi government on Sunday said it will inquire into a woman’s complaint that some underprivileged children were denied service at a restaurant where she had taken them to celebrate…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, June 12 (IANS) Binasakhi is busy these days. No, it’s not with household chores, but this housewife in Manipur capital is occupied because of the economic blockade — she is selling…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Delhi government on Sunday ordered a probe after a woman alleged that some underprivileged children in the city were denied service at a Connaught Place restaurant where she had…
New York, June 12 (IANS) An uncommon calm is scheduled to embrace the frenetic “Crossroads of the World”, the city’s Times Square, on June 20, this year’s Summer Solstice Day here, when thousands of people…