Mann Ki Baat: Modi condemns violence
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said no one has the right to violate law and order in the name of faith, in an apparent reference to the violence in…
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World’s 2nd-most pleasant city seeks more footfalls from India
By Mohit Dubey Vienna, Aug 27 (IANS) The second-most pleasant city to live in? Well, second is not bad, considering that Vienna held the top position in the quality of life survey for eight years…
Home Ministry urged to reconsider advisory on Rohingya Muslims
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Saturday urged the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider withdrawal of an advisory with regard to the proposed deportation of Rohingya Muslims…
Bhutanese embrace top Indian authors, packed houses at Mountain Echoes Day 2
By Saket Suman Thimphu, Aug 26 (IANS) Saturday turned out to be the high-point of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival as it witnessed packed sessions by some of the most popular as well as critically-acclaimed…
Literary fever grips Thimphu as Mountain Echoes enters 2nd day
By Saket Suman Thimphu, Aug 26 (IANS) It is the second day of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival and a literary spell has gripped this Bhutanese capital as heavyweight writers engage in discussions and share…
Gambhira folk dancers pitch in for Bengal flood relief
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A clutch of Gambhira folk performers in flood-ravaged Malda district of West Bengal are chipping in to gather funds for flood relief through their art form, officials said on Friday. According…
Bengal sweetmeat makers go on hunger-strike against GST
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Close to a hundred representatives of various sweetmeat makers from across West Bengal began a three-day relay hunger strike here on Friday to protest the imposition of Goods and Services Tax…
Kerala readies for Onam
Kochi, Aug 25 (IANS) Kerala is all set to celebrate Onam on September 4 as people on Friday observed Atham Day that signals the arrival of the harvest festival. Atham is celebrated 10 days before…
Upswing in Dalit writing, but where are the readers?
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…
US hospital worker claims $759 million jackpot
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) A hospital worker in Massachusetts in the US has claimed a record-breaking undivided jackpot of $758.7 million. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store in Chicopee,…
Of prison, business, mystery and Madras
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Wade through a searing memoir and a chilling indictment of the Indian prison system; get an insight look into what motivates exceptional companies and how they are a cut above…
Python rescued from shrine in Delhi, over 80 cases since July
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A seven-feet-long rock python was rescued from a shrine in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area, the rescuers said on Thursday. About 80 such cases of snakes rescued from human spaces in the…
Lawyers welcome SC decision on right to privacy
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Eminent lawyers on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment declaring right to privacy a fundamental right, and called it a “progressive” and “landmark” judgment. The Supreme Court on Thursday held…
HC asks Centre to provide more forces ahead of Dera chief verdict
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) As thousands of followers of Dera chief Ram Rahim descended on Panchkula, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to provide additional forces ahead of the judgment…
Anganwadi workers end protest outside Kejriwal’s house
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Anganwadi workers and helpers, protesting for the last 52 days outside Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal’s residence here demanding increase in honorarium, ended their protest on Thursday. Workers under Delhi State…
Italian region holds vigil for victims of deadly quake
Rome, Aug 24 (IANS) Residents of central Italian towns that were hit by a devastating earthquake last year gathered on Thursday to hold vigils to remember the 299 people who lost their lives. Inhabitants of…
Rare bush rat rediscovered after 30 years
Perth, Aug 24 (IANS) A rare bush rat has been rediscovered living in Western Australia (WA) 30 years after it was thought to have been wiped out of the region, researchers said on Thursday. The…
14 days after girl’s suicide, Maharashtra CM aids family
Parbhani (Maharashtra), Aug 24 (IANS) A fortnight after a farmer’s daughter committed suicide to save her father from her wedding worries, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sent Rs 100,000 to her family, an official…
SC verdict will have far-reaching consequences: Yechury
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said the Supreme Court’s ruling that the right to privacy is a fundamental right will have far-reaching consequences in various domains. “Congratulations to all…
Congress hails SC’s Right to Privacy decision
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court’s judgement declaring the Right to Privacy a fundamental right and said that it rejected the Narendra Modi-led government’s attempt to whittle it…