Adnan Sami to perform free concert in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistani-origin Bollywood singer Adnan Sami, who is half Kashmiri, is set to perform a musical gala on the banks of the Dal Lake here on Sunday The ‘Rhythm in Paradise’ concert…
Human Interest
Heroic image of Che again seen in every corner of Cuba
Havana, Oct 7 (IANS) The famous image of Che Guevara, immortalized by the photographer Korda, is again seen in every corner of Cuba in honour of the man called a heroic guerrilla, a pop icon…
Italian parents ordered to maintain gay 18-year-old son
Naples, Oct 6 (IANS/AKI) An Italian court on Friday ordered a couple in Naples to pay monthly maintenance to their homosexual son who was thrown out of the family home last month when he turned…
Honeypreet misleading investigation: Haryana Police
Panchkula (Haryana), Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana Police on Friday claimed that Honeypreet Insan, the closest aide of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, is misleading police in the investigation into her…
Haj Policy 2018-2022 to be unveiled on Saturday
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) The government plans to announce the much-awaited new Haj Policy 2018-2022 on Saturday, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here on Friday. The minister said a four-member committee…
U-17 WC: Kolkata to witness protest rallies against evictions
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Accusing the state government of forcefully evicting thousands of hawkers and shanty dwellers in Kolkata ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Joint Forum Against Evictions on Friday said they…
‘Amit Shah to attend ground breaking ceremony for Modi temple’
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) BJP chief Amit Shah would be attending the ground breaking ceremony later this month for a grand temple in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that would have a 100-feet statue…
Leopard rescued from Suzuki plant, production resumes
Gurugram, Oct 6 (IANS) A young leopard that strayed into the Suzuki Powertrain at Manesar in Haryana early on Thursday was rescued unhurt on Friday, after which work resumed at the engine plant of the…
Women at par with men in taking risks
London, Oct 6 (IANS) Women can be just as risk-taking as men or even more so when the conventional macho measures of daring, such as betting money at a high stake poker game or riding…
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapons group
Oslo, Oct 6 (IANS) The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), an official announcement said. The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen,…
Elderly man lay dead in Hyderabad flat for a month
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (IANS) The decomposed body of a 75-year-old man was found in a flat here, more than a month after he is suspected to have died when he stepped on a lizard and…
Dera violence: Haryana police summon sect committee members
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana police have issued summons to 45 members of a committee of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect to appear before it regarding the violence that erupted following the rape conviction of…
Bengal observes Lakshmi Puja
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) Households and community marquees across West Bengal on Thursday worshipped Hindu goddess Lakshmi with gaiety and religious fervour, fasting late into the night with prayers for prosperity and wealth. Popularly known…
Radhe Maa dances with police officers, two suspended
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Two Delhi Police officers were on Thursday suspended after a video showed self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa dancing with some police officials in uniform and seated on the chair of a…
Japanese woman dies from overwork
Tokyo, Oct 5 (IANS) Japanese labour inspectors on Thursday ruled that the death of a 31-year-old employee of the countrys public broadcaster NHK was caused due to overwork. Miwa Sado, who worked at the broadcaster’s…
Indonesian villagers eat ‘defeated’ giant python
Jakarta, Oct 5 (IANS) A giant python in an Indonesian village met an unfortunate end when it was eaten after it was defeated by a local man, the media reported on Thursday. Security guard Robert…
Ex-US Presidents to attend hurricane relief benefit
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Five former US presidents will participate in a benefit concert to raise money for hurricane relief efforts in Texas later this month, the media reported. Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W….
US woman jailed for refusing to vaccinate son
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) A US woman was on Wednesday sentenced to seven days in jail for refusing to bring her child’s vaccinations up to date, a media report said. According to ABC News, Rebecca…
SpiceJet working towards amphibious aircraft operations
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday said it is exploring opportunities with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings to introduce 10 to 14-seater amphibious aircraft operations. According to the airline, it is working…
Farmers take to unique protest to save their land
Jaipur, Oct 4 (IANS) Some farmers have been staging a unique protest — Zameen Samadhi Satyagraha — for the last three days in Ninder village near here to oppose acquisition of land by the Jaipur…