New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s controversial comments on Durga and Mahishasur appear to ignore the varied folk traditions in which the latter is adulated as a king and an ancestor, experts…
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan. 5, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Jan. 5, 2016. Obama Tuesday unveiled a handful…
Brasilia, March 1 (IANS) Brazil has started the construction of a new research station in Antarctica, four years after a fire destroyed its Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, the media reported on Tuesday. The new station…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Non-state actors were involved in the Pathankot terror attack but they cannot function smoothly without support from the state, Defence Minister Manohar…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) AIADMK members on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha demanding action against former finance minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karthi Chidambaram. AIADMK members trooped near the chairman’s podium soon…
Adelaide, March 1 (IANS) France hopes to forge an enhanced relationship with Australia if it secures the nation’s contract to build its next generation of submarines. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian revealed this while…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed two brief adjournments during Question Hour after the AIADMK members created a ruckus demanding action against former finance minister P. Chidambaram’s son over corruption…
Rome, March 1 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has set up health clinics for the homeless around St Peter’s Square in Vatican City. “We are equipped to assist everyone who comes to us. This is Pope Francis’…
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) Chinese health authorities ordered cleaning of public areas to prevent the spread of viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, including Zika, nine cases of which have been detected in the country till now….
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Krishna Vamsi has decided to delay the shoot of his upcoming Telugu horror-thriller “Rudraksha”, which was set to go on the floors from June, in order to immediately start work…
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) A pair of giant pandas will leave China for their new home in South Korea on Thursday on a 15-year lease, the media reported on Tuesday. Yuan Xin and Hua Ni…
forbidden flower New York, March 1 (IANS) Cannabis significantly affects users’ ability to recognise, process and empathise with human emotions like happiness, sadness and anger, suggests a new study. “We’re not taking a pro or…
Canberra, March 1 (IANS) Australia’s central bankers have maintained their upbeat stance on the economy despite financial market volatility, leaving the official cash rate on hold at 2 percent for the 11th straight month, the…
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) Actress Taapsee Pannu went on a getaway to the US as she wrapped up her first schedule of “Ghazi” and had a week’s time before she starts shooting for Shoojit Sircar’s…
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) International make-up artist Sean Foot, who has worked on films such as the “Lord of the Rings” franchise and Vikram-starrer “I”, has been roped in to take care of actor Simbu’s…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has hailed Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s third budget as “an accurate path to economic growth in a period of global uncertainty.” “The…
Bengaluru, March 1 (IANS) element14, the leading manufacturer of the low cost, credit-card sized computer Raspberry Pi, on Tuesday launched the new faster, more powerful “Raspberry Pi 3 Model B” that comes with built-in wireless…
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) Actress-filmmaker Lakshmy Ramakrishnan’s next Tamil directorial will be based on the experiences of people during the devastating Chennai floods which left the city ravaged last year. “Since the beginning of this…
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan and India must work to reduce human misery, said a leading Pakistani daily which observed that the ties between the two countries are “susceptible to the mood swings of both…
Kathmandu, March 1 (IANS) Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has announced to help rebuild Nepal following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the Himalayan nation in April 2015, a statement said here on Tuesday….