Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) With Mahasweta Devi’s death, the world has lost a renowned writer-activist, but for the Lodhas and Sabars – two primitive tribal groups from West Bengal – they have lost their mother,…
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Activist-writer Mahasweta Devi, who crusaded for the rights of tribals and the marginalised for decades, was on Friday cremated with full state honours as commoners and eminent personalities led by Chief…
Shanghai, July 29 (IANS) A Shanghai skyscraper ranked among the tallest in the world inaugurated a vertiginous glass walkway outside the building for visitors on Friday. Jinmao Tower opened the 1.2 metres wide glass path…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The pathetic conditions in which hens are kept, in tiny wire cages without enough space to move around, was raised in the Supreme Court on Friday. Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal…
Sydney, July 29 (IANS) On a cold and damp morning, Australian Alex Hemmer rose from his home hoping to bring joy and light to another person’s life in a world beset by hunger. “Hello good…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Following heavy rain that led to a flood-like situation in Gurgaon, Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to rush a team…
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of people, cutting across class and political barriers, gathered at Rabindra Sadan auditorium here on Friday to pay their last respects to eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi who…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal will attend a 10-day Vipassana course at a meditation centre in Nagpur. During the course, Kejriwal will have not have access to newspapers or television….
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday received a copy of a coffee table book âIndiaâs Most Powerful Womenâ at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official statement said. On the occasion, the…
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) In a rare case, a woman gave birth to conjoined twins, having two fully developed heads joined from above the chest and three arms, including a third arm protruding from the…
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Thursday condoled the death of eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi and remembered the litterateur’s support during “bad times.” “Mahasweta Devi died. Stood by me…
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Describing Mahasweta Devi’s death as West Bengal losing a “glorious mother” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the eminent writer and social activist will be cremated with full state honours….
Guwahati, July 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has instructed his ministers to visit flood-hit districts and supervise relief and rescue operations even as there are reports that over 16 lakh people have been…
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away at a city nursing home on Thursday following prolonged illness, an attending doctor said. She was 90. The Ramon Magsaysay winner is…
Panaji, July 28 (IANS) An Oman Air flight from Muscat to Chennai made an emergency landing at Goa’s Dabolim international airport on Thursday after a woman passenger suffered a cardiac arrest and died. The passenger,…
By Aadil Mir Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), July 28 (IANS) Ishfaq Wani has paid a huge price for taking to the streets screaming slogans of ‘azadi’ – he will now limp for life. The young…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The widespread water-logging in Delhi due to the monsoon led to about 78 per cent loss in work time or productivity, according to a survey. The survey conducted by a…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Hindu migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh who are now based in India can get direct admission into the MBBS and BE courses from this academic year, the External Affairs Ministry…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), July 27 (IANS) A water conservation project that will benefit 2,500 households and 10,000 individuals was on Wednesday handed over by the Coca-Cola India Foundation (Anandana) and its…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Likening the late donor and his family to god, the family of 46-year-old transplantee Madhuri Saha, who received a new lease of life thanks to a cadaveric liver transplant here on…