Hyderabad again ranks top in quality of living
Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) Hyderabad has emerged as the city with the best quality of living in India for the third year in a row, according to Mercer’s Quality of Living rankings 2017. For the…
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Coldest Holi in five years made people prefer dry colours
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) It was mostly a dry Holi, with gulal powder in and water balloons and pichkaris largely avoided, as the national capital celebrated its coldest festival of colours…
148-kg Aurangabad woman ‘crowd-funds’ bariatric surgery
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) A 148-kg woman hailing from a poor family hopes to get a new lease of life after she managed to ‘crowd-fund’ her bariatric surgery, an official said here on Tuesday. The…
JNU student’s family suspects foul play in his death
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Suspecting a foul play, the family members of J. Muthukrishnan, an M.Phil student at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), on Tuesday demanded a probe into his death. Speaking to reporters his mother…
Rare joint-replacement surgery enables man walk after decade
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) In the world’s second such case, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has given a new lease of life to a 20-year-old man by performing a rare…
Ink attack on Kannada writer
Davanagere, March 14 (IANS) Kannada writer Yogesh Master, who is said to have hurt the sentiments of Hindus with his 2013 novel “Dhundi was the victim of an ink attack by a group of suspected…
Shanghai restaurants install see-through kitchens
Shanghai, March 14 (IANS) More than 2,000 restaurants in Shanghai have installed see-through kitchens in a bid to improve food safety, a media report said. In these restaurants, a piece of glass separates the kitchen…
Reason for ‘suicide’ of JNU student still a mystery: Police
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi Police is yet to figure out the reason for the suspected suicide of a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student who was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his…
Saudi varsity warns female students against short hair
Riyadh, March 14 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian university warned its female students of immediate dismissal for imitating men in haircuts and outfits, a local media report said on Tuesday. According to the report in the…
Snowstorm delays Trump-Merkel meeting
Washington, March 14 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump has been postponed due to a winter storm that threatens to shutdown Washington. White House press secretary Sean Spicer…
Rights abuse prevalent in many Commonwealth nations: CHRI
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) On the occasion of Commonwealth Day, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Monday urged the intergovernmental organisation to ensure liberty and rule of law in its member-nations as in…
Vibrant colours, joy, mark Holi celebrations in Delhi
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Pink, yellow, red, purple — the vibrant colours of Holi spread joy, as young and old celebrated the festival, smearing coloured gulal on each other and exchanging sweets in the…
Armyman vents ire against politicians in video and banner
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), March 13 (IANS) Angry over certain derogatory remarks made by a Maharashtra politician targetting army men, an Indian Army soldier has vented public ire at politicians and bureaucrats in a video and a…
Farhan Sabir wins ‘The Voice India…’
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Delhi-based Farhan Sabir on Saturday was announced as the winner of popular singing reality show “The Voice India Season 2”. The grand finale of the second edition saw Niyam Kanungo (Team…
1,295 motorcyclists arrested in Nepal on Holi
Kathmandu, March 12 ( IANS) At least 1,295 motorcyclists were arrested for violating traffic rules in the Nepali capital during the Hindu festival of Holi here on Sunday, Kathmandu Valley traffic police office said. While…
Bodos on hunger-strike decline medical help
Kokrajhar (Assam), March 12 (IANS) On the third day of their hunger strike to press for a separate state for the community, the Bodos on Sunday said they would not accept any medical aid until…
Longer deadlines lead to higher donation
London, March 12 (IANS) People become more generous if they do not feel too pressurised to help charities, suggests new research which contends that longer deadlines lead to more donations. The new research, published in…
China’s population to reach 1.45 billion by 2030
Beijing, March 12 (IANS) China’s population is expected to peak at 1.45 billion in 2030, then drop to 1.4 billion by 2050 and to 1.1 billion by the end of this century, authorities said. Wang…
Writing instruments growing despite digitisation spree
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Digitisation and the widespread adoption of electronic devices have not dented the market for writing instruments. The industry, which registered a sales growth of about 12 percent last…
UP’s Sahibabad sees highest victory margin, Manipur’s Sagolband lowest
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s Sahibabad assembly seat saw the winner with highest victory margin of 1,50,685 votes, while the winning candidate at Manipur’s Sagolband seat scraped through with a small margin of…