By Venkatachari Jagannathan Taichung (Taiwan), Oct 23 (IANS) Dishes such as butter chicken, naan and dal makhani are favoured by Taiwanese people at Indian restaurants, say restaurateurs in Taiwan. “During the weekends it is the…
Wayanad (Kerala), Oct 23 (IANS) Lissy, who is out on parole from Thursday till November 19, is all set to release her book ‘Kuttavaliyil ninnu Ezhuthukariyileykku’ (From Convict to Writer)written in Malayalam, next month….
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The respect and admiration that Indians have for the armed forces, will be expressed this festive season through a campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign has…
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) As a mob of around 30 students rained blows, abuses and communal slurs on JNU student Najeeb Ahmed on the night of October 14, some of them…
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) The United Nations on Friday officially named the popular comic-book character Wonder Woman as the Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls. “Gender equality is not only a…
Vatican City, Oct 22 (IANS/AKI) The private papal apartments at the summer palace of Castelgandolfo will open to the public for the first time on Saturday, following a decision by Pope Francis, the Vatican announced…
Sydney, Oct 21 (IANS) Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House is about to turn golden for a nightin celebration of Diwali, the traditional Indian festival of lights. New South Wales Premier Mike Baird will visit the…
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) Electromagnetic field (EMF) emissions from mobile towers in the country are much below the strict norms enforced by the Department of Telecom (DoT), a senior officer said here on Friday. “There…
Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) Mrida, a social business initiative of multinational auto manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra, on Friday rolled out a host of services in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district under its MPowered Village programme, an…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Delhi Metro will add 258 more coaches to its existing fleet of trains plying on the Yellow, Blue, and Red Lines, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on…
Panaji, Oct 21 (IANS) The atmosphere in cinema halls, where sometimes patrons are under the influence of alcohol, is not ideal for playing the national anthem, says Salil Chaturvedi, a paraplegic, who was assaulted in…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has recorded the highest number of deaths in judicial and police custody in the country, revealed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday. “Uttar Pradesh has recorded…
Dimapur (Nagaland), Oct 21 (IANS) A student body has urged the NSCN-IM to stop its unlawful “tax collection” from various educational departments in Arunachal Pradesh. At a meeting with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland…
Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) For the first time in China, a reality TV series that provides a peek into the lives of allegedly corrupt senior party officials and attempts to show their journey to the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (IANS) The Kerala government on Friday assured the state’s dwindling Anglo-Indian population of assistance in resurrecting their dying culture and reservation benefits, among others. Nominated Anglo-Indian member of the Kerala assembly John…
Patna, Oct 21 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav has received 44,000 marriage proposals on a WhatsApp contact number which he had provided for complaints over bad raods, officials said. Priya, Anupama, Manisha, Kanchan…
Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corp (UPSRTC) has decided to make its Volvo fleet Wi-Fi enabled on select routes, officials said on Friday. The free internet facility would be given…
Florence, Oct 21 (IANS/AKI) Archaeologists have unearthed a luxurious ancient Roman villa complete with thermal baths and stunning mosaics near the central Italian city of Florence in what they described as an “exceptional” find. “This…
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Two teenagers of Pakistani-origin, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and gamer Sumail Hassan, have been listed in the Times’ 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016, a media report said. The…
By Sahana Ghosh Singur (West Bengal), Oct 20 (IANS) “This is ‘shonar maati’ (soil of gold),” the reverence in Sushant Ghosh’s voice was unmistakable. For the 54-year-old farmer, whose family had lost 20 bigha of…