Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) A 63-year-old onlooker died on Tuesday when chaos broke out at the Kerala Law Academy here, where students have been protesting for the past 27 days against the academy management. A…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Expressing its inability to issue guidelines for curbing Sikh-centric jokes or their circulation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is within the realm of legislature to act upon. “If…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) In a rare and challenging case, a 68-year-old woman weighing just 35 kg underwent a ‘high risk aortic valve replacement and bypass surgery at the Asian Heart Institute here recently, a…
By Pradeep Singh Gurugram, Feb 7 (IANS) Doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurugram recently gave a 21-year-old Iraqi woman another chance to live by conducting a rare surgery that connected her liver…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal cleared the AAP government’s proposal to build 300 Mohalla Clinics in the premises of government schools, officials said on Tuesday. “The Lt Governor had approved…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Thieves broke into the house of child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi here and took away his Nobel Peace Prize citation and replica of the medal. According to police, the burglars…
Gurugram, Feb 7 (IANS) A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was found partially damaged in Haily Mandi area near Pataudi, around 28 km from Gurugram city on Tuesday, police said. The bust of the…
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Army personnel were in for a surprise on Tuesday when students of Chandigarh-based schools handed over ‘Thank you’ cards to them for their selfless and gallant service to the nation. Around…
Agra, Feb 7 (IANS) With the Election Commission banning opinion polls from February 4, astrologers have taken to predicting the outcome of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls that begin on February 11. Representing diverse interest…
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Late Pope John Paul II was aware of priests sexually abusing children, and of efforts by the Catholic Church to cover up the allegations, an American canon lawyer claimed on Tuesday….
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…
Jammu, Feb 7 (IANS) Traffic was restored partially on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Tuesday after weather conditions improved across Jammu and Kashmir, a traffic department official said here. “The highway has been restored for…
Melbourne, Feb 7 (IANS) An Australian man became an instant multi-millionaire after accidentally winning a lottery twice, the media reported on Tuesday. The man who hails from from Point Cook in Melbourne’s west, accidentally entered…
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Giant Panda Bao Bao will be departing for China on February 21 from the Washington’s Smithsonian’s National Zoo, the media reported. Bao Bao was born on August 23, 2013 at the…
Brasilia, Feb 7 (IANS) Tourism revenue during the Brazilian Carnival is expected to hit 5.8 billion reais ($1.8 billion), a government report said. The report, issued on Monday by the National Commerce Confederation (CNC), showed…
Beijing, Feb 7 (IANS) A healthy baby boy has been born from an embryo frozen 16 years ago, a hospital in south China announced on Monday. A 46-year-old woman gave birth to a son at…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) In a rare recovery, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found three boxes of ammunition deep from a well in the historic Red Fort here. The boxes contained five…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority, the Delhi government and the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to prepare…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Delhi government allotted flats to 350 slum dwellers here on Monday, with some of the recipients breaking down as they realized an impossible dream had come true. The slum…
Navi Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a snake lover in Navi Mumbai paid with his life for attempting to kiss a rescued cobra and click a selfie here last week, an activist…