Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Having countered the adverse sex ratio in the state in the last three years, the Haryana government wants to change the mindset of people on gender-related issues, a minister said on…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran film actor Vinod Khanna, describing him as a “gifted actor”, who dominated the silver screen with his outstanding persona….
Washington, April 27 (IANS) United Airlines has said it will offer up to $10,000 to passengers who give up seats on overbooked flights. The airline said it will cut back on overbooking and develop an…
Panaji, April 27 (IANS) An e-petition demanding that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar facilitate the entry of Ola and Uber cab services in Goa, one of the top tourism destinations in the country, has gone viral….
Ajmer, April 26 (IANS) A family court in Ajmer, Rajasthan, on Wednesday annulled a child marriage that was held about 18 years ago when the girl was only two and a half years old. Kavita…
Patna, April 26 (IANS) The family of CRPF trooper Abhay Kumar, who was killed in an ambush by Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday refused to accept Rs 5 lakh as compensation announced…
London, April 26 (IANS) Less than three weeks after a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight at the Chicago airport, the airline landed itself in another public relations fiasco on Wednesday after a…
Gurugram, April 26 (IANS) It will soon be an all-women affair at the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Gurugram-Delhi Expressway for the collection of the tax on vehicles, an official said on Wednesday. Kherki…
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) Avarice is bad, is the lesson a groom in a Jharkhand town learnt when he not only sought the hand of a young woman but also a brand new motorcycle from…
Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) Shobha Nehru, wife of Jawaharlal Nehru’s cousin B.K. Nehru, who died at her residence in Kasauli town of Himachal Pradesh due to age-related complications, was cremated here on Wednesday,…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Veteran cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday lashed out against a Jet Airways pilot for racial discrimination against a fellow Indian passenger on the flight. The Punjab tweaker, who is currently…
By Prachi Salve Despite recently revealed improvements, primitive sanitation is killing, retarding the growth and leaving susceptible to disease millions of children, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of the latest available national health data. Uttar…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Almost half (49 per cent) of Indian parents are concerned about their children interacting with a social predator or a cybercriminal online, a new study revealed on Wednesday. Even if…
Brussels, April 25 (IANS) Week-long celebrations will held in Belgium, Luxembourg and prominent European Union institutions to mark the third edition of International Yoga Day on June 19, the organisers said here on Tuesday. The…
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said over 45,000 cases of atrocities against Dalits were registered all over India in 2016-17 while only 40…
Bhubaneswar, April 25 (IANS) One more person died of sunstroke in Odisha as the mercury soared above 40 degrees Celsius in 17 towns in the state, authorities said on Tuesday. The office of the Special…
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Robert M. Pirsig, author of the influential 1970s philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, has died at the age of 88. Pirsig died on Monday at his home…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) CRPF trooper Abhay Mishra, killed in the Sukma Maoist attack on Monday, was the only breadwinner of the family. His father doesn’t regret losing his son for…
Kasauli, April 25 (IANS) Shobha Nehru, wife of Jawaharlal Nehru’s cousin B.K. Nehru, died at her residence in Kasauli town of Himachal Pradesh early on Tuesday due to age-related complications, her family said. She was…
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) Six mobile caravans were launched here on Tuesday to sensitise people in the rural areas about issues of gender-based discrimination in Punjab. The mobile caravans, launched by Punjab Additional Chief Secretary…