New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the central government to fix the maximum retail price (MRP) and a ceiling price by March 1, 2017, for coronary stents, used to…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Jatra, the centuries-old Bengali folk theatre extremely popular in the villages, is in the throes of a fresh crisis post-demonetisation. With an unprecedented cash crunch that has…
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to spent Rs 15 crore to beautify the Jawaharbagh Park in Mathura, where 28 persons, including two police officers, were killed in a gun battle…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform bhoomi pooja for a grand statue and memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji during a day-long visit to Maharashtra on Saturday, officials said. The memorial and statue…
Kochi, Dec 21 (IANS) A clergyman in Kerala has donated his kidney to a Muslim woman who was suffering from kidney ailments for the last four years and saved her life, hospital authorities said on…
Hyderabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Safety Club, a non-profit organisation focused on empowering children with safety skills, has rolled out child abuse prevention safety kits and digital tools. It launched a combination of training kit for…
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge on Wednesday to commemorate the winter solstice, the shortest day in the year in the northern hemisphere. Between 3,000 and 5,000 people, many dressed as…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Centre has granted Rs 160 crore to Uttar Pradesh to construct houses for its urban poor, an official statement said on Wednesday. The UP government had proposed to construct…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) It is being called Reverse Bank of India, Rozana Bungling of India or even Rollback Bank of India and customers as well as bankers were in a spot on Wednesday…
By Quaid Najmi Pune, Dec 21 (IANS) A Pune mans wedding was solemnized in a Pune hospital ICU where his father was battling death on a ventilator. An Intensive Care Unit is hardly the venue…
By Charu Bahri Mount Abu, Rajasthan: I wouldnt be around to write this story if the Bahri clan I hail from – Hindus from that part of Punjab which is now in Pakistan – had…
Kathmandu, Dec 21 (IANS) Police in Nepal are investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl who was banished to a poorly-ventilated shed because she was menstruating, a media report said on Wednesday. The girl’s body…
Ranchi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Ranchi Police on Wednesday announced a Rs one lakh reward for any clues in the rape and murder of a 19-year-old here on December 16. When the country was mourning…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask all the airlines not to dispose of the waste mid-air. While disposing a…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Tuesday announced Rs 207 crore for the protection and development of the world heritage…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday approved a proposal to reintroduce compulsory Class X board examination from the 2017-18 academic year. The decision was taken during a…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday launched a new trilingual website that would provide all information related to Haj and also accept online application…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) More than 25 lakh people in rural areas of the country have adopted digital modes of payments through ‘Digi Dhan Abhiyan’ programme, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) said…
Imphal, Dec 20 (IANS) Various community leaders of Manipur, at a public meeting here on Tuesday, underlined the need to call off the blockade and counter-blockade and hold talks to restore “harmony and peace”. The…
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Archaeologists in China’s Hebei province have excavated an ancient tomb that dates back over 2,000 years, a media report said on Tuesday. Excavation work began on November 1 at the tomb,…