Only 33,000? Atheists cannot believe the census count
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) There’s a new minority to contend with and, at a little over 33,000, they are fewer in number than the Parsis. But the unbelieving atheists — counted separately for the…
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Patient dies due to traffic diversion in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A 50-year-old man died on way to hospital here on Saturday because his vehicle had to take a long detour due to diversions caused by Independence Day preparations, his family…
Pranab’s daughter names, shames online pervert
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday named a man who sent her obscene messages on Facebook and vowed to fight such perverts. “It was shocking…
Top honchos turn chefs for underprivileged Lucknow children
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Come August 14, on the eve of the Independence Day, the high and mighty of the land of Avadh are coming together to make a difference. More than…
Two sisters meet Akhilesh after ‘blood letter’ seeking justice
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Two teenage sisters who wrote a letter in their own blood to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking justice for their dead mother, met him here on Saturday. The girls,…
Sales of Independence Day items soar in Pakistan
Karachi, Aug 13 (IANS) Sales of Indepen-dence Day related items have doubled in Karachi, with Pakistanis more keen to celebrate on August 14 compared to earlier years, a daily reported on Saturday. Sales of flags,…
Finnish divers reveal fate of German torpedo boats in 1916
Helsinki, Aug 13 (IANS) Finnish divers have allegedly located two World War I sunk German warships in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia, the media reported on Friday. The ships were among the seven…
Agra police asked to look for MP’s dog
Agra, Aug 12 (IANS) The Agra police has been asked to look for a missing dog — a black labrador of Agra MP and former union minister Ram Shankar Katheria. In her complaint to Superintendent…
Two killed in terror attack in Assam
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IANS) Two people were killed and five injured on Friday when militants opened fire in a village in Assam’s Tinsukia district, police said. The attack is suspected to have been carried out…
‘Government rules and regulations don’t always solve problems’
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson H.L. Dattu on Friday said that there was a need to discuss the fundamental issues of Governance affecting the day to day life of…
Cow vigilantes should be declared terrorists: Vemula’s online diary
Preetha Nair New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Back in December 2015, well before politics over bovines took centrestage in India, the late Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar from University of Hyderabad, wanted cow vigilantes to…
First batch of retrenched Indian workers return from Saudi Arabia
New Delhi/Jeddah, Aug 11 (IANS) As the first batch of 26 retrenched Indian workers were on their way back home from Jeddah on Thursday, India appreciated Saudi Arabia’s prompt action to provide relief to distressed…
Noida administration launches online platform to connect with citizens
Noida, Aug 11 (IANS) The administration here has launched an “Make Noida Better” online citizen community to connect with the citizens of Noida and Greater Noida and engage them with the social efforts. The online…
Woodland, UNICEF partnership gives fillip to Swachh Bharat
Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) Woodland, the country’s leading outdoor apparel and shoe manufacturer, has marked its sixth year of support to Unicef’s WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programme running in schools across Odisha, an official…
Odisha raises Rs 1,100 cr under DMF
Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday asked the District Collectors to spend the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund judiciously for poor people in the mining-affected areas. The government has collected Rs 1,100…
After man bleeds to death, Good Samaritan Policy announced
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Acting to make citizens more responsive to accident victims after passers-by let a 32-year old man bleed to death, the Delhi government on Thursday announced that it will bring a…
Ghaziabad DM initiates action against traffic jam
Ghaziabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Newly-posted Ghaziabad District Magistrate Nidhi Kesarwani has launched a crusade against consistent traffic jams in the city. She called a meeting of officers of all concerned departments on Thursday including Ghaziabad…
Dalit forced to cremate wife’s body in front of house
Morena (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 11 (IANS) A Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district cremated the body of his wife in front of his house, claiming he was not allowed to use the cremation ground…
First batch of 25 crisis-hit workers head home from Jeddah
By Irfan Mohammed Jeddah, Aug 11 (IANS) Their “Gulf dream” in tatters and facing an uncertain future, the first batch of 25 crisis-hit Indian workers left for New Delhi from the King Abdulaziz International Airport…
Free show of ‘Rustom’ for Lucknow residents on Independence Day
New Delhi: Actors Akshay Kumar, Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta and Arjan Bajwa during the promotion of their upcoming film “Rustom” at Hansraj College in New Delhi on Aug 10, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Lucknow, Aug…