Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) A city-based private hospital, which is already under the state administration’s scanner since a patient’s death in February, was once again accused of negligence in treatment following an infant’s death on…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The United States is going through a “very difficult” period due to changing demographics, an American expert said but hoped the country will be a better place to live in…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) In a bid to portray their skill and creativity, 25 inmates from the suburban Dumdum Correctional Home on Wednesday displayed their hand-made exquisite jute products at an event named ‘The story…
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a crackdown on illegal sex determination centres in Punjab. The move came a day after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tweeted to…
United Nations, April 19 (IANS) Northeast Africa is in the grip of a “very fast-moving crisis” that is putting both Somalia and South Sudan “in peril” of severe food shortage, a top UN official said…
Amatrice (Italy), April 18 (IANS/AKI) The Mayor of Amatrice has attacked people who pose for selfies on the quake-stricken central Italian mountainside town’s ruined buildings. “I invite people to come here to experience our mountains…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday ordered a slew of measures to be taken for the safety of women, which included stringently regulating the sale of acid and reducing…
Ottawa, April 18 (IANS) Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, has apologised and offered compensation to a family after bumping their 10-year-old son from one of its overbooked flight to Costa Rica. Shanna and Brett Doyle…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) A 17-month-old baby girl from Raipur has become the youngest child in western India to undergo a liver transplant – from her donor dad – at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital,…
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) In a fresh missive to his ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has told them to declare by March 31 every year their assets and property. An official said on…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Delhi commuters will need to brace up for a no-show of taxis and autos on Tuesday as a total of 13 associations of app-based taxi and auto-drivers will observe a…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) In a bid to clear a crucial bottleneck in the proposed East West Metro Rail in the eastern metropolis, a Union Cabinet note has been prepared to seek exemption of embargo…
New York, April 17 (IANS) Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and actress Alia Bhatt are among the 53 Indians on Forbes’ list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30. The…
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) Almost one million foreign nationals worked on the Chinese mainland in 2016, the media reported on Monday. In the 1980s, less than 10,000 foreigners came to China for work each year,…
London, April 17 (IANS) Prince Harry has revealed that he sought counselling after spending almost two decades “not thinking” about the death of his mother, Diana, the Princess of Wales, the media reported. In an…
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) China’s notorious toilet paper thieves have struck again, stripping a park in Sichuan province of 1,500 rolls in just one week, the media reported on Monday. As a part of efforts…
Washington, April 17 (IANS) A US couple headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got booted off a United Airlines flight in Houston, the media reported. The incident took place on United Airlines Flight 1737…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 17 (IANS) It’s a real life scene right out of reel life. Hindi films “Karma” and “Do Aankhen Barah Haath” showed convicts being taken out of prison to be reformed….
By Devanik Saha Between 2010-11 and 2015-16, student enrolment in government schools across 20 states fell by 13 million, while private schools acquired 17.5 million new students, according to a new study that offers insights…
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Hundreds of freedom fighters from across the country started arriving here on Sunday to be honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday to mark the ongoing year-long centenary celebrations of the…