Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) The Nepal government will take action against an Indian couple who allegedly altered photographs of themselves to falsely depict themselves on the Mount Everest summit, an official said on Monday. The…
By Himadri Ghosh In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of Indias most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately…
Indore, July 3 (IANS) A youngster in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh breathes a new zest for life after a team of Indore surgeons successfully operated on him to fix a new nose on his…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described early 18th century Sikh military commander Banda Singh Bahadur as a “great warrior” and said farmers for the first time got their rights…
Norwich, July 3 (IANS) Realistic workloads and ongoing emotional support are essential if social workers are to manage stress and perform their job effectively, says a study by British researchers. Involving 209 child and family…
Cape Town, July 3 (IANS) Botched circumcision in South Africa has claimed at least 10 lives since the start of the winter initiation season which began in June, health officials said on Sunday. All the…
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Braveheart flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ at a function at the House of Commons in London, a spokesman said here on Sunday. The award, instituted…
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) A tribal woman in West Bengal’s Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday. This came to light in Mukhtarpaar in the Burdwan…
London, July 3 (IANS) Does your boss always punish you? If so, he or she may be afraid of losing the power and position, reveals a study. The findings showed that distrust is the main…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In 2005 Shafiq-ur-Rahman Khan launched Empower People, a group that rescues girls, mostly young brides, from trafficking. Now present in eight states with its 17,000 members the…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A large number of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community marched here on Saturday to celebrate their “Independence Day”, marking the day the Delhi High Court had decriminalised homosexuality…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Heavily armed militants chanting “Allahu Akbar” asked their hostages at a popular eatery here to recite Quranic verses to know who among them were Muslims. Others were hacked to death, according…
By Himadri Ghosh Earlier this week, when upper-caste villagers in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Firozabad tried to prevent the funeral of a Dalit paramilitary trooper killed in a terrorist ambush, it was the…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Celebrating Daughters’ Day on Friday, in memory of India-born US astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) launched a campaign for self-defence programmes for girls to instill in…
Kollam (Kerala), July 1 (IANS) A Kerala family is eagerly waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kenya, hoping that it will help secure the release of 25-year-old P. Praveen, who is languishing in…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Leading IT company Mphasis on Friday announced Mphasis Chair for Digital Accessibility and Inclusion in partnership with Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), aimed at universal accessibility for persons with disabilities (PwD)….
By Ankit Sinha New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India’s transgender community continues to battle for their rights amid all opposition. Fida, a member of India’s first…
New York, June 30 (IANS) Facebook has announced an update to its “News Feed” to prioritise posts from the user’s friends and family “so that people can see what they care about first, and dont…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Three new tourist circuits, including one in the main building, will be opened for public on July 25 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, it was announced on Thursday. “The three new tourist…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday welcomed home Sonu, the Indian boy who went missing from Delhi six years ago and was traced in Bangladesh. From Geeta to Gurpreet…