By Charlie Moloney The proportion of anaemic, pregnant women dropped 12 percentage points over a decade to 2015, government health data show, but India still has more anaemic women than any other country and a…
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) Life was back to normal in Tamil Nadu on Saturday following a peaceful dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday on the Cauvery waters dispute, marred only by the death of a self-immolation victim. Private…
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) The Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL)’s second Visakhapatnam Class-destroyer, with more than 60 per cent indigenization and increased stealth power, was launched ahead of its schedule here on Saturday, officials said….
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Remember how Munna Bhai’s trademark “Jaadu Ki Jhappi” (magical hug) in the film “Munna Bhai MBBS” worked its wonders on patients? Well, a unique communications course designed by…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 (IANS) Within three months of CPI-M strongman Pinarayi Vijayan taking over the reins of Kerala’s administration, the spotlight has shifted from him to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB)…
By Pradeep Singh and Vishal Narayan Gurgaon/Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A fews days after a case of cheating and fraud was registered against real estate developer Vatika Group’s Managing Director and three others, senior officials…
Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) A class seventh student was allegedly killed, with pellet wounds found in his body, in a late Friday clash with security forces in a hilly village on the peripheries of Srinagar…
Ranchi, Sep 17 (IANS) At least five persons were killed in a road accident involving a bus and a truck in Jharkhand’s Hazaribah district on Saturday, police said. According to police, the accident took place…
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) A student of the University of Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide on Saturday apparently due to depression, police said. Nelli Praveen Kumar, a student of first year Master of Fine Arts, was…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A panel appointed by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Saturday ordered the Delhi government to “reimburse to the state exchequer” the entire amount that the Aam Aadmi Party had…
Gandhinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently in Gujarat on a two day-trip received wishes from all over the country for his 66th birthday. He met his mother Hira Ba earlier…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “The sky will remain…
By Amulya Ganguli Be it Kashmir or Karnataka, poor governance has been responsible for making a bad situation worse. Such administrative lapses are true of minor incidents of lawlessness as well like the antics of…
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) A student of University of Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide by hanging in his hostel room on the campus on Saturday, police said. N.Praveen, a student of first year Master of Fine…
Gandhinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated his 66th birthday with his mother Hira Ba in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. “Mother’s love and blessings are the basic essence of life,” Modi tweeted in…
Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan continued to trade diplomatic barbs over Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, with Islamabad raising the issue of “unceasing oppression” even as New Delhi hit back,…
Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was “picked up” by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed for a two-day state visit as…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In order to offer students an opportunity to explore various study options available in Britain, US, Canada and New Zealand, a “Study Abroad Education Fair” will be organised by placement…
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A father-son duo was arrested in West Bengal on Friday for allegedly causing revenue loss to the government and posing a security threat by routing international Voice Over Internet Protocol calls…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) At least two persons died and three others were critically injured when a speeding car hit them as they were walking home on Thursday night, police said. The driver of…