Beijing to create 15 new parks
Beijing, Aug 28 (IANS) Beijing will create 15 new parks this year, local authorities said on Monday. After their completion, 77 per cent of citizens will be able to access a park or green place…
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Jan Dhan Yojana historic movement for poor: Modi
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the beneficiaries of the Jan Dhan Yojana upon completing three years, calling it a historic initiative for the poor. “Today, the Jan Dhan…
Of Oxford and protests elsewhere in Britain
By Papri Sri Raman Oxford/London, Aug 28 (IANS) Malala, Mexico, murder mystery, MI5, movies, music, milk of various kinds, hurrying mothers pushing buggies and herding toddlers — that’s Oxfordshire in Merry Ol’ England for you…
Beware! Sarahah is secretly uploading your contacts
San Francisco, Aug 28 (IANS) The viral ‘honesty app’ Sarahah where you can send or receive anonymous messages is not as anonymous as it appears as the app has been found uploading the user’s phone…
Trans woman from Kolkata crowned first Miss Transqueen India
Gurugram, Aug 27 (IANS) Natasha, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India here on Sunday. Natasha, 26, is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata. Loiloi from…
Modi lauds navy’s all-women circumnavigation team
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the nation is proud of the six women officers of the Indian Navy who will embark next month on a mission to circumnavigate…
Being successful in an unfair, violent society is a bit complicated to deal with: Arundhati Roy
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) As a five-year-old, she learned to stand still in one position, silently, for hours, to catch fish. “Perhaps that’s what made me a writer in the end,”…
Don’t bargain with small shopkeepers: Modi
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people not to bargain over petty amounts with small shopkeepers, vegetable vendors and auto-rickshaw drivers. Modi said the people who haggle do not…
‘Regionality’ sets Indian food apart: Chef Gary Mehigan
By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) Globally renowned English-Australian chef, television show host and restaurateur Gary Mehigan says he believes that “regionality is what sets Indian food apart” from the cuisines across the world….
Real-life whodunnits a big hit on Kolkata police Facebook page
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Be it an illegal arms haul from a deserted house or the seizure of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s stolen fountain pen a century ago, crisp tales of…
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…
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,…