New York museum invites people to use 18-carat gold toilet
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) A New York museum has set up a working 18-carat solid gold toilet in one of its washrooms. The golden toilet called “America” has been opened to the public, the…
Human Interest
Kerala needs new organ transplant legislation: Official
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 (IANS) Amid the backdrop of thriving kidney rackets being busted in the country, an officer of the state-run Kerala Network for Organ Sharing (KNOS) has said the Kerala government should come out…
Astronauts given comfort upgrade on China’s new space lab
Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) China’s newest space laboratory, Tiangong II, will provide more comfort upgrades to astronauts living aboard than its predecessor, Tiangong I, the spacecraft’s designers said. Zhu Zongpeng, chief designer of Tiangong II…
Inspired by PM, Vivek Oberoi’s firm to build 5 lakh low-cost housing units
By Nivedita New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is on a mission to give homes to 500,000 people by the end of this year with his real estate project and says he…
More sanitation, literacy = fewer anaemic, pregnant women
By Charlie Moloney The proportion of anaemic, pregnant women dropped 12 percentage points over a decade to 2015, government health data show, but India still has more anaemic women than any other country and a…
Man arrested for throwing dead daughter into river
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) A man in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, was arrested for throwing the body of his 13-year-old daughter in the Narmada river after she committed suicide, the police said on Friday….
BJP promotes mobile app ahead of PM visit to Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set for a two-day visit to Gujarat from Friday evening, the ruling BJP leadership is busy promoting a mobile app to enable supporters to connect with…
‘Dhaka streets bloodied with Eid sacrifice could pose health hazard’
Dhaka, Sep 16 (IANS) Doctors and health professionals are concerned about a probable disease outbreak in Dhaka following the hours-long flooding of streets with rainwater mixed with the blood of more than a million sacrificed…
Global movement against animal abuse from September 18
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Thousands of people from across the world have decided to launch a movement against animal abuse in over 60 cities across the globe on Sunday. India Unites For Animals (IUFA),…
Karnataka leads in cases of resurgent chikungunya
By Prachi Salve An acerbic exchange of tweets between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and journalist Shekhar Gupta illustrated the growing tension in India’s capital over chikungunya, a painful but previously non-fatal mosquito-borne disease that…
Religious institutions to help spread awareness against dengue, chikungunya
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Delhi Tourism and Culture Minister Kapil Mishra on Thursday said that religious institutions will contribute to Delhi government’s efforts to spread awareness against the spread of chikungunya and dengue and…
SC sets aside death sentence of Kerala man in 2011 rape-murder case
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the death sentence of a Kerala man accused of rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in 2011, exonerating him of murder charges…
Over a lakh devotees use free WiFi at Ganesha pandals
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Over one lakh devotees made use of the free WiFi service, AAMCHANET, provided at popular Ganesh pandals and immersion sites across Mumbai and which received a massive response from the devotees….
All on board missing AN-32 ‘presumed dead’, says IAF
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The 29 people on board the AN-32 plane that went missing over the Bay of Bengal on July 22 have been “presumed dead” and their families informed, Indian Air Force…
Modi’s September 17 birthday celebrations aim for four records
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Celebrations in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 66th birthday on September 17 at Navasari district in Gujarat will aim to set three Guinness World Records and one at the…
China celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) Chinese people across the country on Thursday celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival, an annual traditional event associated with the harvest and full moon. Chinese mark the public holiday — also celebrated by Koreans…
Half of US kids spend time with firearms
New York, Sep 15 (IANS) About half of the children in the US spend time in homes that have firearms kept for safety purposes, a study has found. According to the study, although most parents…
50 per cent of tribal land acquired over the years: Rameshwar Oraon
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Sep 15 (IANS) More than 50 per cent of the land owned by tribals has been acquired for a variety of reasons over the years, displacing and marginalising lakhs of them,…
President congratulates Paralympics gold winner Jhajharia
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday congratulated Devendra Jhajharia for winning a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. In a message to Jhajharia, the President said: “I am delighted to…
I believe in the power of human empathy: Author Jerry Pinto
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Talking openly about mental illness is still unwelcome in our society as, for many, it remains a taboo. Author Jerry Pinto has now taken his second step…