New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday inaugurated the 67th state level TB (Tuberculosis) Seal Sale campaign here exhorting people to contribute generously to help eradicate the illness. The inaugural…
Bhopal, Oct 13 (IANS) The mother of a martyred Army Captain on Thursday accused Shahpur police in Madhya Pradesh of demanding a bribe to make efforts to trace the bravery medals of her son that…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Yale Young Global Scholars Programme (YYGS) for the year 2017 is now open for school students of Class 10 and 11 and they can apply, the university said on…
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) Assailed by questions on their stand on incidents of terrorism perpetrated in the name of Islam, a group of Muslims in the eastern metropolis has initiated a social media campaign that…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday apprised Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of the condition of houses in Khera Kalan village, where over 17 houses have been declared dangerous for residing. “I met…
By Imran Khan Patna, Oct 13 (IANS) Several hundred Durga idols were immersed in the Ganga here and elsewhere in Bihar on Dashami — each of them a toxic cocktail of plastics, chemicals and non-biodegradables…
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) Two women have said that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump touched them inappropriately in the past, one of them on board an airplane three decades ago and the other in…
Rome, Oct 13 (IANS/AKI) Two soldiers on duty in a central Rome square helped a woman give birth when she went into labour while trying to reach a nearby hospital on foot, reports said. The…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Girls globally spend 160 million hours each day more than boys doing household chores like washing clothes, bringing firewood and cooking, Unicef said on Wednesday. Citing its report ‘Harnessing the…
Dhaka, Oct 12 (IANS) The Bangladesh government on Wednesday imposed a 22-day ban on Hilsa fishing across 27 districts of the country to sustain the population of the popular food fish, said a government official….
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The First World Tsunami Awareness Day will be observed on November 5 during the upcoming Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016, a government release said on Wednesday….
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A national-level painting competition for schoolchildren of 10-14 years will be held here on November 3 during the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016, an official statement…
By Alison Saldanha The Uttar Pradesh government has left unspent about half the funds it was allocated to curb female foeticide, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. This, in turn, has…
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) Security was heightened in this Uttar Pradesh capital on Tuesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the Dussehra celebrations here, police said. Other than deploying the companies of Provincial…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of Dussehra and urged “to follow the path of moral and ethical rectitude”. “Greetings and best wishes to my…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of Vijaya Dashmi. “Warm greetings to every one on the eve of Vijaya Dashmi,” Gandhi said in…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on Vijaya Dashmi. “Vijaya Dashmi greetings to you all,” Modi said in a tweet. Dussehra is a Hindu festival that celebrates…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has greeted the people on the occasion of Dussehra. “On the auspicious and joyous occasion of Dussehra, I convey my greetings and best wishes to…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A short films competition with the theme of Risk Sensitive Development for Community Resilience will be organised here during the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction 2016, it was…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child (IDG), over 100 girls took over as traffic controllers at four places here, spreading the word about gender equality through…