Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) The new Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday banned chewing of “paan” (betel leaf) and “paan masala”, widely known as “gutkha”, in all government buildings. After conducting an inspection of the Secretariat,…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the government’s response to a plea by NGO Lok Prahari, which has challenged the rules providing for lifetime pension to former members of Parliament…
New York, March 22 (IANS) India came down by one slot and was ranked 131st among 188 countries on Human Development Index (HDI) 2016 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India fell under…
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Dreamers are great achievers — but Indians, who generally dream big, fail to achieve their dreams as they are bad financial planners, a survey conducted by Aviva Life Insurance Company has…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) On the occasion of World Water Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the fellow countrymen to save every drop of the crucial resource and praised the UN for…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his greeting to people on the occasion of Bihar Day. “On the occasion of Bihar day, I offer my heartiest greetings to the…
Johannesburg, March 22 (IANS) About 80 per cent of the world’s wastewater is discharged into the environment without any treatment, said a UN report released on Wednesday in Durban, South Africa, on the occasion of…
United Nations, March 22 (IANS) Nearly 600 million children, one in four worldwide, will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UN report. The report was released late Tuesday…
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Three Indian scientific journals have featured, for the first time since their inception, special issues authored exclusively by women scientists to trigger a debate on lower representation of women in science….
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) A group of young women achievers, including filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, wrestler Sakshi Malik and youngest mountaineer Malavath Purna, on Tuesday said women achievers deal with more criticism and scrutiny based on…
New Delhi/ Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The NHRC has asked its Director General (Investigation) to depute a senior female officer for an on the spot inquiry into the allegations of police brutality against youth, including…
Patna, March 21 (IANS) In its bid to ward off embarrassments like “topper scam”, question paper leak and cheating in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the government may introduce online examination…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) After megastar Amitabh Bachchan lent his name for saving dwindling tigers, the Maharashtra government wants him to become a brand ambassador for its ‘save the girl child’ initiative, Health Minister Deepak…
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) What does British singing sensation Ed Sheeran have to do with tourism in Odisha? A lot, if an Odissi cover of Sheeran’s chartbuster “Shape of You” is to be seen and…
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) At least nine persons have died allegedly after consuming spurious country liquor in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, a senior state official said on Tuesday. “According to the preliminary report,…
Ghaziabad, March 21 (IANS) The Ghaziabad administration sealed on Tuesday 15 slaughter houses operating illegally in the city. Launching a massive drive, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Atul Kumar, accompanied by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP),…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the settlement of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute through negotiation is a better course than insisting on a judicial pronouncement. A bench of…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The longest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which was recently decommissioned, could have been converted into an aircraft museum and a hotel, but the Defence Ministry was not ready for…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Issuing a stern warning against spurious schemes being floated in the name of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme, the central government has advised people against falling into the trap of…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the city government on a plea seeking separate shelter homes for children below the age of 12 years to protect them…