Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Festooned in fairy lights, far from the prying and judging eyes of the public, cafe “Amra Odbhuth” (We are Queer) provides space to the LGBTQ community members here to get together…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Gujarat gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano on Monday said that after 15 years of indescribable struggle she is preparing for a new beginning after last week’s court ruling, and urged that…
Hong Kong, May 8 (IANS) The founder of Hong Kong’s independent music venue Hidden Agenda along with members of a British band and an American musician were arrested following a raid in the club by…
New Delhi/Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) An Indian woman has sought refuge at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad just two days after her marriage to a Pakistani national, informed sources said. Sources in New Delhi…
By Mudita Girotra Gurugram, May 7 (IANS) A Class 11 student here has built a device that enables visually-impaired people to read by providing them a 3D aural environment using the concept of binaural beats….
Washington, May 7 (IANS) White House curator William G. Allman has decided to retire after a career that spanned more than 40 years, the media reported. Allman’s departure will leave another key position open on…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Is Feluda, auteur Satyajit Ray’s iconic sleuth, bobbing about on a camel amid the urban jungle of the eastern metropolis? Check out a theme park launched here in New Town on…
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) In a tragic incident, Nepal’s octogenarian mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan died in the Everest Base Camp on Saturday, making it the second casualty this spring expedition. Scaling the Mt. Everest is…
Chandigarh/Shimla, May 6 (IANS) A husband-wife officer couple of Himachal Pradesh who have offered to bear the educational expenses of the school-going daughter of an Indian soldier who was killed and mutilated by the Pakistan…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Popular singer Sonu Nigam has urged the central government to take action against those who issue death threats in the form of “fatwa”. Last month, Nigam got embroiled in a…
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), May 6 (IANS) A WhatsApp message sent by an alert neighbour to a Mumbai journalist, who in turn alerted the authorities, helped prevent a minor girl’s marriage in this tourist city, officials said…
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) A total of 135 NRI Hindus drawn from over 10 countries called on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday after a visit to Ayodhya, where they had a darshan…
Berlin, May 6 (IANS) Around 50,000 people in Germany’s Hannover city will be evacuated from their homes on Sunday while experts defuse five Second World War bombs, officials said on Saturday. The operation is the…
Tokyo, May 6 (IANS) A Unesco advisory body has recommended adding Japan’s island of Okinoshima, a men-only ancient religious site in Fukuoka prefecture, to its World Heritage list, cultural authorities announced on Saturday. The advisory…
By Elizabeth Mani In a decade to 2016, the incidents of molestation (under Section 354) reported in Bengaluru increased more than four-fold, statistics compiled by the citys Commissioner of Police show. Yet, according to our…
Paris, May 6 (IANS) A law in France which bans featuring extremely thin fashion models has come into effect, the media reported. According to the law that came into effect on Friday, models will need…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The mother of Nirbhaya on Friday demanded that dedicated, separate courts should be set up in the country for speedy trial of cases involving sexual assaults on women, as the…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that the state governments and union territory administrations should “seriously” consider promoting the adoption or foster care of the children requiring care and protection…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Nirbhaya gang-rape was a case of “barbaric sexual violence against women” and also against society at large, Supreme Court Justice R. Banumathi observed on Friday, and said that in…
By Ashish Mishra and Anurag Dey New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Over four years have passed since the 2012 brutal gang rape of a para-medical student in Delhi that shook the collective conscience of the…