New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Launched five years ago, the Swachh Bharat Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge making India a completely open defecation free (ODF), enabling people to embrace…
London, Sep 15 (IANS) The first-ever Trans Pride in London’s Soho Square has received “overwhelming” support as hundreds of people turned out for the event, the media reported on Sunday. Organiser Lucia Blayke said about…
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) At a time when imposition of heavy fines for violation of traffic rules is evoking public anger in parts of the country, Rachakonda police commissionerate in Greater Hyderabad is trying an…
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) At a time when imposition of heavy fines for violation of traffic rules is evoking public anger in parts of the country, Rachakonda police commissionerate in Greater Hyderabad is trying an…
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) It is not less than a rebirth for Satish Chaudhary who went missing 11 years ago and accidentally reached Bangladesh. Now, after spending more than a decade in the neighbouring country’s…
London, Sep 14 (IANS) The British Library’s advertisement outside its building has triggered a debate over the use of ‘comma’ on social media. It reads: “Shops. Caf?s. The whole wealth of human knowledge, endeavour and…
Leh, Sep 14 (IANS) A carnival of Buddhist spirituality, culture and tradition, and a grand congregation of Drukpa masters, will begin from Monday at the 17th century Hemis monastery of Drukpa lineage here, the largest…
Los Angeles, Sep 14 (IANS) British-born writer Aatish Taseer has written a piece for Vanity Fair on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, detailing how he “remains torn between his years as an Oxford-educated playboy and…
Bhubaneswar Sep 14 (IANS) An elderly woman in Odisha’s Angul district has set a rare example by solemnising the marriage of her 20-year-old daughter-in-law, months after the death of her son. Pratima Behera, a former…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A mother in the US called her newborn daughter a “little miracle” as she was born on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at 9.11 p.m. weighing 9lbs 11oz. Little Christina…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Researchers have found that tiny bubbles in our body might potentially be used to treat cancer and could fight the disease better than chemotherapy. Healthy cells in our body release…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) His hard-hitting, black-and-white photographs captured the hope of India in the making and as well as the despair of the life-changing events like the Bangladesh Liberation War,…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified details of its secret Cold War spy-pigeon missions, revealing how pigeons were trained for clandestine operations photographing sensitive sites inside the Soviet Union and…
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Genetics, lifestyle and environment are all factors that somehow influence when and how we all age. Now, researchers have revealed that four or more years with an income below the relative…
London, Sep 13 (IANS) An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-related, small vessel disease helped predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia, says a new study. When a…
London, Sep 13 (IANS) A novel method discovered recently by a group of researchers, including one of Indian-origin, shows how hair loss from chemotherapy can be prevented during cancer treatment in patients, arguably one of…
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) Researchers have found a potential treatment for polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that causes the kidneys to swell with multiple cysts and can eventually lead to organ failure. The…
Singapore, Sep 13 (IANS) Researchers have found that regular tea drinkers have better organised brain regions and this is associated with healthy cognitive function as compared to non-tea drinkers. “Our results offer the first evidence…
Mexico City, Sep 13 (IANS) Monsters, skulls and a creepy Victorian-steampunk atmosphere inspired by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s are to be recreated inside a suite where fans can spend a night and feel like…
Jakarta, Sep 13 (IANS) Charlie Cole, one of the photographers who captured the famous Tank Man on film during the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, has died. He was 64. He died last week in…