Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) A fresh autopsy was ordered on Saturday on the body of a 33-year-old soldier from Kerala who was reported missing after a sting video on the “abuse” of buddy system in…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) In an unique initiative, six young female achievers with outstanding feats in different fields to their credit, will be conferred the International Womena’s Day honours here on Sunday, an official said….
By Manisha Chachra Ridhima Chopra, 25, once with a NGO in New Delhi is among the growing number of Indian women encouraged to complain — without an end-result — about harassment at work by the…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Odditorium; Author: David Bramwell & Jo Keeling; Publisher: Brewer’s/Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599 Who was the first ‘prominent’ American to publicly support Asian immigrants to the US, the…
Varanasi, March 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered several litres of milk, Ganga jal and flowers at the fabled Kashi Vishwanath temple here and performed aarti at the sanctum sanctorum during a…
Pune (Maharashtra), March 3 (IANS) The Indian Army’s Southern Command on Friday virtually blamed the media for the alleged suicide of a whistle-blower soldier who was found dead at the Deolali Cantonment, Nashik last week….
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Labourers in Delhi will get a 37 per cent hike in minimum wages as Lt. Governor Anil Baijal has approved the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s proposal, Chief Minister Arvind…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) An office-bearer of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) on Friday disowned posters and hoardings which cropped up in the campus a day before showing instances of “communist violence”. “……
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) It is painful to note atrocities against women in a country like India that equates women with God, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Friday. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Observing that ‘jihadi terrorism cannot be tackled through military action alone, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday urged the United Nations to evolve policies to ensure demographic balance through…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Former Bristol mayor and well-known architect George Ferguson slammed the Trump Tower coming up in Mumbai observing that the city needs to look at its own history and architects. At the…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Melania Trump visited a hospital’s paediatric ward where she read Dr. Seusss “Oh, The Places Youll Go!”, to sick children in her first solo public outing as First Lady, a media…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Adults who decide to delay having children or forgoing parenthood entirely are socially stigmatised for their decision, a study has found. The research showed that the society consistently displays bias…
Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) Security preparations were underway in Bali on Friday as the Indonesian island geared up to welcome the King of Saudi Arabia for an extravagant holiday. Hundreds of police officers and military…
Houston, March 3 (IANS) India has told Ian Grillot, the Kansas man who took bullets while trying to save Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla and his friend, Alok Madasani, that the people of India stand with…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) has created a national record for the largest and longest running science education programme through its fleet of 23 Museobuses, spanning 50 years, an…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Actress Jane Fonda revealed that she was raped and sexually abused as a girl. “I’ve been raped, I’ve been sexually abused as a child and I’ve been fired because I…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama has been named as the winner of the 2017 John F. Kennedy ‘Profile in Courage’ award. According to a report in Washington Times on Thursday,…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) With half the country’s population on course to live in urban centres in the next 15-20 years, there is a pressing need to improve the entire ecosystem of urbanisation, the…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In order to raise awareness about gender discrimination, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has initiated a social media campaign — #WeAreEqual, said an official. The campaign will culminate…