Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) P. Jayalekshmi recalls with pride how she had to call out the names of two former Kerala Chief Ministers V.S. Achuthanandan and Oommen Chandy and then of the present Chief Minister…
Canberra, May 28 (IANS) A former Australian beautician arrived in Brisbane on Sunday after being released from jail in Bali, Indonesia, following a drug-trafficking conviction that earned her the title of “marijuana queen”. Schapelle Corby…
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) A suspension bridge built by the British rulers on Laspur river connecting two villages in Chitral district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province will complete 100 years in June this year as…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised environmentalist Afroz Shah and his efforts towards cleaning Mumbai’s dirtiest Versova’s beach. “I heartily congratulate Afroz Shah and his entire team for their…
New York, May 28 (IANS) Practicing Tai Chi — a form of ancient Chinese martial art — for 12-weeks may significantly reduce symptoms of depression such as persistent feeling of sadness or loss, a study…
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The case relating to the disappearance of a Dalit youth in Telangana took a dramatic turn on Saturday as police arrested his father-in-law and another relative for his murder. Police said…
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) The purpose of our government is to make Uttar Pradesh a perfect state in five years, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday as he gave away the “Vision…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 27 (IANS) People across sections in the northeastern states are more or less unanimous in their opinion that enforcement of the cattle slaughter rules issued by the central government on…
By Frank F. Islam On May 29, the United States and the world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s birth. Tragically, President Kennedy, or JFK as he was known universally, did not…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid their tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 53rd death anniversary. “Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on…
Santiago, May 27 (IANS) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the construction of the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope, to be located at the Paranal Observatory in the Antofagasta region. “Here in the Atacama Desert,…
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) Parents of a one-and-half-year-old child, who is suffering from a rare liver disorder, are seeking to raise Rs 25 lakh through a crowd funding platform, for transplant. The parents of Shrijay…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi government has taken up several measures on war footing to prevent water-logging during the monsoon, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Friday. Sisodia said inputs would…
By Vikas Datta This tall, imposing and deep-voiced actor’s achievement lay not only in the over 300 onscreen appearances in a more-than-six-decade-long acting career, with a role almost every year, but that these usually included…
Latur (Maharashtra), May 26 (IANS) When a chopper carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and five others came crashing down here on Thursday afternoon, the first person to rush to the rescue was small-time scrap…
New York, May 26 (IANS) Fathers tend to be more attentive and responsive to the needs of their toddler daughters than of their sons, finds a brain study that shows a toddler’s gender influences the…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The ‘Heritage Line’ stretch of the Delhi Metro will be operational from May 28, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Friday. An extension of the Violet Line (ITO-Escort…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Amateur radio, quintessentially a geeky hobby, has come to the rescue of a 35-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu who had puzzled doctors at a West Bengal hospital for…
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Three days after over 20 city-based journalists were beaten up by police while covering the Left parties’ protest march to state secretariat — Nabanna, the city police on Thursday arranged special…
Chamoli (Uttarakhand), May 25 (IANS) The gates of the famous Sikh shrine Shri Hemkund Sahib were opened for pilgrims after a winter break on Thursday, officials here said. Amid chants praising Guru Govind Singh, more…