Karachi, Sep 12 (IANS) Passengers aboard a Karachi-bound flight from Saudi Arabia fainted due to a faulty air-conditioning system, delaying their arrival by more than three hours, the media reported on Tuesday. Sources claim that…
Melbourne, Sep 12 (IANS) Australia’s Melbourne city has decided to name metro stations after places that feature in the “Game of Thrones” series, authorities said on Tuesday. The Victorian state government revealed that the stations…
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Percentage of US college students using marijuana was at the highest level in 2016 since the past three decades, according to a study conducted by University of Michigan researchers. The national…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India being one of the most polluted countries globally, just meeting the international air-quality standards can add “four years” to the average life of people here, while meeting the national…
Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) A group of 18 differently-abled kids along with their teachers took a ride in the Lucknow Metro on Monday. They travelled from Charbagh Metro Station to Transport Nagar Metro Station. Chidren…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump led a moment of silence in a brief, sombre ceremony at the White House on Monday to mark the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks…
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) on Monday raised strong objections to a new Australian advertising campaign featuring revered Hindu and Christians gods and other mythical figures to ‘sell’ its red meat…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A total of 1,730 dengue and 432 chikungunya cases have been reported in the national capital so far, according to the civic agencies on Monday. Among the total cases, 829…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) In a bid to uplift women’s entrepreneural spirit in the country, the All India Road Show on Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship (AIRSWEEE) programme aims to impact around 450 women…
Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) No filtered drinking water, no outdoor activity, wet waste littered in the kitchen area and no gender segregation in Goa’s government-run juvenile home ‘Apna Ghar’ has irked the Goa State Commission…
By Nikhil M. Babu New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) With about 7,000 children trafficked in India every year, child rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who set out on Monday on a Kanyakumari-Delhi…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday urged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to suspend a staff member of a city hospital for not taking proper care of a five-year-old rape…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Asserting that he was not opposed to modern concept of celebrating days like Rose Day, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday suggested that Tamil Nadu or Kerala days could…
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), Sep 11 (IANS) Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Monday launched an 11,000-km march from here to New Delhi against child trafficking and sexual abuse and urged the youth to participate to ensure…
Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) With the weather department predicting rains over the next two days, residents brace for more misery even as the city is grappling with the mess from last week’s downpour. “There will…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A 23-year-old nursing assistant was found dead mysteriously inside an ICU at a private hospital here, police said on Monday. “The police received a call from the hospital about a…
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) The global circumnavigation by an all-women Indian Navy crew is a historic occasion for India, the country’s first full-fledged woman Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday. “This is not an…
Edinburgh, Sep 10 (IANS) The bodies of hundreds of children are believed to be buried in a mass grave in Scotland, a report said on Sunday. The children were all residents of the Smyllum Park…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his good wishes to the all-women Indian Navy team which is set to embark on a journey of circumnavigation of the globe. “Today…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A 40-year-old man, who works as a peon at a private school here, was arrested for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in an empty classroom, police said on Sunday. The…