Guwahati, Sep 21 (IANS) Assam Tourism Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday urged Britain and Australia to rectify their travel advisories on Assam and termed the move to club the state with other disturbed…
Gurgaon, Sep 21 (IANS) Gurgaon Police Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar on Wednesday assured an NGO delegation of the effective implementation of the Haryana Right to Service Act (RSA) in his department. A delegation of NGO Manav…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) The state government on Wednesday said the total prohibition of liquor demanded by several organisations in Odisha is “unrealistic” as consumption of liquor is a personal affair. “It is not a…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Terming the Maharashtra government’s restrictions on dance bars as “regressive by centuries”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said dance bars in the state will continue to operate under the old…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a 20 per cent hike in the pension for freedom fighters and their dependents,…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Sep 21 (IANS) She is attractive. She is accomplished. And among Manipuris, she is a celebrity and a household name — a star who straddles the world of cinema and theatre….
London, Sep 21 (IANS) Neanderthals were far smarter than previously thought as researchers have confirmed that our ancient cousins were responsible for producing tools and artefacts earlier argued by some to be exclusively in the…
By Vishnu Makhijani Title: Beads of Arunachal Pradesh–Emerging Cultural Context; Authors: Sarit K. Chaudhuri and Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Pages: 159; Price: Rs 995/$25 Beads are an integral part of tribal day-to-day wear…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) Biting into a chocolate truffle tickles the neurotransmitters in the brain as much as it may tantalise your taste-buds, Bavaria-born author Korenelia Santoro believes. Her newly-released book, “Cooking…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) said they were reaching out to a business owner who put up a “Muslims Get Out” sign outside his restaurant to…
New Jersey, Sep 20 (IANS) A fast-food restaurant run by the family of New York bombings suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami has been flooded with negative reviews and Islamophobic messages ever since Rahami was identified by…
Caserta, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) A 61-year-old woman in southern Italy has delivered a baby boy after four miscarriages. The woman, identified only as V.M., gave birth to her son Elias, weighing 3.5 kg at a…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A 21-year-old teacher was on Tuesday morning fatally stabbed as many as 22 times by her “jilted” lover, police said. The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked police to submit…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, which aimed at stopping female foeticide and arresting declining sex ratio in India by banning and penalising sex determination of unborn babies,…
Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) One of Hollywood’s highest profile marriages has come to an end, after actress Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from husband Brad Pitt, CNN reported. Jolie filed for divorce on Monday…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A seminar on the issues of cross-border child abduction, surrogacy and marital discord with respect to the countries of the South Asian region was organised by the South Asian University…
Gurgaon, Sep 20 (IANS) The Haryana government on Tuesday opened a hostel for orphans and destitute children where all basic necessities, including food, clothes and education, will be provided by district administration free of cost,…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the centrale and Delhi governments to take effective steps to ensure that the dengue and chikungunya patients are not denied treatment or admission…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s holy city of Varanasi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency — has made it to the list of 27 smart cities announced by Urban Development Minister M….
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Objecting to a section in the draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention and Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016, representatives of sex workers’ collectives from east India on Tuesday asserted that many are…