Delhi likely to witness traffic mess
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The national capital, which is hosting two major cultural events and at least 20,000 weddings between March 11-13, is likely to face huge traffic snarls. The Art of Living (AoL)…
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Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar bill to further empower citizens
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Aadhaar bill to give legal teeth to the government in ensuring its subsidies and services reach the intended beneficiaries directly, thereby going beyond…
Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar bill to empower citizens
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Aadhaar bill to provide a unique identity to residents and give legal teeth to the government in ensuring that its subsidies and services…
Railways launch online ‘clean my coach’ service
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched an online “clean my coach” service that allows travellers to get their compartments…
‘Lush green’ picked as colour for new Singapore buses
Singapore, March 11 (IANS) After a one-month public voting exercise by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), “Lush Green” instead of “Bright Red”, has been picked as the colour for new public buses in Singapore. The…
Why Mysore beat Chandigarh as India’s cleanest city
By Manu Moudgil Chandigarh, Indias first planned city — known for wide roads laid out in geometrical precision and large, green spaces that adorn neatly arranged rectangular neighbourhoods, called sectors — faces an unlikely problem:…
NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over brutality with farmer
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government over the brutal behaviour of police personnel and officials of a bank with a farmer…
Spiritual group to burn obscene literature
Haridwar, March 10 (IANS) A spiritual group based here will make a bonfire of obscene pictures and literature this Holi all over the country. The All World Gayatri Pariwar said in a statement on Thursday…
Indian American boy Arnav Krishna from New York in fray for $100,000 ‘Child Genius’ prize
Washington, March 10 (IANS) An Indian-American boy, with his terrific memory skills and mathematical abilities, is all set to lock horns with two other finalists in the second season of Lifetime Television’s competition “Child Genius:…
Life was no picnic for our ancestors 1.8 million years ago
New York, March 10 (IANS) Reconstructing an early East African landscape where human ancestors lived 1.8 million years ago, researchers have found that life was quite tough in the ancient times. Our human ancestors, who…
If AoL doesn’t pay fine, NGT may ban event: lawyer
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) may ban the controversial Art of Living (AoL) cultural event here if it doesn’t pay up the Rs.5 crore fine slapped on it, a lawyer…
Five-day-old youngest PAN card holder: Family
Patna, March 10 (IANS) Ashi, born only five days ago in Bihar, has become the youngest PAN card holder in the country, her father said on Thursday. Born on February 21, Ashi was allotted the…
Singapore is world’s most expensive city
Singapore, March 10 (IANS) Singapore has been ranked the world’s most expensive city to live in, a survey released on Thursday showed. Hong Kong has moved up in the ranking to the second place with…
Japanese town remains deserted after Fukushima meltdown
Tokyo, March 10 (IANS) Five years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan which triggered three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the coastal fishing village of Namie remains a ghost town….
Five submerged ‘Apostles’ discovered near Australian landmark
Melbourne, March 10 (IANS) Australian scientists have discovered five new, submerged “Apostles” — limestone columns — near one of Australia’s most iconic tourist landmarks, the Twelve Apostles. Five limestone sea stacks, coined the “drowned Apostles”,…
Art of Living slapped Rs.5 crore ‘green’ fine but event is on
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Faulting every concerned government agency over a cultural event to be held on the fragile banks of Yamuna this weekend, a green court has slapped a Rs.5-crore fine on its…
Magic fair begins in Kolkata with over 500 artistes
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Over 500 magicians from across India are here to showcase their bag of tricks and illusions at the five-day long Magic Fair, organisers said here on Wednesday. “Artistes with expertise in…
Thane girl to attend US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit
Thane (Maharashtra), March 9 (IANS) A Thane college girl studying in Mumbai has been selected to attend the US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit to be held in Washington next year. Oishika Neogi, 16, who just…
Indian condiments are spicing up global cuisine
By Sunil Soni The use of Indian condiments, or masalas as one would call in Hindustani, is increasingly becoming popular in various world cuisines. The ingredients used in Indian cuisine are unique and their mixing…
Digital inequality warning sounded for urban India
By Devanik Saha Recent indications that India’s Internet use is low and not reflected in the numbers of mobile phone connections and growth are buttressed by a new study that points to digital inequality in…