Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Thousands of devotees on Friday thronged various Shiva temples across Odisha to offer prayers on the occasion of Mahashivratri. People were seen standing in long queues at all Shiva temples to…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) The auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri Friday came as a grim reminder of what and how much Kashmir has lost in its values, traditions and heritage during the…
Mandi, Feb 24 (IANS) In this Himachal Pradesh town, popularly known as ‘Chhoti Kashi’, over 200 deities from hundreds of temples are congregating for the festivities of Mahashivratri. Though the Mahashivratri will be celebrated by…
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The killing of Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a shooting incident in the US has shocked his family, while the parents of his friend, who was injured, plan to rush abroad to be…
Vatican City, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Our behaviour has more impact than social media posts, re-posts and “likes”, Pope Francis said on Thursday. “Do not underestimate the value of example,” Francis tweeted. “It is more powerful…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Thursday recommended that the Delhi Police register a case against Safdarjung Hospital after a woman alleged she delivered twins but was handed over…
By Pavitra Mohan Despite a Rs 10,290-crore increase for 2017-18, an analysis of the Union governments health budget reveals that most of this money is not being spent on Indias health priorities, which, instead, now…
Tokyo, Feb 23 (IANS) A Japanese court on Thursday ordered the central government to pay over $260 million in compensation to residents living near a US airbase in Okinawa over aircraft noise. The Naha district…
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Facebook has come under severe criticism for banning a US-born transgender YouTube personality for slamming social justice activists. According to a report in HeatStreet news portal, Blaire White, whose vocal…
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Thousands of people, especially motorists, faced inconvenience on Thursday morning after security forces sealed a busy portion of a national highway on the Haryana-Punjab border that links Delhi with Amritsar. A…
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) The new 175-acre Apple Park will be open to employees from April, while the construction of buildings and parklands is scheduled to continue through the year, the US tech giant…
Canberra, Feb 23 (IANS) Australian men have the longest life expectancy in the world because of the nation’s strong public healthcare system and a lively “outdoor lifestyle”, one of the country’s leading demographers said on…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the centre to frame a policy for rehabilitating patients who have been cured after treatment at mental hospitals across the country. A bench of…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Castigating the Karnataka government agencies over the fire in Bengaluru’s Bellandur Lake, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the officials to list out the steps taken so far…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Authorities on Wednesday raided Delhi’s iconic Kake Da Hotel after an unverified video showed a cook kneading dough with his feet. The restaurant denied the charge. The Delhi government’s Food…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Samsung India’s campaign film “SamsungService” has become the highest-viewed advertising video in the ‘Consumer Electronics and Smartphones’ category worldwide, garnering over 100 million YouTube views. The video has also become…
London, Feb 22 (IANS) A gurdwara in Britain that had put screens to separate disabled worshippers from the rest, has agreed to remove the partition after a legal action was brought against it. The case…
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) School and college students in West Bengal will be among key stakeholders in the national project to develop a conservation action plan for the Gangetic River Dolphin to save the national…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Feb 22 (IANS) A 10-week-old baby bear, orphaned by poachers in Madhya Pradesh, was on Wednesday brought to the Agra bear centre, India’s biggest. Wildlife SOS official Baiju told IANS that…
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) Overkill as well as rising temperatures in the western Indian Ocean is driving down the numbers of the world’s most valuable fish, the tuna, suggests research conducted by an international team…