Patna, Jan 11 (IANS) Three satellites, including one foreign and two of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will be used to click images of the “world’s longest human chain” of over 11,000 km on January…
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) China’s top court on Wednesday ruled that names of public figures in areas including politics, economy, culture and religion cannot be registered as trademarks. The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on Wednesday…
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) China’s tourist spending is expected to be more than six trillion yuan ($865 million) in 2017, Xinhua news agency said citing a report. The number of domestic, inbound and outbound tourists…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Commuters on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line had a harrowing time travelling during the peak hours on Wednesday after a snag compelled DMRC to run trains at less frequency, an official…
Kaula Lumpur, Jan 11 (IANS) A Sikh girl with her roots in India is representing Malaysia at the Miss Universe pageant in Manila on January 30. Born Kiranmeet Kaur Baljeet Singh Jassal, the 20-year-old won…
Pune, Jan 11 (IANS) Pained by the death of his pet dog, a depressed 22-year old management student hailing from Chhattisgarh committed suicide here, police officials said. The incident happened around 8.30 p.m on Monday…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) At least 26 trains were running late and 11 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Wednesday morning, a railway official said. The status of the…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, in his New Year’s message to students on Tuesday, called happiness fundamental to human experience of life happy and presented them with a ‘toolbox’ to use to…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought a report from the Kendrapara district magistrate in Odisha on reports of a woman selling her newborn due to poverty. Taking suo…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) With the beginning of entry-level school admissions for ‘Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Socially Disadvantaged Group (SDG)’ categories on Tuesday, the Delhi government has issued guidelines concerning the admission process….
Dhaka, Jan 10 (IANS) Write your prescriptions in an easy-to-read manner, with the names of medicines in block letters. Or type them. That’s the clear prescription a court has handed down to doctors since globally…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday opened skill development centres here and said it was aimed at developing skills of destitutes, making them employable and self-dependent. Addressing a gathering…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A section of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) employees went on strike on Tuesday over non-payment of salaries, an employees’ union official said. The escalation of protest action happened…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The best of the established and emerging South Asian galleries, artists and artist collectives would be provided an opportunity to exhibit on an established international platform at the upcoming India…
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also “additional” holidays. Besides a compulsory holiday,…
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) The Indian economy is suffering following demonetisation and a shortage of cash made life increasingly difficult for Indians, the New York Times has said. Saying the scrapping of Rs 500…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Barack Obama ends his eight-year tenure as US President in a couple of weeks but he might not be out of a job for long as the world’s leading streaming service…
By Khushboo Balani Reading and some math skills of Madhya Pradesh students are among India’s lowest, the transition rate to higher classes is lower than the national average, a majority of classrooms are shared by…
Sydney, Jan 10 (IANS) A drug that could “melt away” cancer cells has been approved for human use in Australia, a media report said on Tuesday. Developed in Melbourne, Venetoclax, which will be sold as…
Bangluru, Jan 9 (IANS) Highlighting the vulnerabilities of Indian women marrying into NRI families, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that Indian community organisations abroad can most effectively address their concerns even as the government…