Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Initiating action against officials responsible for the Gorakhpur tragedy in which over 60 children died in five days, the Yogi Adityanath government has removed Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Health) Anita Bhatnagar…
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) Researchers have found that Twitter can be a useful tool to find out how widespread the misuse of prescribed opioid drug is in a particular state or town, or to…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With no sign of Gujarat parting with its free-ranging Asiatic lions for reintroduction and conservation purposes, the Madhya Pradesh forest department is now eyeing lions and cubs…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Great Game in Afghanistan – Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia and the Unending War; Author: Kallol Bhattacherjee; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 328; Price: Rs 599 Donald Trump has become the third…
Madrid, Aug 23 (IANS) A day after hacker group “OurMine” hacked social media accounts of Sony’s Playstation, Football Club (FC) Barcelona’s Twitter account has fallen prey to the group, announcing a false signing. According to…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The MeT has predicted light rains. “The sky…
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE, after opening at 31,407.47 points, touched a…
Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 74 persons, four in critical condition, were injured when 10 coaches of the Kaifiyat Express derailed in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning, police said. The…
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Celine, a luxury French fashion House founded by Celine Vipiana in 1945, made its entry in India on Wednesday with an exclusive tie up with Le Mill, a multi designer boutique….
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) The engine and five coaches of Kaifiyat Express derailed near Auraiyya district of Uttar Pradesh, injuring more than 50 passengers, police said on Wednesday. The accident occurred at 2.40 a.m. when…
Madrid, Aug 23 (IANS) Spanish judge Fernando Andreu on Tuesday decided to send to prison two of the four surviving terror suspects in connection to last week’s twin attacks. Citing a Sky News report, Xinhua…
Beijing, Aug 23 (IANS) Thousands of people were evacuated on Tuesday in parts of south China in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Hato, set to make landfall on Wednesday. The eye of Hato, the…
Bengaluru, Aug 23 (IANS) A defiant Infosys Founder N.R. Narayana Murthy will interact with investors on Wednesday through a conference call to tell his version of the software major’s boardroom battles that led to the…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A case of murder will be registered against a private property owner if a sanitation worker dies while cleaning sewers or septic tank, Delhi Water Minister Rajender Pal Gautam said…
Rome, Aug 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy spends more than 3 billion euros annually on rebuilding after earthquakes, Infrastructure Minister Graziano del Rio said on Tuesday, urging Italians make their homes and other buildings quake-proof. “Italy is…
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 22 (IANS) Around 260 people were injured in the stone-pelting at centuries-old traditional “Gotmar Fair” in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. The condition of four persons is stated to be serious….
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) Blaming the “irresponsive” and “irresponsible” central and West Bengal governments for the plight of the flood victims in northern Bengal, CPI-M politburo member Mohammed Salim on Tuesday alos criticised the media…
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday submitted to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath his report on the death of over 63 children at the BRD medical college in Gorakhpur between…
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) The US Treasury Department on Tuesday said it was imposing economic sanctions on more than a dozen Chinese and Russian individuals and firms for doing business with North Korea’s government. “It…
Doha (Qatar), Aug 22 (IANS) Qatar Airways on Tuesday entered into a new interline partnership with full-service domestic airline Vistara. According to the Gulf-based airline, the new interline agreement will allow Qatar Airways’ passengers to…