🔊 Listen to this London, April 22 (IANS) The UK went a full day without using coal to generate electricity for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, according to the National Grid. The energy…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) on Friday became the first central government hospital in the country to place a Rs 33 lakh order for Khadi products, after the Centre made…
London, April 21 (IANS) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 91st birthday on Friday, an occasion that was marked by ceremonial gun salutes and Buckingham Palace releasing a photograph of her as a baby. An…
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Four shells believed to have been left behind by invading Japanese troops during the Second World War, were unearthed in China’s Heilongjiang Province, police said on Friday. The shells, each of…
Jakarta, April 21 (IANS) US-based travel reviewer website TripAdvisor presented its 2017 “World’s Best Destination” Award to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. The award handover was conducted on Thursday night by TripAdvisor Asia Pacific Head…
Bangkok, April 21 (IANS) A top Thai official said on Friday that street food, an important part of daily life in Bangkok, will not be banned in the city. “I can assure you that there…
London, April 21 (IANS) Online shoppers in Britain spend more per household than consumers in any other country, the UK Cards Association said in a report. UK households spent the equivalent of $5,900 using payment…
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) City-based cleric Syed Sha Atef Ali Al Quaderi, who stirred a hornet’s nest by announcing a Rs 10-lakh bounty for anyone shaving Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam’s head, on Thursday said that…
Bengaluru, April 20 (IANS) At least half a dozen racing horses of the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) in the city failed dope test as their urine samples tested positive, alleged a horse owner on Thursday….
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The family of an infant who died at a city-based hospital a day ago registered a complaint of medical negligence against the establishment with the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission…
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A transporter from Delhi, who had come to collect his payment from the CFL bulb factory in Noida Sector 11 which was gutted in Wednesday’s fire, has…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) True to the old adage “breakfast like a king”, Chef Vikas Khanna on Thursday emphasised on starting the day with a healthy diet by including oats. During “Quaker Breakfast Table”…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Citizens have hailed the Union Cabinet’s decision to ban the use of red beacons atop vehicles of dignitaries and government officials. Over 10,000 citizens from across the country have expressed…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said the central government was committed to fulfil people’s aspiration to own a “pucca house” and to boost rental housing a National Urban Rental…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Sonshi (Goa), April 20 (IANS) Although annual school exams are around the corner, homework or preparing for the series of tests is the last thing on the mind of 10-year-old Vasudev Gawde…
Rome, April 20 (IANS) The Unesco has awarded its Peace Prize to Giuseppina (Giusi) Nicolini, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa, for her commitment to saving the lives of migrants and refugees, media…
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government may consider starting a service to send bodies back from hospitals. Sarma’s reaction came after the state government received…
Rome, April 19 (IANS/AKI) Francis invited four children wearing first communion garb to join him on his open-topped Popemobile for a tour of St Peter’s Square on Wednesday during his weekly general audience. The children…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city police about immediate measures they can take for the safety of women in the national capital. A division bench of Justice…