Beijing, April 14 (IANS) Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has opened an account on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, amassing over 2 million followers within 24 hours. Netizens, including those who are baffled by…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu heralded “Dunmuki” – the Tamil New Year – Thursday with traditional fervour with people visiting temples in the morning. “Puthandu Vazthukkal” (New Year greetings) is how friends and relatives…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) Hindu’s in Kerala visited temples early Thursday morning to usher in the traditional new year – Vishu. Vishu is believed to signal the arrival of good luck and fortune for the…
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) A heat wave on Wednesday swept across Telangana and Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh with most places recording a maximum temperature of above 40 degrees Celsius , while a couple of…
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) People across Odisha on Wednesday thronged various temples and special puja was conducted at the famed Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri on the occasion of Maha Vishuba Sankranti, which heralds the…
Ranchi, April 13 (IANS) Faced with a heat wave and the resultant water crisis, people in Jharkhand are trying to propitiate the gods by walking barefoot on fire in state capital Ranchi and elsewhere. “This…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday observed two-minutes’ silence in memory of those killed in the fire tragedy in Kerala’s Kollam district on Sunday. “The union cabinet meeting today morning began…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) With a barrage of smartphone health apps being launched globally — claiming to go beyond fitness or calorie checkers and spot mental illnesses or respiratory diseases –…
By Porisma Pompi Gogoi New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) At a time when residents of Delhi are hoping for a workable solution for the next phase of “odd-even” car rule from April 15, the newly…
Mumbai: Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a charity reception at Mumbai hotel on April 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Duke and Duchess of…
Padma Awards Padma Awards New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The packed Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday reverberated to applause when superstar Rajinikanth walked up to receive the Padma Vibhushan from President Pranab Mukherjee…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Tuesday could well be a day to raise the toast for the Indian economy. Official data forecast rains during the upcoming monsoon season to be above normal, retail inflation has…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) After two drought years, India will get more-than-normal monsoon rains in 2016 with a probability of 94 percent, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its first forecast for the…
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Be it physical or emotional, taking unnecessary stress can not only give you headache or neck pain but, if left unattended for long, can also trigger…
London, April 12 (IANS) Humanoid robotics and computer avatars may help rehabilitate people suffering from social disorders such as schizophrenia or social phobia in the near future, finds new research. A team from European universities…
Bhopal, April 12 (IANS) Famed Indian woman biker Veenu Paliwal has died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district, police said. The accident took place on Monday when Paliwal was on a nationwide…
By Kishori Sud Gurgaon, April 12 (IANS) If meandering in ‘Purani Dilli ki Galiyan’ to satiate your taste buds for finger-licking good ‘Daryaganj ke chhole bhature’ or melt-in-the-mouth kebabs don’t seem like the most exciting…
Agra, April 12 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 16, police have tightened security arrangements in the tourist complex area along Fatehabad…
Kollam (Kerala) April 11 (IANS) A day after the tragedy at Kerala’s Puttingal Devi temple left 109 dead and over 300 injured, women living in the temple’s vicinity are heartbroken to see their lives and…
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) A life-long dream finally came true for Boman Kohinoor, the owner of south Mumbai’s famous Irani cafe Britania & Co. Known for his love for Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II and…