New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Tihar Jail and Pearl Academy have jointly set up a fashion laboratory at the prison under which women inmates will be encouraged to learn life sustaining skills. Nandita Abraham, Pearl…
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama will lay foundation stone for new South Asia hub of Dalai Lama Centre For Ethics and Transformative Values here on Sunday. Telangana Chief Minister K….
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded compensation of Rs 60 lakh each to the families affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project in Madhya Pradesh, who are yet to be given…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday summoned the AAP government’s social welfare department secretary to appear before it on February 11 in connection with the lapses at the Asha…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi government will soon launch a WhatsApp number to report drinking in public, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Wednesday. Sisodia’s announcement came after he reviewed the…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Minster for Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that a total 91 districts in the country were declared free of open defecation. “Total 91 districts, including 1,56,219…
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday announced enhancement in ‘Samman Rashi’ or honorarium of freedom fighters and pension of their widows and unmarried daughters. Speaking at the state-level Freedom…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Vice Chancellor (VC) of Jamia Milia Islamia on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Zakir Hussain, one of the founders of the university, on his 120th birth anniversary and praised…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A survey in which at least 6,000 children across the globe participated has revealed that nearly one in every three children in India has concerns about their safety at school….
London, Feb 8 (IANS) In a first, anonymised data from mobile phones and satellite imagery data can be combined to create high resolution maps to measure poverty. The researchers from the University of Southampton and…
Manila, Feb 8 (IANS) Around 15,000 people in the Philippines took to the streets in a slum here on Wednesday after a fire, lasting for more than six hours, razed entire rows of houses, a…
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) China plans to install gender-neutral bathrooms at the country’s top scenic spots. The country will also install new high-tech toilets and promote the commercialisation of toilet facilities, Li Jinzao, head of…
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) The menace of animal bites is taking a heavy toll in Jharkhand with over a thousand people having died due to snake bites and more than 41,000 having been bitten by…
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Sky is the limit for Rubia Chatterjee, as the national gold medallist with a lower limb disability gets ready to toss the javelin. Her photo and 11 other inspiring images of…
Brasilia, Feb 8 (IANS) More than 1,000 troops are patrolling the streets of Brazilian city Vitoria after a police strike led to a crime wave that has left dozens of people dead, a media report…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs has issued an advisory to the state governments to sensitise companies, hotels and restaurants within their jurisdiction regarding the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After Arundhati Roy, it is now author Salman Rushdie’s turn to return to the literary world this year with his new book “The Golden House”, slated to be released in…
Dubai, Feb 7 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Municipality on Tuesday marked the 20th National Environment Day based on “sustainable consumption and production” theme, reinforcing its vision of building a happy and sustainable city. The civic body organised…
Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday ordered a probe by an IAS officer into the death of five women at government-run Niloufer Hospital here. Hyderabad District Collector and Magistrate Rahul Bojja will…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi’s upscale Connaught Place business hub remained closed in the first-half of Tuesday in protest against a new traffic and parking plan for the heritage marketplace. According to the New…