Villavicencio (Colombia), Sep 8 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Friday deplored violence and “patriarchal and sexist’ attitudes towards women. “Pschological, verbal and physical violence towards women is evident,” said the Pope, who is currently visiting Colombia…
Patna, Sep 8 (IANS) They are not Hindus, not even Indians. They all are from various foreign lands, visiting India as tourists; yet they are performing the Hindu ritual of “Pinda Daan”, like lakhs of…
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers on board the Shiv Ganga Express had a providential escape on Friday when its coaches decoupled from the engine thrice over a stretch of 44 km. The train…
Sirsa/Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) JCB machines, locksmiths, forensic experts and dog squads assisted a comprehensive search operation launched by security agencies and district authorities at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana’s Sirsa town on…
By Soumya Sarkar As India urbanises at a rapid pace, there’s a daunting challenge in balancing higher energy use with a development model that is not fossil fuel-intensive and slows the growth of carbon emissions….
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) Five former US presidents launched a joint campaign to raise funds for Harvey victims, a catastrophic hurricane that left 71 dead and thousands displaced on the Texas coast. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981),…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Delhi Police on Thursday rescued a woman and her minor son and arrested a man who duped more than 14 women of nearly Rs 50 lakh on the pretext of…
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Lack of access to capital, gender bias at work place and a weak infrastructure in capacity building for women to derive necessary skill sets are the “key challenges” in the way…
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Hours before authorities and security agencies are likely to start a search and sanitisation operation inside the sprawling Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters campus near Sirsa town in Haryana, the sect’s mouthpiece…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A 70-year-old woman was stabbed to death by unknown persons in west Delhi, police said on Thursday. Police said the deceased had been identified as Laxmi Devi, a resident of…
Bhopal, Sep 7 (IANS) A hospital in Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh has reported death of 24 newborns — adding to the recent spate of infant deaths that took place in different parts of the country….
Sharjah, Sep 7 (IANS) An Indian-origin teenager based here has become one of the youngest pilots to fly a single-engine aircraft, a media report said. Mansour Anis, a 14-year-old Grade 9 student at Delhi Private…
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Prince George started his first day at school on Thursday, but his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, who is pregnant with her third child missed the occasion as she was not…
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) The Goa government is mulling a law to ban “drunken swimming” off its beaches, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Thursday. “I will seriously take up the issue with Chief…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Survivors of serious spinal injuries showcased their unwavering spirit by putting on a series of power-packed performances to mark the 2nd Spinal Cord Injury Day. Held at Talkatora Stadium on…
By Debabrat Sukla, Anjal Prakash and Aparna Unni Incessant rain in August along the Nepal-India border caused flooding in many districts of Bihar — leaving over 300 dead and affecting nearly 14 million people in…
By Anand Singh Ahmedabad, Sep 7 (IANS) It’s 6.30 a.m. and construction workers have started assembling near kadiyanakas (hiring points) in search of a job. But one is witness to an unusual scene: Their tiffin…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the provision of the Indian Penal Code that exempts a person from being charged with rape for having…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Journalists, civil society activists and students gathered in good numbers at the Press Club of India here on Wednesday to condemn and protest the killing of Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru,…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Ever since violence against the minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar resurfaced, Dil Mohammad has been living in tension silently as he desperately tries to reach his brother’s…