By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Lakhs of commuters using Ring Road and its inter-connecting flyovers — right from Dhaula Kuan to AIIMS and further ahead, are set to face major traffic inconveniences…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) No policy decision on issues that directly or incidentally impact sex workers should be made without meaningful and inclusive consultation with their community, representatives of sex workers organisations demanded on…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The national capital, which saw a rainy Friday morning, is set to get colder on Saturday due to the after-effects of the record snowfall in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. According…
Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) China’s sex ratio at birth will keep falling and eventually reach a balance within 15 years due to economic and social development and the relaxed family planning policy, a newspaper here…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Delhi University’s well-known Miranda House officially frowned upon the visiting correspondence course students taking selfies and brushing their hair in college corridors, and has invited notice from the Delhi Commission…
Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) As China gets ready to bid farewell to the Year of the Monkey and usher in the Year of the Rooster, it’s time for family reunions, fireworks and feasts, a media…
Canberra, Jan 27 (IANS) Australia has honoured four Indian-origin persons here with its civilian awards for their contributions in the field of medicine and work towards the community, a media report said. Purushottam Sawrikar, a…
Warsaw, Jan 27 (IANS) Some 60 Holocaust survivors returned to Auschwitz, the former Nazi concentration camp in Poland, on Friday to attend a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of its liberation. On this day in…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has decided to withdraw its recent order banning all kinds of religious activities in all government offices and institutions, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on Friday. He…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) Population control, a vital goal for both China and India, can be better achieved by empowering women instead of coercive methods like Beijing’s “one-child” drive, says acclaimed journalist…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Hollywood star and activist Ashley Judd says the 42 per cent women who voted for US President Donald Trump are a “confused lot”. “It says that we are…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Scientists here have announced that the world is rushing towards the doomsday, partly because of the “words and actions” of US President Donald Trump, a media report said. The minute hand…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Suffocation due to crowd led to the death of a social activist who collapsed during Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s train stopover at Vadodara railway station, confirmed the deceased’s family…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Setting an example for other nations, especially the first world, to contain global warming, India on Tuesday approved the ratification of the Doha Amendment that binds certain developed countries to…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Security has been beefed up ahead of Republic Day with thousands of policemen and anti-aircraft guns deployed at strategic points in view of intelligence inputs about threats from terror groups…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Tuesday approved a project for redeveloping Pragati Maidan into a world class exhibition-cum-convention centre. The…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday ordered a probe after a man died at the Vadodara railway station during a promotional tour of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s movie “Raees”….
Sydney, Jan 24 (IANS) The Australian city of Sydney was on Tuesday named the second most expensive city for housing in the world while Hong Kong was ranked as the most expensive urban centre. According…
New York, Jan 24 (IANS) The White House is asking people to use Facebook Messenger to contact the new administration instead of using a now-shut down public comment line. However, neither the White House nor…
Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Life is back to normalcy on Tuesday here and in other parts of Tamil Nadu a day after the violence by supporters of Jallikattu-the bull taming sport. “The area is calm…