Sanaa, June 3 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday announced that the toll in the cholera outbreak in Yemen has reached 605 with suspected cases exceeding 73,700. “Cholera continues to spread in Yemen,”…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Shortly before midnight on Friday, residents of an otherwise quiet home in the middle-class locality of Abhinav Nagar in Borivali east here suddenly erupted into frenzied celebrations involving…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The CBI has registered an FIR to investigate the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad, who disappeared seven months ago following an alleged altercation with ABVP…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday announced the Class 10 results for Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun and Thiruvananthapuram regions. The results can be checked on cbse.nic.in and…
New York, June 3 (IANS) In a bid to protect vulnerable teenagers from online bullying and exploitation, Facebook is reportedly launching a new messaging app that will allow parents to monitor who their children are…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) A 54-year-old godman who was bobbitised by a young woman denied her allegation of sexual molestation and claimed he was “fast asleep” when it happened. Hariswami said this to reporters here…
Srinagar, June 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday visited the Tullamulla Hindu shrine and interacted with devotees participating in the Kheer Bhawani mela, as local Muslims traditionally welcomed the Kashmiri…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Upset at seeing video footage of garbage piling up on the city roads, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued show cause notice to the Commissioners of East, North and…
Patna, June 2 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Bihar’s Kishanganj district for allegedly posting a pro-Pakistan slogan on social media, police on Friday said. Acting on a complaint, the district police arrested Afsar…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale shook parts of the national capital and Haryana early on Friday. There were no reports of any loss of life…
Canberra, June 2 (IANS) A team of researchers in Australia on Friday announced the discovery of a native plant that has the capability to cure Zika virus. The lead researcher on the project, Trudi Collet,…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, on Friday said it has come up with a wireless technology for remote monitoring of patients’ condition ferried in ambulances. Christened ‘AmbuSens’, the technology has been…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) A 12-year-old Indian-American girl from California has won the 90th National Spelling Bee, the media reported. Ananya Vinay and another Indian-American Rohan Rajeev faced each other in the final round on…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) As India’s population continues to grow and threatens to overtake that of China, a campaign started by a group called Taxpayers’ Association of Bharat wants every state…
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A dense smell of excrement attacks one’s nostrils just before the rugged downslope that leads to the banks of the Yamuna river near Shastri Park metro station…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) The famed pilgrimage centre of Shirdi in Ahmednagar is undergoing a major facelift as it prepares for the upcoming centenary year of the saint, Saibaba, to be celebrated for a year…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) In a bid to simplify and improve the operational issues in the National Pension System (NPS), the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Thursday said it has introduced…
Rome, June 1 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Thursday lauded parents who try hard to nurture a loving relationship, despite the “many” setbacks they may have over time. “I thank God for parents who strive to…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Responding to a student’s plea, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that her Trinamool Congress party will stop conducting meetings and rallies in the city’s education hub of…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) India’s national bird the peacock reproduces like any other bird, say Indian bird experts who have denounced claims by a Rajasthan High Court judge about the peacock being “celibate”. “There is…