Shillong, Jan 4 (IANS) Tenzing Norgay National Adventure awardee, Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly, said on Friday that coal mining disaster in Meghalaya could have been prevented if the state mining policy was in place. At…
Jalandhar, Jan 4 (IANS) Maybe to give a glimpse of clumsy lifestyle and unyielding gadgets of the early decades of 21st century, a time capsule containing utility and other items was buried here on Friday…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dismissed all allegations of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal and said it was “far better on every count” on pricing, processes and…
London, Jan 4 (IANS) A common food additive, used in sausages, cheese, bread, dairy, baked and other processed foods, could both cause and trigger celiac disease, warns a recent study. Celiac disease is an autoimmune…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Despite adverse meteorological conditions, a sudden increase in wind speed improved the toxic air quality of the national capital to ‘very poor’ on Friday and as per the Met, it…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, women MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Friday asked the Modi government to pass the women reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha ensuring 33 per cent…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The government has so far sanctioned projects worth Rs 66,300 crore as part of the Rs 80,068-crore special package for development of Jammu and Kashmir announced by Prime Minister Narendra…
Hyderabad: Actor Kabir Bedi during a programme in Hyderabad on Jan 4, 2019. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad: Actor Kabir Bedi during a programme in Hyderabad on Jan 4, 2019. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad: Actor Kabir Bedi during…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A two-day Dalit Literature Festival will take place at Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College here on February 3 and will address “longstanding and overdue questions” of Indian society’s marginalised society,…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Union Minister Ajay Maken on Friday resigned as the Delhi Congress chief citing health reasons, party sources said. The name of former…
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh minister S.P. Singh Baghel said on Friday that Mamata Banerjee government’s attempts to deter BJP’s ‘Rath-Yatra’ rallies in West Bengal showed that the ruling party was scared of the…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to state on affidavit the steps taken to date in pursuance to the long-awaited appointment of the Lokpal. The bench of Chief…
New Delhi: Actor Akshaye Khanna during a programme organsied to promote upcoming film “The Accidental Prime Minister” in New Delhi on Jan 4, 20190 (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi: Actor Anupam Kher during a programme…
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IANS) Indonesia’s U-22 national football team has set a target of passing qualification of AFC U-23 in 2020, Indonesian football association said here on Friday. For that goal, secretary general of the…
Berlin, Jan 4 (IANS) Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have had their personal details hacked and published online, authorities said on Friday. Hackers managed to get hold of…
London, Jan 4 (IANS) If you thought that obesity affects only humans, you may be wrong. It can also shorten lives of your canine friends, finds a research. The research, from the University of Liverpool…
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) A rebound in global sentiment on hopes of a likely thaw in US-China trade relations, coupled with value buying, aided the key Indian equity indices to end on a positive note…