Vietnam Corner opens at National Library
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) The National Library, the largest library in the country, will now house books from Vietnam at the ‘Vietnam Corner’, which was inaugurated on Friday and is the first such corner to…
Human Interest
Modi greets nation on Chhath
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Chhath festival, on Friday. “Chhat puja starts with the tradition of Nahai-Khai. I wish the people on the…
Three states achieve ‘Open Defecation Free’ status, four by March
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) on Friday said that three states had become Open Defecation Free (ODF) while four more state were expected to achieve the status by…
RTI in schools, college syllabi will rein in misuse: Official
Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) Misuse of the Right to Information Act can be prevented by introducing the RTI in school and college syllabi, Goa’s Chief Information Commission Prashant Tendulkar said on Friday. The top official…
Bihari migrants carry home smiles, prosperity for Chhath
By Imran Khan Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) With four-day ‘Chhath’ festival underway, it is celebration time in thousands of villages of Bihar. Over a million migrant workers are returning home with broad smiles and pockets…
ABVP demands security for its students over missing JNU youth
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday approached the Delhi Police Commissioner asking him to provide security cover to the three JNU students who were involved in a fight…
Gandhiji kin, ex-NASA scientist Kanu, battles death in penury
By Quaid Najmi Surat (Gujarat), Nov 4 (IANS) Remember that energetic little boy who led his grandfather, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — revered as Mahatma Gandhi worldwide — holding his stick on the beaches of Gujarat’s…
Paris attack music venue to reopen
Paris, Nov 4 (IANS) The Parisian music venue that was the scene of a deadly terror attack last November is set to reopen with a Sting concert, the British singer announced on Friday. Tickets are…
We love our freedom the most, say Delhi street artists
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) They hail from varied backgrounds — one born with a kind of silver spoon and the other not so fortunate. What they have in common is their…
Over 200 petitions demand clean air in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) As the national capital continues to choke on hazardous air, more than 200 online petitioners have urged the Prime Minister to intervene and chalk out a solution for clean air…
Global Citizen event faces political heat in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The opposition Congress-NCP on Thursday attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance for waiver of entertainment tax and rentals to the Global Citizen India’s upcoming mega-event in which British rock band Coldplay is…
Bengal Muslim groups oppose doing away with triple talaq
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) A forum of Muslim organisations in West Bengal on Thursday opposed any interference by the government in matters of religious practices, including the triple talaq, saying it was a subject governed…
Coldplay concert faces political heat in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The opposition Congress-NCP on Thursday attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance for waiver of entertainment tax and rentals to the British rock band Coldplay’s much-hyped concert scheduled for November 19 here. The…
Nobel laureates to meet in Delhi to discuss child issues: Satyarthi
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Nobel laureates and globally known leaders will meet here next month to discuss why children suffer the most in conflicts though they don’t cause them, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash…
2 Chinese tourists visited Arunachal on wrong documents
Guwahati, Nov 3 (IANS) In a case of administrative goof-up, two Chinese nationals visited some of the “strategically important” locations in Arunachal Pradesh on Protected Area Permit (PAP) issued instead of the Restricted Area Permit…
China bans auction of stolen antiques
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) The Chinese government has approved a regulation that bans auctioning of cultural relics that were stolen or smuggled, officials said on Thursday. This new regulation, laid down by the State Administration…
OROP suicide: Rahul Gandhi reaches ex-soldier’s village for cremation
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 3 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has arrived in the ex-soldier Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal’s native Bamla village to attend the cremation to be held later on Thursday. The former soldier’s…
OROP suicide: Ex-soldier’s body reaches village
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 3 (IANS) The body of former soldier, Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal was brought to his village here on Thursday morning after it was handed over to his family members in New Delhi….
‘US more backward than India in leadership roles for women’
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) The US is “more backward” than India when it comes to leadership role for women, according to H R Shah, the CEO of TV Asia, the largest South Asian TV…
Humans arrived in Australia 10,000 years earlier than thought
Canberra, Nov 3 (IANS) Archaeologists in central Australia have discovered that humans arrived in the region 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers excavating a rock shelter site in Flinders Ranges, 550 km north of…