Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar lent his support to the road safety campaign, although impromptuly, by advising two-wheeler riders to wear helmet. Two youngsters on a bike spotted Sachin sitting in his…
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Petrapole (West Bengal), April 8 (IANS) As the Khulna-Kolkata trial train chugged in at West Bengal’s Petrapole station, 90-year-old Kumudi Hazra’s eyes turned moist. She nostalgically remembered the early days of her…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) South Korean actress and model Baek Jin-Hee is all set to pay her first visit to India to support gender equality and youth empowerment in the marginal sections of the…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) There is immense need for value education in contemporary times, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday, acknowledging that while subjects like science and mathematics form the backbone of…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A “little amnesia,” according to one of Indias foremost poets and short story writers, can help the contemporary shake off the shackles of the past and in the process poetry…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said that although political parties talk about economic reforms and globalisation in their manifestos they never link the achievements of…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Veteran actors Shabana Azmi, Aparna Sen and Lillete Dubey expressed concern over what they called could be “manufactured” dissent, stressing on the state’s responsibility to maintain law and order in situations…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 (IANS) An 85 year-old-man was killed by stray dogs here, according to an eyewitness. Kunjikrishnan’s body was found late Friday night in an open field surrounded by about five dogs. Eyewitness Sreekantan…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh will launch a “Bharat ke Veer” web portal and mobile application that will enable donors contribute towards the families of soldiers who lost their lives in…
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is set to become the United Nations’ youngest-ever “Messenger of Peace”, the international body’s chief has announced. Yousafzai, 19, will be honoured by Secretary-General Antonio…
By Prachi Salve & Swagata Yadavar Every day at 7 pm, Munjaba Shingare, 42, leaves his home in Vangani village in Thane district, to begin his work day. Carrying his dholki, a two-headed drum, he…
Washington, April 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and a Spanish chef settled a legal battle over a scrapped deal to open a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel in Washington. In a joint statement…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Entrepreneur Sussanne Khan and film director Gauri Shinde were on Friday honoured as young women achievers by Union Minister Smriti Irani on behalf of Young FICCI Ladies Organisation (YFLO) at…
Chandigarh, April 7 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the state, the sex ratio at birth in Haryana has touched the 950 mark, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here on Friday….
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Delhi government over reported administering of contaminated injections to 20 eye patients at Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital,…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A 22-year-old man viciously attacked a woman journalist he was attracted to after she spurned his advances, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Sanjay — a resident of…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Director of ‘Pink’ Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury on Friday credited megastar Amitabh Bachchan for the wide reach and spread of the film among the people. “The film spread so far and wide,…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Former BJP parliamentarian Tarun Vijay on Friday apologised for his controversial remarks concerning South Indian people, which he had made while seeking to deny allegations of racism in India. Vijay…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Delhi Police on Friday were in the dark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to visit the airport to receive Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and he travelled with no…
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) From the mouth-watering delicacies to the enchanting dance forms and primitive arts and handicrafts kept alive by tribal artisans, people in New Delhi will enjoy the rich tradition and culture of…