War widows call on President
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The war widows of 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAK LI) (Siachen), currently on a pilgrimage tour, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday. The…
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Can playing with magnets boost your love life?
New York, June 26 (IANS) Playing with magnets could increase levels of satisfaction, intimacy and commitment amongst romantic partners, new research has suggested. The research examined the metaphor “love is a physical force”. This metaphor…
Terrorism, smuggling, drugs linked: Mukherjee
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Saying terrorism, smuggling and drug activities were linked, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said unless the common thread was broken, it would be very difficult to fight all three. Alcoholism…
Make-up earns men’s admiration, women’s jealousy
London, June 26 (IANS) Men think women who wear make-up on are more “prestigious”, while women think women with make-up on are more “dominant”, reveals new research. The findings suggest that make-up changes perceptions of…
‘Indian students should choose science, research as profession’
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian students contribution in the field of science and technology, and said that there was a need for more youth to choose science…
Majestic Mysuru palace decked up for a royal wedding
Mysuru (Karnataka), June 25 (IANS) The majestic Ambi Vilas Palace in the heart of the state’s cultural capital has been decked up and illuminated for the five-day royal wedding of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Charamaja, the titular…
I relive Emergency at every anniversary
By Sandeep Pauranik Bhopal, June 25 (IANS) Thirty nine years have passed since the end of Emergency, but my experience of those 21 months as an impressionable child never left me. It’s as if it…
LGBTs forced to hide sexuality: David Cameron
London, June 25 (IANS) The LGBT community in Britain still has to hide their sexuality even almost half a century after homosexuality was decriminalised in Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday. Cameron’s message…
Plea to PM to declare Kalpana Chawla birthday as Daughters Day
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare July 1 as Daughters Day in memory of Indo-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) has launched a campaign…
Mysuru Maharaja’s wedding rituals begin
Mysuru (Karnataka), June 24 (IANS) Elaborate rituals for the June 27 grand wedding of the Mysuru’s titular Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraj began on Friday at the Ambi Vilas Palace here amid chanting of Vedic hymns…
Quiz master Neil O’Brien is dead
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Neil O’Brien, credited with pioneering quizzing in the country, passed away here on Friday, his son and Trinamool Congress MP Derek OBrien said. The 82-year-old former Lok Sabha and West Bengal…
Soon, highways to get large rest areas called Rajmarg villages
By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Travelling on the highways is set to be a smoother and more interesting affair — a la ‘Rajmarg villages’ based on the concept of rest areas…
Century-old Shoolini fair begins in Himachal
Solan, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday inaugurated the century-old Shoolini fair here in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. A colourful procession that started from the Shoolini temple marked the beginning of three-day-long…
Government building homes that poor don’t want
By Sukanya Bhattacharyya Over 10 years, the central government spent Rs 21,482 crore ($3.2 billion) building houses for the urban poor but 23 per cent of them are vacant, according to a May 2016 answer…
NGO advert seeks sweepers from ‘upper castes’, sparks controversy
Ahmedabad, June 23 (IANS) An Ahmedabad-based NGO, Human Development and Research Centre (HDRC), sparked off a controversy by putting out an advertisement seeking “upper caste” candidates for a vacancy of cleaner-cum-sanitation worker. The recruitment advertisement…
10 iconic places to have international cleanliness standards
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central government has identified 10 iconic places for observing international standards of cleanliness under the Prime Minister’s flagship ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ with the help of the World Bank, officials…
Solar plane on course to complete Atlantic crossing
London, June 23 (IANS) The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has entered Spanish airspace with the aim of landing in Seville to complete its Atlantic crossing, BBC reported on Thursday. Pilot Bertrand Piccard…
Women continue to outnumber men in Australia
Canberra, June 23 (IANS) The latest survey of Australia’s population shows that women continue to outnumber men, after the female population hit 12 million for the first time this week. Figures released by the Australian…
How online shopping is changing rural India
By Anil K. Rajvanshi I stay in rural Maharashtra. We have reached a stage in life where we hardly shop but sometimes need specialty items like books, computer peripherals, herbal teas and the like. These…
Niroja Laxmi: An angel for children of jail inmates in Odisha
By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) A friend, philosopher and guide, she’s the motherly figure for the children of jail inmates in Odisha. Meet 42-year-old Niroja Laxmi Mohapatra, the guardian angel for these children…