Reliance Jio brass not to stand trial for child’s death: Court
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that the directors of Reliance Jio need not stand trial for the death of a two–year-old child, who fell into an…
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Photographer sues Getty for falsely claiming copyright
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Carol Highsmith, an American photographer, filed a lawsuit against stock photo agencies Getty Images and Alamy for falsely claiming copyright of 18,755 photos she took, and demanded more than $1 billion…
Syrian refugee crowned ‘wine queen’ in Germany
Berlin, Aug 4 (IANS) A Syrian refugee has been crowned “queen” of one of Germany’s top wine-making regions, the first asylum seeker to receive such an accolade. Student Ninorta Bahno, 26, fled the civil war…
WikiConference 2016 set to give boost to Wikipedias of India
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) India, a key growth area for Wikipedia, is gearing up for a national conference “for Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange…
Stop mom-shaming those wanting to breastfeed
By Rajat Arora Even as the World Breastfeeding Week is being observed year after year, shaming of women who feed their infants in public continues brazenly. It is strange that men can urinate in public…
Microscopic creatures foil major Australian mining project
Perth, Aug 4 (IANS) Discovery of microscopic species of desert-dwelling crustaceans have thwarted plans to build one of Australia’s biggest uranium mines. The proposed Yeelirrie uranium mine in Western Australia (WA), 650 km northeast of…
Cabinet nod to transfer land for Ambedkar memorial
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to transfer 12 acres of National Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTCL), Indu-6 Mill land to Maharashtra government for construction of a memorial of…
Delhi’s sex ratio at birth goes up
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Deputy Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that the sex ratio at birth in Delhi has gone up from 896 females per thousand males in 2014 to 898…
Women support Bihar’s stringent prohibition law
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) The fairer gender in Bihar are all for prohibition of liquor. While the men are divided over the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Bill 2016 that was recently passed by the assembly,…
Shuttler Jwala campaigns for PETA against cock-fighting
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) India’s veteran shuttler Jwala Gutta has starred in a brand-new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India where she calls upon the public to support real sports…
Olympic athletes might win, but Rio’s favela dwellers have already lost
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) To many, the Olympics are a grand affair celebrating the enduring values of athletic achievement and international friendship but for the locals who were evicted for the construction of…
Why millennials are having less sex that their predecessors
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) Contradicting the widespread notion that millennials are the ‘hookup’ generation, a new study has found that today’s young people are actually less sexually active than those in the previous generation….
‘West’ may go from West Bengal as Mamata cabinet proposes name change
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) The “West” in West Bengal is likely to disappear with the Mamata Banerjee government on Tuesday adopting a proposal to rename the state as “Bengal”, a move that evoked mixed reactions…
Pope creates panel to study women deacons
Vatican City, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has set up a special commission to study the role of women deacons in the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced on Tuesday in a move that could pave…
Coast Guard rescues 28 in Gujarat
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued 28 persons trapped on rooftops following rise of water level in Auranga river near Valsad in Gujarat, officials said. A statement said that around…
Bill on rights of transgenders introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a landmark move, the central government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to give the transgender community a separate identify and also remove all stigma associated…
Pakistan minister created WhatsApp group for Cabinet
Karachi, Aug 2 (IANS) Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province Murad Ali Shah has created a group on instant messaging service WhatsApp for Cabinet members aimed at keeping him informed about their activities. Using the…
Kejriwal on 10-day Himalayan meditation course, no news or phone access
Dharamsala, Aug 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is here to attend a ‘vipassana’ session, will not be allowed to meet anyone during the 10-day meditation course or access to newspapers or mobile…
IRCTC offers semi-luxury train tour of Rajasthan
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has planned a semi-luxury train tour that would take travellers from Delhi to the historical and religious places of Rajasthan, including Udaipur, Ajmer,…
Bengal seeks scientists’ help to deal with rats gnawing at flyover
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government has sought help from scientists to crack down on the menace of rats boring deep holes at the base of a 380 metre-long key flyover in the…