Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) In a rare surgery, doctors in state-run Calcutta Medical College and Hospital on Monday took out more than 600 iron nails from a mentally unstable person’s stomach. The doctors claimed the…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Navy to consider giving a clerical post to a sailor who was sacked for undergoing a sex change surgery. Calling for a…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Aim to generate curiosity for the lesser known, appreciation for the unfamiliar, nostalgia for the outgoing and new possibilities for the national capital’s future, the third edition of the Delhi…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Located in a dingy and dirty lane, there’s hardly any scope for the sun’s rays to penetrate into Surjeet Singh’s 50 sq yard home. The two room…
London, Oct 30 (IANS) German dictator Adolf Hitler only joined the Nazis after being shunned by another far-right political party, a leading historian has revealed. Thomas Weber, a professor of history at the University of…
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A four-part crime documentary series navigating the 2008 Aarushi Talwar murder case, will find its way on the small screen on November 26. “The Talwars – Behind Closed Doors” is Star…
Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) Goa’s Roman Catholic Church has advised citizens not to use plastic and other toxic items to decorate graves to beat pollution and to safeguard environment. The Church’s social welfare wing Caritas,…
Riyadh, Oct 30 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, a part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s major drive to modernise the…
Dhaka, Oct 30 (IANS) The lack of toilets and well-maintained manual water pumps have complicated the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, according to a UN report. The report released on Sunday said that 30 per cent…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The authorities on Sunday refused to grant permission for a candlelight march, scheduled to be carried out at the India Gate here, to demand justice for seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur, who…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Oct 29 (IANS) Acting firmly after a Swiss couple was assaulted by five youngsters in Fatehpur Sikri near here, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the rounding up of anti-social elements…
Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Railway stations and airports in Bihar witnessed heavy rush of passengers, with people heading back to their places of work outside the state, with the Chhath festival having concluded. Patna airport…
Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, who walked out of Dasna jail in Ghaziabad after being absolved of the charge of murdering their daughter and domestic help, say its a “little…
Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Renowned Gandhian Ziad Medoukh of Palestine was Saturday conferred this year’s “Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for Promoting Gandhian Values Outside India”. Besides, Shashi Tyagi, Founder and Secretary of Gramin Vikas Vigyan…
London, Oct 28 (IANS) British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s PhD thesis was accessed more than two million times “from every corner of the globe” within days of it being made available to the public,…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) Two popular pillars of education in India and elsewhere in Asia — “high-stakes” tests and private tuitions — have been denounced by Unesco as harmful to students…
United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) has warned that the coming winter will be a “harsh blow” to children affected by conflict across the Middle East unless assistance is urgently provided….
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Displaying true sportsmanship, FIFA officials flaunted and celebrated Indian fashion here on Friday after a crucial Council meet, a day ahead of the Under-17 FIFA World Cup finale. Ahead of the…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed national broadcaster Doordarshan to bring out a 10-minute show on the perils of the Blue Whale online game that has led to numerous suicides…
Karachi, Oct 27 (IANS) A nine-year-old Pakistani girl whose head hangs at a 180-degree angle is forced to live as a pariah because people are scared of her. Afhseen Qumbar, from Mithi in Pakistan’s Sindh…