London, March 1 (IANS) A police officer in Western France accidentally discharged his weapon as French President Fran?ois Hollande was addressing at an inauguration ceremony, media reports said. According to a report in CNN, Hollande…
Milan, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Tuesday visited an old folks club on the outskirts of the northern city of Milan, where he had lunch with 150 elderly, migrants and homeless…
Vatican City, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) To truly welcome migrants, host nations must know how many they can integrate, Pope Francis said on Tuesday. “Each country must know the number of migrants it is capable of…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DoP) on Tuesday decided to open eight Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) in Maharashtra, an official release said….
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Seventeen people were rescued after an old residential building in South Kolkata partially collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. “All the 17 people trapped in the partially collapsed Calcutta Improvement…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In an annual survey of major cities conducted by Janaagraha, a Bengaluru-based organisation, Thiruvananthapuram was ranked the best city for the second year in a row. Speaking at the release…
Brussels, Feb 28 (IANS) Women and children making the dangerous journey to Europe to flee poverty and conflicts in Africa are being beaten, raped and starved in Libya, the United Nations childrens agency Unicef has…
Panaji, Feb 28 (IANS) A women’s group in Goa on Tuesday demanded removal of ads featuring Bollywood actress Sunny Leone promoting condoms and women models other popular birth control pills. The women’s group, Ranaragini, a…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) As the world tuned in to the 89th Academy Awards ceremony this year, mini-celebrations erupted outside the offices of Harmony Foundation, in a small lane in Santacruz suburb on Monday. The…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a rare medical case, a 50-year-old man here underwent surgery for removal of multiple stones from his thin 3 mm salivary duct. The sialendoscopy permanently removed these stones in…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Delhi Metro’s smart cards will be non-refundable from April 1, the DMRC announced on Tuesday. It has been done to comply with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines,…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The national blind cricket team which won the T-20 World Cup for Blind earlier this month met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. Modi complimented the team members for their achievement…
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) China is mulling financial incentives to encourage couples to have a second child, as surveys show that many are reluctant to expand their families due to economic constraints, a media report…
London, Feb 28 (IANS) Four out of five British parents are concerned about their children sexting — a higher proportion than parents who fear their offspring will smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol, a new study…
London, Feb 28 (IANS) A Portuguese fisherman in Nazare, around 120 km north of Portuguese capital Lisbon, found an unexploded bomb, believed to be from World War II. The bomb, equivalent to 600 kg of…
London, Feb 28 (IANS) Britain has deported a woman without warning because she allegedly spent too much time abroad. Irene Clennell has been married for 27 years to a British man and has two children…
Vatican City, Feb 27 (IANS/AKI) Merciful God will help Catholics up should they stumble on life’s “uncertain” journey, Pope Francis said on Monday. “When the journey is uncertain and you fall, God, rich in mercy,…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Social networking site Twitter on Monday turned into a battleground of words after cricketer Virendra Sehwag and actor Randeep Hooda apparently mocked Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur who launched an…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from the city government on a plea filed by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) seeking to be relieved from the…
Gurugram, Feb 27 (IANS) Noted NGO Sulabh International has offered to the Haryana government to clean at least 200 ponds and other water reservoirs of Gurugram under the Clean India Campaign. “We have been associated…