New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A delegation of the AIADMK’s parliament members on Tuesday marched to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here and submitted a memorandum to constitute a Cauvery Management Board (CMB). “Today (Tuesday)…
Helena (Montana), Oct 4 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Todd Orr sounded caution for all on adventure trips to the Rocky Mountains after he was mauled by a grizzly bear, twice. Orr took to Facebook even before medication…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Fancy a flight to the Moon and back this Durga Puja? How about an encounter with Madame Tussauds? Theres also a peep into the celebrations for the marginalised…
Port-of-spain, Oct 3 (IANS) Trinidad on Monday marked the 147th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with a video presentation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in Delhi and a choir…
Rome, Oct 3 (IANS/AKI) Jesus Christ would always help anyone find God, including homosexuals and people who have had gender reassignment surgery or who are considering it, Pope Francis has said. “When a person who…
Ferozepur (Punjab), Oct 3 (IANS) At a time when tension between both countries is at its peak, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday repatriated a 12-year-old Pakistani national who had inadvertently crossed into Indian…
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) To deal with the frequent human-elephant conflicts in West Bengal, the state forest department on Monday flagged off four specialised squad vehicles to boost the ground staff’s mobility to tackle the…
London, Oct 3 (IANS) It may appear counter-intuitive, but a new study suggests that you are more likely to get help from others in emergency situation than in harmless everyday condition as extreme conditions bring…
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) Despite being less likely to experience suicidal ideation or depression, men are more likely to die by suicide than women, an Indian-origin researcher has found. Although men tend to choose…
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) The US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s new Trump International Hotel in here was vandalised with graffiti with the phrases “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice No Peace” at one of the…
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted in the state capital here when massive leakage of fuel from several vehicles was discovered in time at a parking lot in a city hospital, the…
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday said St. Teresa responded to critics by continuing with her work of mercy and never used “pithy aphorisms” or “admonitions.” “She may have had her…
Agra, Oct 2 (IANS) Police on Sunday foiled an attempt by a 98-year-old freedom fighter, Chimman Lal Jain, to jump into the Yamuna to denounce the government’s failure to enforce prohibition in Uttar Pradesh. A…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) For the beleaguered Uttar Pradesh Police, often at the receiving end of public criticism for its tardy responses and inept handling of cases, micro-blogging site Twitter is emerging…
By Imran Khan Buxar (Bihar), Oct 2 (IANS) Several Class 10 students of a school in Bihar have forsworn gold jewellery until their parents build toilets in their homes to save them the shame of…
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday flagged off a ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ march marking Mahatma Gandhi’s 147th birth anniversary. The march was attended by Rashtrapati Bhavan staff and their family members….
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Rajghat and Vijay Ghat respectively on their birth anniversaries. The Prime Minister remembered the…
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) With harsh rhetoric as the brand image of the 2016 US presidential election, an overwhelming majority of voters have said that this year’s race has brought out the worst in people,…
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Ten robots have started working as customs officers at three ports in China’s Guangdong province, authorities said on Sunday. They were the first batch of intelligent robots, to be used by…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Growing pest-repelling plants and herbs inside homes can help in warding off the threat of mosquito-borne diseases like chikungunya, dengue and malaria in the city, say experts. Herbs like basil,…