Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said the reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) will continue as long as there is…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 51 specially abled and financially challenged couples got married at a mass marriage ceremony organised here on Sunday. Narayan Seva Sansthan — a charitable organisation — organised the…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Literature’s sole responsibility is to be exciting, not to change the world although novels do offer a unique way for the human race to view themselves, says Australian…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes against women. In response to a question from the…
Beijing , Jan 22 (IANS) A total of 18.46 million babies were born in Chinese hospitals last year, a rise of 11.5 percent from 2015, according to the health authority. More than 45 per cent…
At least 39 people were killed and 50 others injured when the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Saturday night. Here are some major train accidents taking place in the country…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Developmental and social schemes — including Goods and Services Tax (GST) and ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ — of the Narendra Modi-led government will be showcased through tableaux at the 68th…
By Jaideep Sarin Chaunni Kalan (Punjab), Jan 22 (IANS) Fascinated with the colourful Indian weddings, foreign couples are saying their marriage vows in a small village of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district. At the Citrus County, a…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Atri Kar’s resolute voice betrays her frustration. On January 29, she will be the first transgender candidate from West Bengal to appear in a state civil services examination. Fraught with legal…
Dharamsala, Jan 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has promised funds to ‘Waste Warriors’, a group which has been clearing trash in Dharamsala since 2009, after they said that handling “mountains of waste”…
Canberra, Jan 22 (IANS) Relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Sunday said they will urge authorities to resume search operations that were called off on January 17. The petition will…
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people across Bihar formed a human chain on Saturday to support the state government’s prohibition policy, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claiming participation of more than three…
Dhule (Maharashtra), Jan 21 (IANS) Indian Army sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan’s kin and residents of his native village Bohivir in northern Maharashtra were overjoyed on his release on Saturday by Pakistan. His family thanked authorities…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space agency NASA stressed here on Saturday as he…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said circumstances force one to become a terrorist and sometimes it is the believers who create trouble. “Circumstances create terrorists. They are…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) England cricketers including captain Eoin Morgan were seen with a posse of kids from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday after their exhaustive practice session ahead of the third One-Day International…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) As Michelle and Barack Obama left the White House with the highest ratings ever, they unveiled The Obama Foundation, that aims to facilitate projects “all over the city, the country and…
By Poorvi Kulkarni Etapalli and Bhamragad talukas, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Over two nights in early January, Madia Gond tribals — or Adivasis, as they prefer to be called — of southeastern Maharashtra gather every year in…
By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In February 2013, opposition parties, notably the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took to the streets in protest as the price of petrol in the national capital spiralled…
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people across Bihar on Saturday, including men, women and children, formed a human chain in support of the state government’s prohibition policy. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,…