New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is suffering from dengue and is under treatment at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SRGH) here, said hospital authorities on Friday. Priyanka…
Kumarakom (Kerala), Aug 25 (IANS) A four-year-old Saudi boy died in a swimming pool at a plush resort in Kerala’s famed Kumarakom tourist spot, police said on Friday. A police officer told IANS on condition…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The world’s largest bulk tea producer, McLeod Russel India Ltd, is reviewing “low-yielding and marginal tea estates” to “revive them first”, a company official said here on Friday. The company might…
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had significant effect on the shape of human skulls, new research has found. The effect of agriculture on skull morphology was greatest in…
Darjeeling, Aug 25 (IANS) The West Bengal Police suspects the involvement of Nepalese Maoists in the recent blasts in the state’s northern hills, a senior officer said here on Friday. “We suspect the involvement of…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Debunking the notion that rigid labour laws are holding back industrial growth in India, the Niti Aayog has said the real reason behind low job creation is the industry’s inability…
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Students who avail education loan from government-owned banks can submit a request to claim interest subsidy from Canara Bank, a top official said on Friday. “The Ministry of Human Resource Development…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Here’s a typical case of necessity being the mother of invention. For 12 years, Preeti Paul, who heads the 43,000-strong Apeejay Surendra Group, searched in vain for…
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Three commuters sustained minor injuries when four coaches of a Harbour Line suburban train bound for Andheri derailed near Mahim here on Friday, officials said. After the derailment, services on the…
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) One in five or 21 per cent of new mothers who experience postpartum mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression, do not disclose their symptoms to healthcare providers, a study…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Dalit literature is on an upswing with several new authors highlighting the plight of Dalits in India and pointing out solutions to the many grave problems they…
Brasilia, Aug 25 (IANS) At least 39 persons were killed in two fatal ferry wrecks in Brazil, the media reported on Friday. “We deeply regret the loss of tens of lives in the boat accidents…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The central government on Friday took stock of the law and order situation in Punjab and Haryana ahead of a verdict against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim…
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Florida has executed an inmate for the first time in more than 18 months, administering a lethal injection drug that had not previously been used in the US, the media reported….
San Francisco, Aug 25 (IANS) Apple Inc., the technology company with iPhone smartphone as its flagship product, has announced its plan to build a new data centre in Iowa, a midwestern US state. Headquartered in…
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) NASA has released a stunning picture of dunes on the surface of Mars with snow and ice on ridges. It was spring in the Northern hemisphere when this image was taken…
Seoul, Aug 25 (IANS) South Korea will mull the resumption of the inter-Korean factory park if rgw dialogue atmosphere ripens, the country’s top policymaker in charge of affairs on North Korea said on Friday. Unification…
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Texas is expected to experience “life-threatening” floods from the heavy rains and storm surge accompanying Hurricane Harvey, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has announced. At 9 p.m. (local time) on…
Allahabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Three youths in Uttar Pradesh were washed away in the Ganga river here on Friday when they went for a holy dip on Ganesh Chaturthi, police said. Sumit Kumar and Vikas…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in outer Delhi on Friday ahead of a verdict against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, police…