By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 30 (IANS) The famed Indian Coffee House on The Mall here will start serving from Monday snacks other than south Indian delicacies as well. The old-timers are distinctly unhappy. The…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Calling for cleansing the Indian psyche of the “deeply entrenched” VIP culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said ‘VIP’ must be replaced by ‘EPI’ — Every Person is Important….
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A group of migrant Maharashtrians, separated by some 10,000 km of oceans and nations, have joined hands to keep Marathi language, culture and traditions alive in far away…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Gujarat and Maharashtra on the eve of their Foundation Day on May 1. “I congratulate the citizens of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Both the…
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday handed over a Pakistani teen who had crossed into Indian territory inadvertently in the Abohar sector in Punjab, a BSF official said. The Pakistani…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A teenaged girl committed suicide in West Bengal’s Nadia district after her lover allegedly cheated on her and was marrying someone else, police said on Saturday. “Jasmine Khatoon, a class 11…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Alleging racial discrimination against their community in higher education policies in Mizoram, the All India Chakma Social Forum (AICSF) urged Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Saturday to address the issue…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 29 (IANS) Beijing on Saturday saw April’s hottest day in 66 years with the temperature soaring up to 33.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The temperature was unusually high for city…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A retired Indian Army Brigadier has penned a fascinating love story that traverse between India and Pakistan in the backdrop of the divisive politics that has plagued the sub-continent for…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) First lady Melania Trump visited the Children’s National Health System in Washington to help the hospital mark the official opening of a healing garden dedicated to all the first ladies of…
Udaipur, April 29 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, superstar Salman Khan, ace fashion designer J.J. Valaya, filmmaker Muzaffar Ali were among the prominent personalities who attended the wedding of Nepalese businessman and industrialist…
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) Three people escaped death by sheer luck on Friday after a truck fell off from a flyover in Punjab’s Jalandhar city and dropped on the road below, crushing an auto-rickshaw and…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) The sleepy village of Bhilar, in the heart of Maharashtra’s famed ‘strawberry country’ will soon get another identity as India’s first “book village”, Education Minister Vinod Tawde said here on Friday….
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A man was removed from a Delta Airlines flight after he used the bathroom against crew instructions while the plane was preparing for takeoff. Kima Hamilton told CNN affiliate WISN he…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Assam’s suggestion of implementing a two-child policy is not only “unnecessary” but is also “anti-women” and “anti-poor”, says an expert. “Assam’s total fertility rate (TFR) at 2.2 is not too far…
Visakhapatnam, April 28 (IANS) Naik Bhoota Venkata Ramana was to visit his home here soon. But on Thursday his family received the shocking news of his death in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir….
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has shut down calls to run for president and said she would never run for political office, the media reported. On Thursday, in her first…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) An international team of researchers has successfully retrieved human DNA in cave sediments where no skeletal remains were found, a new study revealed. The highly sensitive screening technique the team applied…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A passenger who was violently dragged off a United Airlines flight earlier this month, has reached a settlement with the airline for an undisclosed amount, his lawyers has announced. The incident…
Paris, April 28 (IANS) More than 300 students were taken ill on Thursday due to suspected food poisoning in Rouen city in France, regional authorities said. Children, aged between 3 and 12, reported symptoms of…