Scientist M.G.K. Menon dies at 88
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Distinguished physicist and former ISRO chief M.G.K. Menon passed away at his residence here on Tuesday. He was 88. Menon was ill for some time. He is survived by his…
Human Interest
Vrindavan widows attend international photo exhibition for social empowerment
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) Aiming to shun the old custom of ostracising widows from important public gatherings, two widows from a Vrindavan ashram in Uttar Pradesh were part of a delegation who attended the Montier-en-der…
Ramdev in Nepal, to inaugurate Patanjali products unit
Kathmandu, Nov 22 (IANS) Noted Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a week-long visit during which he will inaugurate a Patanjali Ayurved products manufacturing unit in Bara in southern Nepal….
Help comes for Indian man living on terrace for 8 months in UAE
Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (IANS) An Indian man who had been living on the terrace of a building for the past eight months in UAE’s Ajman city as his employer had not returned his passport…
Serpentine queues continue outside banks, ATMs
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Serpentine queues in front of banks and ATMs continued to be seen on Tuesday too, two weeks after the Centre announced demonetisation of high-value currencies, with many ATM machines still…
CISF reunites child with parents at Delhi Metro station
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel reunited a four-year-old girl with her parents at a Delhi Metro station, an official said on Tuesday. Arti was standing near the security point…
CPI-M blames Modi for parliament logjam over demonetisation
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued disruptions in parliament over demonetisation, the CPI-M on Tuesday demanded that the central government acknowledge that over 70 people have died following its…
Sunny Leone among BBC’s 100 most influential women
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone has made it to the BBC’s 100 most influential women. This year’s BBC 100 women list marks the fourth year of the season. They are once again a…
Turkey domestication started 1,500 years ago
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Turkeys had been domesticated by 400-500 AD, say archaeologists who unearthed a clutch of domesticated turkey eggs used as a ritual offering 1,500 years ago in Oaxaca, Mexico. “People have…
Amit Shah admits ‘suffering’ due to note ban
Almora (Uttarakhand), Nov 22 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday admitted that “people are suffering” due to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. “I can understand that people are suffering due to…
‘Miracle baby’ weighing lighter than iPad born in UAE
Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (IANS) Doctors in a UAE hospital are celebrating the successful delivery of its smallest patient, a baby girl, weighing lighter than an iPad, just 631 gm. The “miracle baby” was born…
Demonetisation-hit box office now sees better days ahead
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Films released in past two weeks may not have garnered the revenues anticipated by trade gurus because of demonetisation, but the situation is improving now, experts maintain. Trade experts say the…
Wedding woes in the time of demonetisation
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) With less than a week to go for her daughter Kavya’s marriage, Swapan Nath of Jadavpur, Kolkata, seems a desolate figure in front of a city ATM…
Cash crunch hits Himachal potato growers
By Vishal Gulati Una (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 22 (IANS) Hardly any trader is buying potatoes in this Himachal Pradesh town this season owing to the cash crunch after demonetisation of high-value currency notes. Normally, potatoes…
Former US Treasury Secretary faults Modi’s demonetisation drive
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation drive, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers not just doubts the lasting benefit of the “chaos-causing” currency reform, but feels it…
Australia’s ‘lifetime ban’ on illegal asylum seekers may fail
Canberra, Nov 22 (IANS) The Australian government’s controversial plan to impose lifetime bans on all illegal asylum seekers may fail, as crossbench senators on Tuesday denied their support to the bill in its current form….
Train tragedy death toll up to 146, forensic probe ordered
Kanpur/New Delhi/Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) As the death toll in Sunday’s train derailment tragedy near Kanpur rose to 146, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday ordered a “forensic probe” into the accident. Rescue teams called…
NGOs allege foul play in maternity entitlement payments
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Inordinate delays in making payments towards maternity entitlement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and insufficient budgetary allocation for the same have defeated the very objective of the scheme, civil…
Thailand Princess, US professor conferred World Sanskrit Awards
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand and George Cardona, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, USA, were on Monday presented with the World Sanskrit Award by the Indian Council for Cultural…
Leaders at Global Citizens fest make Rs 40,500 crore worth commitments
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Leaders at the Global Citizen Festival India, held in Mumbai on Saturday, have made announcements and commitments towards ending extreme poverty in India and helping people in many other ways,…