New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Over the over 2,000 cases of rape that occurred in the national capital in 2015, 96.61 percent were committed by people who had an “acquaintance” with the victim or “family…
Panaji, Jan 4 (IANS) One of the most spectacular architectural relics in Goa, the crumbling St. Augustine tower in the 16th-century heritage Old Goa Church complex, will host its first musical event — a German…
Guwahati : NDRF team being airlifted from Guwahati to earthquake affected areas in Manipur on Jan 4, 2016. An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit North Eastern states of India. (Photo: IANS/DPRO) Imphal/Shillong,…
Agra, Jan 4 (IANS) Gulf-based company LuLu Group International on Monday pledged to invest Rs.1,000 crore to set up an international convention centre, a five-star hotel, and a mall in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, if…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) BBC and NTV Broadcasting Company, said to be the largest non-governmental TV network of Russia, will host shows on Kerala’s nature, culture, and the mouth-watering cuisine for global audiences. The shows…
Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi addresses during annual press conference in New Delhi on Jan.3, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A total of 1,000 traffic policemen will be given pistols within…
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Novo Nordisk, world’s leading diabetes care company, on Monday announced cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar would be the brand ambassador for ‘changing diabetes’, its programme in India to fight against the lifestyle…
Pune, Jan 4 (IANS) The All India Radio in Pune created history on Monday when its morning bulletin was read out by a visually impaired newsreader, officials said. The second half of the regular regional…
Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi addresses during annual press conference in New Delhi on Jan.3, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Delhites are “khushnaseeb” (fortunate) that Delhi Police doesn’t come under the…
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Women in a village in Bihar are celebrating — as all its 240 households have been provided with cooking gas connections and they no longer have to use firewood, cow dung…
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (IANS) Commuters on the Gurgaon Expressway were stuck for hours on Monday as Delhi Police cracked down on vehicles not following the odd-even rule while entering the national capital, police said. Traffic…
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) Software major Wipro on Monday announced it had elevated its chief executive T.K. Kurien to vice-chairman and promoted chief operating officer Abidali Z. Neemuchwala to fill his place from February 1….
(Photo: IANS) Vrindavan, Jan 4 (IANS) Celebrating the advent of Chaitnya Mahaprabhu and the 500th year of the discovery of Vrindavan and other shrines associated with Sri Krishna and his consort Radha, pilgrims and ascetics…
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) The cyber cell of the Bihar Police has begun a probe into the use of social networking site Facebook by jailed gangster Santosh Jha, police said on Monday. Jha’s role is…
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) China is considering the establishment of its first counter-terrorism college in Xi’an, the capital city of Shaanxi province, a media report said on Monday. The college, affiliated to the Northwest University…
Bhopal, Jan 4 (IANS) A three-member probe team has been set up here after the body of an elderly woman kept in a mortuary was allegedly nibbled by rats. The body had been kept at…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) South Korean electronics giant Samsung got a patent application published by the US Patent and Trademark Office related to foldable phones that may have features like a hologram and a…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Police in California arrested an 18-year-old man, accused of robbery, after he exchanged a Snapchat selfie he took with one of the victims. Police arrested Victor Almanza-Martinez and are searching…
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Hyderabad-based startup Bulbulapps, which develops apps for pre-schoolers, on Monday, announced successful funding of its Kickstarter project. Tuk-Tuk goes to Hyderabad, a travel app for kids, has received $2,000 from over…
Tokyo, Jan 4 (IANS) At least two million sets of personal data were stolen or feared leaked from 140 companies and other organisations in Japan that were hit by cyber attacks in 2015, the media…