Modi greets nation on Vijaya Dashmi
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…
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Sumitra Mahajan greets people on Dussehra
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…
Film competition on Disaster Risk Reduction
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…
Girls take over as traffic cops for a day
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…
Bengal celebrates Mahanavami with community feasts
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Reflecting the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people from all walks of life including celebrities relished community feasts at marquees and visited friends and relatives on Monday celebrating Mahanavami –…
Over 17 years, same 5 states hobble sanitation mission
By Prachi Salve Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand are the worst performing states under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), which celebrated its second anniversary on October 2, 2016 with fanfare. No more…
Vigilante group patrolling Australian streets to combat crime
Canberra, Oct 10 (IANS) A vigilante group has been patrolling the streets of Melbourne to protect residents against criminal gangs in the southeastern Australian city. The “Soldiers of Odin Australia”, a self-proclaimed far-right “patriot” group…
Creepy clown sightings spread to Australia
Sydney, Oct 10 (IANS) The creepy clown phenomena that has terrified residents across the US has now landed on Australian shores with sightings reported by several people in Western Australia over the weekend. News Corp…
President urges nation to follow moral path on Dussehra eve
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the nation on the eve of Dussehra, urging citizen to follow the path of moral and ethical rectitude. “On the joyous occasion of Dussehra,…
Obesity may hamper your sexual and social life: Experts
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Obesity is a major health challenge worldwide. Apart from known health hazards such as heart disease and diabetes, it can also prevent sexual intimacy and may…
Drones to monitor shark activities in Australia
Canberra, Oct 10 (IANS) Drones will be used at West Australian (WA) beaches on a three month trial to monitor shark activity and spot other dangers such as rips and schools of baitfish which attract…
Seven Bengaluru students scale Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro
Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IANS) Seven teenage boys of a school here recently climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa (19,336 feet), said the school on Sunday. “Our seven students had…
Thousands gather for Kumari Puja at Belur Math near Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Devotees from across the country and abroad gathered at Belur Math, the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, for the worship of a pre-pubertine girl as the goddess…
Durga Puja celebrations pick up pace in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Oct 9 (IANS) Durga Puja celebrations have picked up pace in the twin cities of Odisha — Bhubaneswar and Cuttack — with people thronging the pandals to seek blessings of Goddess Durga. More than…
Why we get distracted while performing a task?
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) Motivation can act as the best defence against distractions that arise while performing activities that are both difficult as well as an easy, a study has found. In the study,…
Autumn in Kashmir: Nature in bloom but where are the tourists?
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Oct 9 (IANS) Kashmir’s season of pleasure and plenty, the autumn, is here, but alas, the tragedy of the beleaguered valley this year has overshadowed everything that is good about the…
President, PM greet nation on Durga Ashtami
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Durga Ashtami. “President Mukherjee extends his greetings on Maha Ashtami,” said the official…
Without even its own ground, Ravana stands tallest in Haryana village
By Jaideep Sarin Barara (Haryana), Oct 9 (IANS) With its record-breaking height, this Ravana may have made national and international headlines and attracted lakhs of people in the past few years just to have a…
Implement in full street vendors Act in Delhi: Congress
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday demanded total implementation of the Street Vendors Act of 2014 in the national capital, following an ongoing eviction drive against squatters in no-vending zones. The party…
Hurricane Matthew kills nearly 900 in Haiti, causes havoc in US
Port-au-Prince/Daytona Beach, Oct 8 (IANS) Hurricane Matthew, the most deadly storm in a decade, killed nearly 900 persons in Haiti and left tens of thousands homeless before it slammed the Atlantic Coast at the border…