By Papri Sri Raman Oxford/London, Aug 28 (IANS) Malala, Mexico, murder mystery, MI5, movies, music, milk of various kinds, hurrying mothers pushing buggies and herding toddlers — that’s Oxfordshire in Merry Ol’ England for you…
San Francisco, Aug 28 (IANS) The viral ‘honesty app’ Sarahah where you can send or receive anonymous messages is not as anonymous as it appears as the app has been found uploading the user’s phone…
Gurugram, Aug 27 (IANS) Natasha, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India here on Sunday. Natasha, 26, is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata. Loiloi from…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the nation is proud of the six women officers of the Indian Navy who will embark next month on a mission to circumnavigate…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) As a five-year-old, she learned to stand still in one position, silently, for hours, to catch fish. “Perhaps that’s what made me a writer in the end,”…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people not to bargain over petty amounts with small shopkeepers, vegetable vendors and auto-rickshaw drivers. Modi said the people who haggle do not…
By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) Globally renowned English-Australian chef, television show host and restaurateur Gary Mehigan says he believes that “regionality is what sets Indian food apart” from the cuisines across the world….
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Be it an illegal arms haul from a deserted house or the seizure of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s stolen fountain pen a century ago, crisp tales of…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said no one has the right to violate law and order in the name of faith, in an apparent reference to the violence in…
By Mohit Dubey Vienna, Aug 27 (IANS) The second-most pleasant city to live in? Well, second is not bad, considering that Vienna held the top position in the quality of life survey for eight years…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Saturday urged the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider withdrawal of an advisory with regard to the proposed deportation of Rohingya Muslims…
By Saket Suman Thimphu, Aug 26 (IANS) Saturday turned out to be the high-point of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival as it witnessed packed sessions by some of the most popular as well as critically-acclaimed…
By Saket Suman Thimphu, Aug 26 (IANS) It is the second day of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival and a literary spell has gripped this Bhutanese capital as heavyweight writers engage in discussions and share…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A clutch of Gambhira folk performers in flood-ravaged Malda district of West Bengal are chipping in to gather funds for flood relief through their art form, officials said on Friday. According…
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Close to a hundred representatives of various sweetmeat makers from across West Bengal began a three-day relay hunger strike here on Friday to protest the imposition of Goods and Services Tax…
Kochi, Aug 25 (IANS) Kerala is all set to celebrate Onam on September 4 as people on Friday observed Atham Day that signals the arrival of the harvest festival. Atham is celebrated 10 days before…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Dalit literature is on an upswing with several new authors highlighting the plight of Dalits in India and pointing out solutions to the many grave problems they…
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) A hospital worker in Massachusetts in the US has claimed a record-breaking undivided jackpot of $758.7 million. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store in Chicopee,…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Wade through a searing memoir and a chilling indictment of the Indian prison system; get an insight look into what motivates exceptional companies and how they are a cut above…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A seven-feet-long rock python was rescued from a shrine in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area, the rescuers said on Thursday. About 80 such cases of snakes rescued from human spaces in the…