New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Members of the Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group on Saturday demanded free medicines for Thalassemia patients and reservation for them in government jobs. Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder due to…
Datia, Sep 16 (IANS) Two teenaged boys committed suicide by hanging themselves in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday. One of the two is suspected to have fallen prey to the infamous…
Vatican City, Sep 16 (IANS) Father Tom Uzhannalil, the Indian Catholic priest hailing from Kerala who was abducted by terrorists in Yemen, expressed his thanks to the Narendra Modi government for its concern to secure…
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A Dum Dum-bound train caused panic among the Metro railway commuters when its doors refused to open in a non-AC compartment at Shahid Khudiram Station here on Saturday, officials said. The…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) New India is defined by people who dare to dream and who strive only on the basis on their merit, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani said on Saturday….
By Frank F. Islam On August 22, the Supreme Court ruled that triple talaq — the practice which allows a man to divorce his wife instantly by saying the word talaq thrice — is unconstitutional….
Kanpur, Sep 15 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday kick-started the “Swacchta Hi Seva” campaign from Ishwariganj village of Kanpur — his home district — and administered the oath of cleanliness to the large…
By Kishori Sud Mysuru, Sep 15 (IANS) Reshma Qureshi, an acid attack survivor, stole the limelight for designer Jaheena at the fourth edition of Mysore Fashion Week 2017 in association with Crocs here on Friday….
By Ritu Tomar Gurugram, Sep 15 (IANS) The grief-stricken father of seven-year-old Pradyuman, who was done to death on September 8 inside Ryan International School near here, says prime suspect bus conductor Ashok Kumar could…
Guwahati, Sep 15 (IANS) The Assam Assembly on Friday passed a bill that makes it mandatory for state government employees to take care of their parents and needy siblings or face a cut in their…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Around 91 per cent of 15-year-old children were enrolled in secondary schools in 2016 in comparison with 78 per cent in 2009, but there has been no improvement in the…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The fantasy of plucking crisp currency notes off a “money tree” comes alive at a Durga puja celebration here, while raising the question if money is indeed eternal or has a…
Tokyo, Sep 15 (IANS) The number of people aged over 100 in Japan has increased to a record number of 67,782, a rise of over 2,000 compared to last year, an official statement said on…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Enlighten yourself on integrated marketing communications, models of communication strategy and diffusion of innovation; delve into the depths of the human psyche through stories dealing with the commoners of Tamil…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Actress Celina Jaitly, who was shamed on social media for sharing a pre-delivery photograph of her blossoming baby bump, remains unaffected by it, but says “slut-shaming” is…
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The Blue Whale Challenge has reportedly struck Pakistani teenagers as several have admitted to suffer from severe depression after playing the macabre online game, the health authorities said. At least five…
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) A memorial for the world’s oldest captive panda, Basi, who died at the age of 37 in Fuzhou, will be held on Saturday, Chinese authorities announced on Friday. He died on…
London, Sep 15 (IANS) London’s Royal College of Art has collaborated with the Ministry of Defence to design a 21st century combat uniform for the British Army. The future concept uniform went on show for…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Achutha Reddy, an Indian psychiatrist who was killed in the US state of Kansas, was mourned by his colleagues, patients and community members who remembered him as a man of compassion….
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) on Thursday organised a special ride for elderly people from an old age care centre, days after a similar arrangement was made for disabled children….