Articles by Raju Sagi
Fortis, wayForward launch mobile platform to combat stress
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare and US-based emotional wellness startup wayForward have for the first time in India launched an app-based wellness programme to manage stress and related ailments, at an event here…
More men does not mean higher rates of crime and broken homes
New York, Aug 27 (IANS) If you thought places with more men than women are likely to experience higher rates of family and social instability, think again! New research has found that surpluses of men…
22nd Delhi Book Fair opens
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The 22nd edition of the Delhi Book Fair opened in the capital on Saturday with the participation of over 250 leading companies from India and overseas. Organised by India Trade…
GMR wins contract for Goa’s greenfield airport project
Panaji, Aug 27 (IANS) GMR Airports Limited (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited has won the international competitive bid for development and operation of the Mopa greenfield airport in North Goa. The concession period…
Modi, Jung want Maliwal to be arrested, removed: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal was likely to be arrested and then removed from her post as this…
Elizabeth Olsen joins road trip drama ‘Kodachrome’
Toronto, Aug 27 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Olsen has joined the road trip drama “Kodachrome”, which stars Jason Sudeikis and Ed Harris. Olsen was earlier linked to “Kodachrome” before the Cannes Film Festival, but producers had…
Two die in stampede after Bengal hospital fire
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Two women died in a stampede on Saturday after a fire broke out in a state-run medical college and hospital in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, a top official said. The…
Turkey jails three former diplomats over coup bid
Ankara, Aug 27 (IANS) Three former top Turkish diplomats were arrested on Saturday on charges related to the recent failed coup attempt. Gurcan Balik served as executive assistant to former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as…
Sharif appoints special envoys to highlight Kashmir issue
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to highlight “the Indian brutalities and human rights abuses” in Jammu and Kashmir in key parts of the world….
Wife fell to death as hubby used smartphone app for navigation
London, Aug 27 (IANS) A 53-year-old woman was killed while descending a 3,000-feet mountain after her husband used a smartphone app to navigate instead of a paper map which apparently showed the wrong path, the…
Elderly Canadian couple forced to separate after 62 years
Ottawa, Aug 27 (IANS) A Canadian couple, after spending 62 years of their lives together, are now being forced to separate because they cannot get into the same care home. Wolf Gottschalk, 83, and his…
Kejriwal known for faking pre-poll surveys: Digvijay
Panaji, Aug 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is known for engineering fake pre-poll surveys some of which are projecting the AAP winning the next assembly elections in Goa and Punjab, Congress leader Digvijay…
Two die after consuming mango kernel gruel in Rayagada
Bhubaneswar, Aug 27 (IANS) At least two persons died and six fell severely ill after allegedly consuming mango kernel gruel in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Rayagada district, an official said on Saturday. Six persons have been admitted…
Ruckus in Himachal assembly over land acquisition
Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Saturday witnessed heated arguments and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party legislators staged a walkout protesting the two-fold compensation by the state government for acquiring land for…
Climate change takes centre stage at Mountain Echoes Litfest
By Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 27 (IANS) It may be wrong to say that the first day of the Mountain Echoes Literature Festival here began on a “positive note” as renowned author Amitav Ghosh painted…
Court notice to Sonia, Rahul on Swamy’s plea
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A court here on Saturday issued notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case on a plea filed…
Jaya Prada in UP Film Council with cabinet rank
Actress Jaya Prada. (File Photo: IANS) Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) A few days after Samajwadi Party (SP) senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh threatened to quit the party alleging he along with associate…
Runway Bridal to return with fourth edition in September
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Runway Bridal will be back with its fourth edition in September with ace fashion designers like Rohit Bal, Anju Modi and JJ Valaya as participants. The two-day bridal exhibition in…
Was Pakistan not hell when Modi went there? asks Digvijay
Panaji, Aug 27 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar should have likened Pakistan to hell when Prime Minister Narendra Modi went there, Congress leader Digvijay Singh said on Saturday. “He (Parrikar) had no objection when his…