Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) The family of a minor whose arm had to be amputated following an infection, on Monday protested at a primary healthcare centre in West Bengal, accusing the authorities of medical negligence….
New Delhi, Feb. Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may refer a plea for allowing the entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple to…
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) Majority of Chinese families that have a second child are happier, according to a survey. The survey, jointly conducted by Radio Guangdong News Channel and a number of fertility websites, interviewed…
Juba (South Sudan), Feb 20 (IANS) Famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, where UN agencies warned on Monday that war and a collapsing economy have left 100,000 people facing starvation. The UN…
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) China has started to build a new-generation supercomputer that is expected to be 10 times faster than the current world champion, a media report said. This year, China is aiming for…
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Celebrities — Jeetendra and Arbaaz Khan, among them — walked the ramp with their pets as part of Mumbai’s first ‘Glam Dogs Show’, a pets festival. The event was organised by…
Guatemala City, Feb 20 (IANS) With a cake made of watermelon, papaya, bananas, carrots and corncobs, Guatemala’s elephant Trompita celebrated her 56th birthday on Sunday. The pachyderm, whose original name is Bombi, is an Asian…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Jawaharlal University Students Union (JNUSU) on Sunday launched another attack on the university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), accusing him of disingenuity and “feeding” the media with false information. The students union…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir died at a private hospital here on Sunday due to renal complications. He was 68, and leaves behind his wife Minna, son Deep and…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) More than a month after the fracas over replacing Mahatma Gandhi’s pictures with that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in its annual diaries and calendars, the Khadi &…
By Raymond Kharmujai New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India’s north-eastern states, one of the richest in terms of eco-friendly crafts, exported handicrafts and handloom products to the tune of Rs 1,121.75 crore during the year…
London, Feb 19 (IANS) The Bank of England invited members of the Hindu Council UK for a meeting over concerns that the new 5 pound polymer currency note contains traces of beef tallow — an…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir is in a critical condition at a private hospital here, sources said on Sunday. Kabir, 68, served as the 39th Chief Justice of India…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that Delhi residents can avail the facility of MRI, PET and CT scan tests for free at 21 private laboratories after showing…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) India may be able to meet all its energy requirements from resources on the moon by 2030, a scientist associated with the ISRO said on Saturday. Sivathanu Pillai, a distinguished…
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) An elderly terminally ill cancer patient jumped to death from the seventh floor of a private hospital in the satellite township of Salt Lake on Saturday, the hospital said. “Dhruba Prasad…
Paris, Feb 18 (IANS) The French far-right presidential candidate has called on authorities to prohibit demonstrations against police brutality that were scheduled to take place on Saturday. National Front leader Marine Le Pen released an…
Riyadh, Feb 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia, for the first time, appointed two women to head the Kingdom’s stock exchange and a leading newspaper in a move that underscores the current leadership’s goal to gradually empower…
By Raina Paul Over the eight years to 2016, as India’s population surged, the use of contraceptives declined almost 35 per cent, even as abortions and use of emergency pills — both with health hazards…
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Daring feats by roaring fighters and stunning aerobatics by jet trainers and helicopters delighted people at the air show that has waned over time, with lesser participation in the 11th Aero…