Celebrity panda Tai Shan takes first step toward fatherhood
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) Tai Shan, 11, a celebrity panda born and raised in the US, on Friday attempted mating for the first time since his return to China in 2010. He mated with Wen…
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Heat wave sweeps India, more blazing days ahead
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in several parts of the country on Friday with the temperature soaring several notches above the season’s average, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had little…
Haryana’s martyred son Major Deswal cremated
Jhajjar (Haryana), April 15 (IANS) The mortal remains of Major Amit Deswal, killed on Wednesday in a gun battle with Manipur militants, were consigned to flames on Friday with full military and state honours at…
Heat wave sweeps across Delhi, mercury reaches 40
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in the national capital on Friday, with the maximum temperature surging to 40.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Weather Office here said….
Injured baby elephant rescued by soldiers in Assam
Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) A baby elephant who got separated from its mother and injured itself after falling in a drain found its saviours in uniform when an army patrol rescued it and provided it…
Delhi rolls off odd-even second phase, opposition slams move
New Delhi: Civil Defence volunteers stand on Delhi streets with placards urging people to follow odd-even traffic formula on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government…
Sister of Indian dying in Lahore jail seeks Centre’s help
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Sister of Kirpal Singh, the Indian who died in a Lahore jail in Pakistan, met union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday here and sought support from the central government…
Poisonous mushrooms claim 14 lives in northeastern states
Imphal, April 15 (IANS) The toll in the northeastern states from eating poisonous mushroom has risen to 14, a Manipuri housewife becoming its latest victim on Friday. Her two children, aged 6 and 9, died…
Odisha in grip of intense heat wave
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) An intense heat wave continued to sweep Odisha as 17 regions recorded temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius on Friday while at least 30 deaths due to sunstroke were reported. While…
Gogoi orders probe into rhino poaching
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday ordered an investigation into the killing…
Safety, security to be beefed up for Thrissur Pooram fireworks
Thrissur (Kerala), April 15 (IANS) Against the backdrop of a deadly fire tragedy at a Kollam temple, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday stressed that the Thrissur Pooram fireworks display would be held keeping in…
Centre finally intervenes in Manipur bills row
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Centre has finally intervened in the controversy arising out of three bills passed by the Manipur state assembly in August last year that resulted in violence…
Rohith Vemula’s family embraces Buddhism
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The mother and brother of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar who committed suicide in Hyderabad, on Thursday embraced Buddhism here, saying they were now “truly free from shame”. “If my brother…
Stray lion returns safely to Kenya park
Nairobi, April 14 (IANS) Kenyan authorities said on Thursday that a lion which strayed from the Nairobi National Park early this week has returned to the park unharmed. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesman Paul Gathitu…
Trinamool goons threatened LJP transgender candidates, alleges party
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) They could have become the first transgenders from West Bengal to contest the assembly polls, but faced with “threats of dire consequences” from “Trinamool goons”, Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Bobby Halder…
Infosys, Coca-Cola agree to make sign language official
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Infosys co-founder N.R.Narayana Murthy and Coca-Cola India president Venkatesh Kini on Thursday co-signed a petition to make sign language an official language of India. The petitioners also urged the prime…
100 ‘Aahar’ cheap meal centres opened in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 14 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched 100 ‘Aahar’ centres that will provide cheap meals to the poor, covering all districts of the state. Under the ‘Aahar’ scheme, the state…
At 16, Arsh Ali is Indian’s youngest archaeologist at work
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) At his age, teenagers loaf around and look for fun and adventure. Not so for the 16-year-old Arsh Ali. He not only makes sketches without an eraser in…
Stephen Hawking joins Chinese social media platform
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has opened an account on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, amassing over 2 million followers within 24 hours. Netizens, including those who are baffled by…
Tamil New Year celebrated with traditional fervour
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu heralded “Dunmuki” – the Tamil New Year – Thursday with traditional fervour with people visiting temples in the morning. “Puthandu Vazthukkal” (New Year greetings) is how friends and relatives…