Malappuram (Kerala), Dec 31 (IANS) In a shocking incident of medical apathy, a Dalit woman delivered a baby in the toilet of a medical college here after a nurse sent her to relieve herself instead…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Indian Railways — one of the world’s largest networks –had a difficult year in 2016 as it grappled with a string of accidents that cast a…
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Some 3,000 police were on duty on Saturday in London ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations in light of the recent terror attacks in Nice and Berlin, security forces said. There…
Vijayawada, Dec 31 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and over 15 injured in an explosion in a firecrackers manufacturing unit in Nellore town of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred…
Ranchi, Dec 31 (IANS) The number of dead in Thursday’s Jharkhand coal mine cave-in has reached thirteen with the recovery of two more bodies on Saturday, police said. “Two more bodies have been recovered on…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Former Union Home Secretary Anil Baijal on Saturday took oath as the Lt. Governor of Delhi here. Baijal was administered the oath by Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini…
Chisinau, Dec 31 (IANS) Moldovan President Igor Dodon has conferred state honours to four mothers with more than 11 children each, media report said. Two women each with eleven children were awarded the Order of…
Cairo, Dec 31 (IANS) The ceasefire that came into effect in Syria at midnight has been upheld in most of the country, a British war monitor told EFE on Friday. Rami Abdulrahman, Director of the…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) After students, the JNU administration on Friday served a notice to a professor for addressing a meeting two days back at the administrative block, where the offices of university officials…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Museum here on Friday launched a special brochure in braille for the blind to commemorate its eighth anniversary. The brochure, printed in Hindi and English, will help…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) “Failure”, “chaotic”, “immoral”, “unsettling”, “revolutionary”, “brilliant”. Opinions about the effects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s November 8 midnight bomb wrapped in nationalistic garb differ, depending on whom…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Queues were short and crowds thin here on Friday, the 50th day of demonetisation — the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-imposed deadline for normalisation of situation kicked in. The…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) It seems demonetisation has failed to dampen the New Year spirit as hotels in Bhubaneswar have lined up numerous events to welcome 2017 with great fanfare. There are celebrity nights, musical…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) It seems demonetisation has failed to dampen the New Year spirits as hotels in Bhubaneswar have lined up numerous events to welcome 2017 with great fanfare. They have lined up several…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla/Manali, Dec 30 (IANS) If you are heading to the hills of Himachal Pradesh for New Year celebrations and want to experience snow, extend your holiday by a few days. The Met…
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Seven bodies were recovered from a caved-in coal mine as over a score others were feared trapped in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Thursday night, the state police said on Friday. The…
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New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) At least 52 trains were running late while 12 others were rescheduled on Friday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…
Pune, Dec 30 (IANS) Six migrant labourers were asphyxiated to death when while sleeping in a locked bakery where a fire broke out early hours on Friday, an official said here. The fire, believed to…
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Several people and vehicles were trapped as a coal mine caved-in in Jharkhand on Thursday night, police said on Friday. Rescue operations began in the morning. Heap of mud caved-in at…