Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS) Female mobility during the final phase of the Stone Age and start of the Bronze Age was a key element in cultural interchange between regions, according to a new study. The…
Cairo, Sep 5 (IANS) Fifty-four Egyptian pilgrims died during the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, officials said here on Tuesday. Head of Egypt’s Medical Haj Mission Ahmed el Ansary said that the…
Srinagar, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday announced he will help educate “for lifetime” the daughter of slain Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Abdul Rashid. Assistant Sub-Inspector Rashid was killed by militants…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) This year, as around 2.35 million Muslims from across the world gathered in Makkah “to renew their sense of purpose in life, erase past sins and beg…
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump spoke to two American astronauts, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer, upon their return from the International Space Station (ISS), the White House said. The President on Monday…
Panaji, Sep 4 (IANS) Repeated violators of traffic rules should be beaten with shoes, Goa’s Director General of Police Muktesh Chander said on Monday, launching a traffic awareness drive. Speaking to reporters here, when Chander…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 4 (IANS) Liquor sales in Kerala during the the 10 days of Onam touched a record high of Rs 440.6 crore, up from Rs 411.14 crore during the previous Onam season, according to…
London, Sep 4 (IANS) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, the Kensington Palace said on Monday. The Queen and both families are said to be “delighted with the news”, reports…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Inside a dimly lit tent, Khitol Rajbongshi was busy applying a fresh layer of clay on the idols of the goddess Durga. Hailing from Nadia district in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 4 (IANS) The most important day in the Onam festival calendar – Thiru Onam – was celebrated across Kerala on Monday with the 26-dish ‘sadya’ traditional feast being savoured by most Keralites. Onam…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 4 (IANS) Myanmar has blocked all UN aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to thousands of civilians at the centre of a violent military campaign in…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 4 (IANS) Nirmala Sitharaman is now a member of a powerful sisterhood of 16 female defence ministers, in a sign of rising women empowerment in an overwhelmingly male-dominated arena….
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises sexual acts “against the order of the nature” — which affects the rights of LGBTs (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals…
London, Sep 3 (IANS) It started off as a story about British football ace Wayne Rooney nabbed by police on a drink-driving charge. Saturday’s probing tabloids cascaded the story into a real life drama centered…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) An elderly couple has been allegedly murdered by a male nurse in their flat in the national capital, police said on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ram Lal…
Ranchi, Sep 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu on Saturday appealed to the people of the state to leave superstitions beliefs and donate eyes. Addressing people during the ‘Run for Vision 2017’ organised here by…
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) The Punjab government on Saturday instructed all Deputy Commissioners and district police authorities to register FIRs against fraudulent agents selling fake forms of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP) scheme to claim…
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) With rumours abounding about the future course of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect, its in-charge Vipassana appealed to the sect followers not to be misled by any rumours. Vipassana,…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Banning e-cigarettes may deprive Indian smokers of a substantially less harmful alternative, which can be against public health and can result in adverse consequences, experts have…
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) US tennis star Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at a clinic in Florida, the media reported. Williams, 35, whose partner is Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 34, was…