By Pragya Kashyap New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Kailash Satyarthi has been a campaigner for child rights nationally and internationally for three decades. His Bachpan Bachao Andolan has had particular focus on freeing children who…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Patiently awaiting her homecoming, the family of Indian aid worker Judith D’Souza, who was rescued after being abducted in Kabul in June, is looking forward to a long-pending reunion sans prying…
Kozhikode (Kerala), July 23 (IANS) As search for the missing AN-32 IAF aircraft with 29 people on board is on, the family and friends of two Kerala defence officials who were on the plane are…
Patna, July 23 (IANS) In a rare move, a poverty-stricken woman chose to sell her four goats for financing the construction of a toilet at her house in a village in Bihar’s Rohtas district over…
Perth, July 23 (IANS) Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has broken the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days. Konyukhov, who set off from Western…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) President’s Estate has got a new garden waste management unit (GWMU) as part of initiatives to advance the Swachh Bharat Mission, an official statement said on Friday. Secretary to the…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over poor healthcare facilities in Damoh district and sought its response in four weeks, officials…
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) A campaign has been launched on crowdfunding platform Milaap to raise Rs 20 lakh to help a family, which lost three of its members in drunk driving accident while three others…
New York, July 22 (IANS) All high-ranking people do not always turn out to be selfish jerks. Some become generous, especially those who do not feel their status is fair and equitable, a study says….
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) An ancient mound which has been home to people who migrated from Pakistan nearly seven decades ago will continue to be home for hundreds of people. The Haryana…
Bengaluru: Posters of Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil Film “Kabali” being erected at Urvashi theatre ahead of its release in Bengaluru on July 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) South Indian superstar Rajinikant’s latest blockbuster…
Imphal, July 21 (IANS) Tired of waiting for the government to provide them an alternate place for shops, around 2,000 women vendors on Thursday stormed three marketing complexes that were damaged in an earthquake in…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliamentarian from Punjab Bhagwant Mann on Thursday shot a video clip of his journey from home to Parliament House, including going past the various security pickets,…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to the Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation over the amputation of both hands of a girl following severe burn injuries…
Jakarta, July 21 (IANS) Thousands of Javanese Hindu devotees and travellers on Thursday climbed up Mount Bromo, an active volcano in Indonesia’s East Java province, for the traditional ‘Yadnya Kasada’ ceremony where offerings were flung…
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) Animal rights activists on Thursday called for psychiatric evaluation of eight juveniles who burnt alive three puppies and filmed the horrific act. The boys were detained and referred to the Juvenile…
London, July 21 (IANS) Why do people help those in distress or the needy when there is no direct benefit involved? Why do some people not like bribing or cheating the system? The answer may…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) To mark completion of his four years in office on July 25, President Pranab Mukherjee will launch a micro-site on Rashtrapati Bhavan website containing information on the President’s Estate as…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the gang-rape of a girl by persons who had gang-raped her three years ago. Taking…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with…