London, Dec 25 (IANS) Retaining moisture can help combat dryness to the eyes during winter season, says an opthalmologist. Dry, itchy eyes are a common problem in the winter due to low humidity. “On average,…
Vatican City, Dec 25 (IANS) Pope Francis led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas urging people to seek a simpler, less materialistic life and condemning the yawning gap between the rich and the poor. Francis,…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) At a time when the debate over machines replacing humans rages, a top Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive is convinced that machines are not here to take…
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Over a million Christians spread across Maharashtra rung in Christmas by singing carols, ringing church bells, lighting candles, attending midnight mass and exchanging Christmas greetings here on Monday at midnight. Several…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) As the industrial juggernaut continues to spread its wings in the modern society, an artist’s befitting sculptural response to it, is a visual metaphor for surfaces — and hearts –…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has replaced public buses as the go-to mode of transport for the common man in the city over the years and continues to expand its reach, having…
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) The police on Monday said they have found a man living with his mother’s decomposed body in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area. “Maitreya Bhattacharya is being interrogated after neighbours complained about a…
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) The South Goa district administration on Monday imposed a ban on flying lantern kites and using laser beams within 2 km of the state’s only airport, the Dabolim International Airport. The…
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) The US National Christmas Tree is likely to remain dark and closed to the public on Christmas eve amid the partial government shutdown that according to authorities has “complicated” repairs for…
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) In a shocking incident of honour killing in Telangana, parents allegedly murdered their 20-year-old daughter for marrying a youth from a different caste, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred in…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Dec 23 (IANS) In a country with the largest number of malnourished children in the world, the need of the hour is not small steps but giant leaps. And that giant…
Chandigarh, Dec 23 (IANS) A baby boy, who was flushed down the toilet of a train in Amritsar but was miraculously recovered alive by sweepers cleaning the train, was on Sunday being treated at the…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) In a year of unabated vitriol against liberal writers, historians and public intellectuals, books emerged as the avenue of expressing dissent and chronicling the trials and tribulations…
Valletta, Dec 23 (IANS) Malta has airlifted a newborn and his mother from a Spanish migrant ship, rescuing them from “certain death at sea”, a government spokesman said. However, the charity involved with the migrant…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the state will intervene in order to keep the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open in face of a US federal…
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) A goods train derailed in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday resulting in cancellation or diversion of many trains on the route, officials said. The goods train derailed in Baghauli…
Guwahati/Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Concerned by the growing incidents of human elephants conflict in Assam, the Indian Tea Association has organized a meet at Kolkata to consider an industry-wide collaboration to address human-elephant conflict faced…
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IANS) The N.F. Railway has decided to run four Special Trains to and from Tangani to facilitate people to join the inaugural function of Bogibeel bridge on December 25. The trains will…
Jammu, Dec 22 (IANS) Dozens of people, including a senior Jammu Development Authority official and policemen, were injured on Saturday during an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu city. Contingents of police and JDA officials are involved…
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) A man climbed a mobile tower here on Saturday, demanding that he be made the country’s Prime Minister. The man, who was not identified, hailed from Sargodha city and claimed that…