By Abhishek Waghmare For 10 years, Degal Srimangar Sao, 26, has been sleeping in the corridor of a central Mumbai commercial complex, where he delivers tea every two hours to busy corporate employees. Vijay, as…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (IANS) An 82-year-old man from Kerala became the oldest liver donor in south India, officials said on Tuesday. The donor, Vikraman, was declared brain dead after an accident late last month. The…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday cycled up the Raisina Hill to Rashtrapati Bhavan for his swearing-in as Union Minister. Meghwal, a former IAS officer,…
By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, July 5 (IANS) Eighty-one and still young. The Dalai Lama believes it’s to do with peace of mind. Turning 81 on July 6, his age is no bar to campaign for…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Percept Pictures, an integrated content creation, aggregation and distribution company, has released a short musical film “Just Begun” — which touches upon LGBTQ issue while spreading the message of love…
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, the 20-year-old Bangladeshi student who was given a chance to escape to safety by IS militants at a Dhaka cafe but chose to stand by his friends including…
By Vidhi Dhankar New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Flying Sikh Milkha Singh has shed tears on five occasions in his eventful life — and the most heart-wrenching was when he saw his family being killed…
Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) The Nepal government will take action against an Indian couple who allegedly altered photographs of themselves to falsely depict themselves on the Mount Everest summit, an official said on Monday. The…
By Himadri Ghosh In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of Indias most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately…
Indore, July 3 (IANS) A youngster in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh breathes a new zest for life after a team of Indore surgeons successfully operated on him to fix a new nose on his…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described early 18th century Sikh military commander Banda Singh Bahadur as a “great warrior” and said farmers for the first time got their rights…
Norwich, July 3 (IANS) Realistic workloads and ongoing emotional support are essential if social workers are to manage stress and perform their job effectively, says a study by British researchers. Involving 209 child and family…
Cape Town, July 3 (IANS) Botched circumcision in South Africa has claimed at least 10 lives since the start of the winter initiation season which began in June, health officials said on Sunday. All the…
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Braveheart flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ at a function at the House of Commons in London, a spokesman said here on Sunday. The award, instituted…
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) A tribal woman in West Bengal’s Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday. This came to light in Mukhtarpaar in the Burdwan…
London, July 3 (IANS) Does your boss always punish you? If so, he or she may be afraid of losing the power and position, reveals a study. The findings showed that distrust is the main…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In 2005 Shafiq-ur-Rahman Khan launched Empower People, a group that rescues girls, mostly young brides, from trafficking. Now present in eight states with its 17,000 members the…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A large number of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community marched here on Saturday to celebrate their “Independence Day”, marking the day the Delhi High Court had decriminalised homosexuality…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Heavily armed militants chanting “Allahu Akbar” asked their hostages at a popular eatery here to recite Quranic verses to know who among them were Muslims. Others were hacked to death, according…
By Himadri Ghosh Earlier this week, when upper-caste villagers in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Firozabad tried to prevent the funeral of a Dalit paramilitary trooper killed in a terrorist ambush, it was the…