By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) The Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up with the times and speedily changing technology….
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched an interactive programme with citizens marking two years of the MyGov platform and said the site is for those who think…
By Gaurav Sharma Lhasa, Aug 6 (IANS) When they see tourists from India, Tibetan monks reverentially greet them with a “Namaste”. But beyond that, they don’t say much. The monks can be seen everywhere in…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) It’s been almost a month and Kashmir is still in disarray. The region has been locked down — the separatists have been raging over the July 8 killing…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Reckless destruction of natural resources has posed a grave threat to the environment, and the role of forest officers is crucial in preserving the environment, President Pranab Mukherjee said on…
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama turned 55 on Thursday and his Vice President and ‘best friend forever’ (bff) Joe Biden celebrated the occasion by tweeting a picture of the “Joe” and “Barack” friendship…
Greater Noida, Aug 4 (IANS) Lord Rama is worshipped all across the subcontinental India. But in Bisrakh village here, not the hero of the epic Ramayana but its anti-hero, Ravana, is deified. For, the demon…
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that the directors of Reliance Jio need not stand trial for the death of a two–year-old child, who fell into an…
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Carol Highsmith, an American photographer, filed a lawsuit against stock photo agencies Getty Images and Alamy for falsely claiming copyright of 18,755 photos she took, and demanded more than $1 billion…
Berlin, Aug 4 (IANS) A Syrian refugee has been crowned “queen” of one of Germany’s top wine-making regions, the first asylum seeker to receive such an accolade. Student Ninorta Bahno, 26, fled the civil war…
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) India, a key growth area for Wikipedia, is gearing up for a national conference “for Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange…
By Rajat Arora Even as the World Breastfeeding Week is being observed year after year, shaming of women who feed their infants in public continues brazenly. It is strange that men can urinate in public…
Perth, Aug 4 (IANS) Discovery of microscopic species of desert-dwelling crustaceans have thwarted plans to build one of Australia’s biggest uranium mines. The proposed Yeelirrie uranium mine in Western Australia (WA), 650 km northeast of…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to transfer 12 acres of National Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTCL), Indu-6 Mill land to Maharashtra government for construction of a memorial of…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Deputy Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that the sex ratio at birth in Delhi has gone up from 896 females per thousand males in 2014 to 898…
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) The fairer gender in Bihar are all for prohibition of liquor. While the men are divided over the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Bill 2016 that was recently passed by the assembly,…
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) India’s veteran shuttler Jwala Gutta has starred in a brand-new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India where she calls upon the public to support real sports…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) To many, the Olympics are a grand affair celebrating the enduring values of athletic achievement and international friendship but for the locals who were evicted for the construction of…
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) Contradicting the widespread notion that millennials are the ‘hookup’ generation, a new study has found that today’s young people are actually less sexually active than those in the previous generation….
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) The “West” in West Bengal is likely to disappear with the Mamata Banerjee government on Tuesday adopting a proposal to rename the state as “Bengal”, a move that evoked mixed reactions…