Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) Goans need not buy extra utensils to prepare large quantities of modak, a sweet dumpling served in Hindu households, for friends and family during Ganesh Chaturthi. The Utensils Banks of Goa…
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Sep 2 (IANS) Forty-seven-year-old Mohammad Sultan is a worried man. The Srinagar taxi owner bought a brand new Toyota Crysta car for Rs 19 lakh, exclusively for tourists right at the…
Canberra, Sep 2 (IANS) An elderly woman in Australia was killed by her pet rooster while she was collecting eggs from a chicken coop, media reports said on Monday. The woman, whose name and age…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Sedentary lifestyle for 20 years is associated with a two times risk of premature death as compared to those who lead a healthy life, according to a new study. “Our findings…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Sep 1 (IANS) Disruptive technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are making their way into classrooms as humanoid robots to teach students and interact with them as teachers do, at a school…
Toronto, Sep 1 (IANS) Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have shed light on how a class of medications that help regulate blood sugar for patients with Type 2 diabetes can also protect from heart…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (IANS) Kerala-based activist Aleyamma Vijayan may be identified as the one-stop point for women’s issues in the state, but that took decades of working on gender. For Aleyamma, 68, it all began…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Sep 1 (IANS) It’s a story of Piplantri, a small village in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, and Shyam Sundar Paliwal, a father grief-stricken by her daughter’s demise, and the human…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) After their retirement, the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers usually take up jobs in private companies or comfortably enjoy their post-retirement life but here is a former police…
By Kaswar Klasra Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS/ 101Reporters) The alleged conversion of a Sikh girl in Pakistan has touched a raw nerve with the minorities and sparked an outcry. The 19-year-old daughter of a Sikh…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays, which most often comes from the sun, can cause skin cancer in athletes, according to a new study. According to the researchers, limiting the sun…
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) The police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over dowry. Peerbahor SHO Rizwan Ahmed told IANS: “An FIR was registered based on the victim’s…
Paris, Aug 31 (IANS) Researchers have found that a low-cost text messaging programme improves blood sugar control in patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease. “The effect in this study was not only statistically significant…
Paris, Aug 31 (IANS) Eating nuts at least twice a week can slash the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by almost 17 per cent, a new study suggests. “Nuts are a good source of…
Toronto, Aug 31 (IANS) Teenage girls who used oral contraceptives during adolescence are three times more likely to be clinically depressed in later life, a new study warns. According to the findings published in the…
Sydney, Aug 31 (IANS) Researchers have found that alternate-day fasting (ADF) can be a safe option for calorie restriction. The study published in the journal Cell Metabolism looked at the effects of strict alternate-day fasting…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Global efforts to give refugees who are missing key paper documents such as birth certificates a digital identity could leave them vulnerable to persecution or discrimination, a new study warns. According…
Ottawa, Aug 31 (IANS) Air Canada has been ordered to pay a French-speaking couple 21,000 Canadian dollars ($15,700) and write them a letter of apology for violating their linguistic rights. Ontario couple Michel and Lynda…
Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) A school teacher in Rajasthan is all set to fly back to his home from work in a helicopter on his retirement day on Saturday. Ramesh Chand Meena has booked a…
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 30 (IANS) In an act of kindness, a ration distributor in Madhya Pradesh has been delivering goods to elderly and helpless people’s houses. Mahadev Varade delivers ration to those cardholders’ houses…