Shimla, March 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s popular tourist destinations Shimla and Manali on Saturday received more snowfall, with the state capital recording a minimum temperature of 0.4 degrees Celsius. While Shimla saw a mild spell…
By Bhanupriya Rao Melamarungoor, Sivagangai district (Tamil Nadu): Mazharkodi Dhanasekar has a radiant smile and is keen to talk about her achievements, which, as it emerges, are considerable: Building 650 toilets and making her panchayat…
United Nations, March 11 (IANS) The world is facing its greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the UN has announced, issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”, the media reported on Saturday. UN humanitarian…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Uncontrolled weight gain and obesity leads to renal failure in 70 per cent of the cases, doctors said. India has become the third most obese country in the world and this…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, who has been sentenced to death, went on a hunger strike at a correctional home close to Kolkata for two days demanding a television set be installed in…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A six-member team set up to probe the alleged medical negligence in treatment of a patient at the local Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, has found “overall negligence” and multiple other anomalies, a…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Some airlines have come up with special fares on the occassion of Holi for domestic travel over an extended period. Budget passenger carrier IndiGo has announced discounted fares starting as…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Holding scrapped currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 after the deadline of December 31 is “illegal”, the central government told the Supreme Court on Friday. Attorney General Mukul…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) After 47 long years, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has managed to reclaim a 1.5 km stretch of prime public road in a congested area which was encroached upon by a…
By Dhamini Ratnam Nagpur, March 10 (IANS) Two days after International Women’s Day, women from different rights groups around the country came together here today to mark their protest against Hindutva, caste-based and patriarchal violence…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) City-based BLK Super Specialty Hospital on Friday urged the Centre to strengthen provisions to encourage organ donations in the country, so that the dearth of organs for donation can be…
Kokrajhar, March 10 (IANS) The Bodos — the biggest tribal community in Assam — on Friday staged an indefinite hunger strike here as part of their agitation to demand a new state. The hunger strike…
By Bhanupriya Rao Sittilinghi, Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu): Nestled in a sylvan valley in northwestern Tamil Nadu and surrounded by forests, the village council, or panchayat, of Sittilinghi struggled to bring to attention the infirmities…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the passage of the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. Its passage “is a landmark moment in our efforts towards women-led…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenekar Panaji, March 10 (IANS) Taking a joyride in a jeep or a motorcycle on Goas popular beaches may soon be a thing of the past, with a top official of a private…
United Nations, March 10 (IANS) Close to 140,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar since September owing to armed conflicts in several western and northeastern parts of the country, the UN said on Friday. Most…
San Francisco, March 10 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said that he and wife Priscilla Chan were expecting another baby girl. Their first child, Max, was born in late 2015. In a Facebook…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Florida defence attorney Stephen Gutierrez’s pants caught fire during an arson trial on Wednesday, Eleventh Circuit Court Public Relations Director Eunice Sigler said on Thursday. According to NBC News, 28-year-old Gutierrez…
Florence (Italy), March 10 (IANS/AKI) An Italian court has recognised two gay men as the fathers of two children they adopted and are not biologically related to either of them, it was reported on Thursday….
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday carried out surprise inspections at cinema halls across the city which are allegedly charging exorbitant prices for packaged food and beverages. The surprise inspections were…