Chennai, Dec 12 (IANS) Chennai and its suburbs continue to receive rains since Sunday night with severe cyclonic storm set to cross close to the coast here on Monday afternoon, said weather department. According to…
Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) Thousands of Turks took to the streets on Sunday to denounce the twin bombing attacks that hit central Istanbul overnight and killed 38 people. In another development, a Kurdish militant group…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) With over 5.5 million children enslaved across the globe, Nobel laureates and world leaders on Sunday adopted a ‘Will for Children’ vowing to collectively endeavour for ending child labour in…
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) Hundreds of members of the LGBT community participated in the Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk 2016, demanding revocation of Section 377, implementation of the NALSA judgement and withdrawal of the Transgender Persons…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The message about the dangers of smoking and its correlation with heart attacks is not getting through to the public strongly enough, a leading cardiologist has warned and added that…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Joined by a host of Nobel laureates and world leaders at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday launched “100 Million for 100 Million” campaign that strives to change…
Bhopal, Dec 11 (IANS) While the central government is making an all-out effort to push for the culture of digital transactions, it is just the opposite case in Madhya Pradesh, where online booking of tickets…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed 200 puppet shows in schools to create disciplined future commuters, a senior officer said on Sunday. The officer said the Delhi Metro Rail…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Here’s the latest on a long-running battle between IAS and non-IAS cadres: Charging big brother with blocking promotions and a cadre review, the 1,700-strong association of the…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Few may be aware that the bells ringing in some of the most important temples in modern-day Maharashtra have Christian antecedents and once adorned imposing churches constructed during…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Kohinoor was not gifted to the British but they took it away by force from India, says historian and author William Dalrymple, who has written a new…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Deliberating on issues such as child trafficking and child slavery, Nobel laureates and leaders from around the world on Saturday called for the need to build a child-friendly world. Inaugurated…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Deliberating on issues such as child trafficking and child slavery, Nobel laureates and leaders from around the world on Saturday called for the need to build a child-friendly world. Inaugurated…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Calling on world leaders to collectively fight for the rights of children, Princess Charlene of Monaco on Saturday said children have the right to participate in decisions affecting them. “We…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) All 2,376 tourists, including 12 foreign nationals, who were stranded at Havelock and Neil Islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been taken to safety in Port Blair, officials said…
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) A Bihar-based filmmaker has made a full-length feature film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda for the country and his vision for transforming India. Film producer and co-director Suresh Jha…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Reminding the society about its moral obligation towards development and security of children, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said programmes and actions for children have to take centre-stage in national…
Munnar (Kerala), Dec 10 (IANS) Call it a demonetisation pain eased by a fine example of hospitality in the God’s Own Country. A 40-year-old foreigner ate at a restaurant here and didn’t pay because he…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Showing zero tolerance against the encroachers polluting Yamuna river and its banks, the DDA has decided to hand over 4,500 acres of land spread over 15 villages…
Tirupati, Dec 9 (IANS) A devotee from Delhi donated over Rs 1 crore to Sri Venkateswara Pranadanam Trust of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) which runs the affairs of India’s richest temple here. N.S. Padmanabhan…