New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The amendment in the law more than doubling maternity leave to 26 weeks from the present 12 may have been met with great enthusiasm but a recent survey reveals that…
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Preparations are underway on a war footing for Namami Brahmaputra, the biggest ever river festival in India to be held in Assam, officials here said on Monday. The festival is set…
Brisbane, March 27 (IANS) A team of palaeontologists has identified 150 tracks from 21 dinosaur species in Australia, the University of Queensland announced on Monday. The discovery includes five different types of predatory dinosaur tracks,…
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) China has nominated Tai Chi, a form of ancient Chinese martial art, for inclusion in the Unesco List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, a media report said on Monday. The nomination, submitted…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) A large contingent of Indian-Americans gathered outside the CNN office in Chicago after the channel aired a documentary that “tarnished” Hinduism, the media reported. The protest held on Sunday was attended…
London, March 27 (IANS) A group of Muslim women stood on Westminster Bridge in a show of solidarity with victims of last week’s terror attack outside the British Parliament that killed four people. The group,…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the unique identification number – Aadhaar card – cannot be made mandatory for availing benefits under social welfare schemes. This was stated by a…
Canberra, March 27 (IANS) The Australian National University (ANU) has called on amateur astronomers to help its researchers find a new planet in the Solar System. The project to find “Planet 9” is led by…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday offered to help a German patient, who was cured of a lung disease in a Kolkata hospital, to return home following a plea…
Washington, March 26 (IANS) The Indian American community in Houston has presented $100,000 to Ian Grillot, a 24-year-old American who was shot while trying to save Indian techies Srinivas Kuchibotla and Alok Madasani during a…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 25 (IANS) The Myanmar government has rejected a UN mission to investigate the alleged persecution of the Muslim minority Rohingya group in Rakhine state, according to an official statement on Saturday….
Gurugram, March 25 (IANS) SABIC’s annual blood donation drive across India collected 1,800 units of blood in camps, a company spokesperson said on Saturday. This year, the initiative brought people together in four cities –…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A petition launched by Congress MP Sushmita Dev asking for taxes on sanitary pads to be removed has received support from several Members of Parliament. On February 25, Sushmita Dev…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The relationship between culture and nationalism as well as the impact of both of these on each other remained the high-point at a culture conclave here on Saturday. Panelists included…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) The world will celebrate Earth Hour on Saturday night by switching off lights and going “dark” for one hour to encourage participation in fighting climate change. This year the event is…
Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) Taking a cue from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand has launched its own anti-Romeo squads, with police pouncing on young men found loitering around schools and colleges without any reason. The Jharkhand Police,…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) People from the Jewish, Muslim, and Indian American communities gathered on the steps of Tifereth Israel Synagogue in northwest Washington and stood in solidarity against rising hate crimes in the US….
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his rather off-the-cuff remarks on “women’s protection”, author-columnist Twinkle Khanna on Friday suggested that he needed to do a…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A magnificently elegant interior dotted with all things artistic — surreal paintings, graffiti and moving quotations etched on its walls — houses, to the wonder of many,…
London, March 25 (IANS) Britain’s Prince George will attend a private primary school where the first rule is to “be kind” and pupils are discouraged from having best friends. Thomas’s Battersea is a few miles…