Technical snag hits services on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line, commuters suffer
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Alok Kaushik used to take an hour and a half to reach his office in Dwarka from Noida on metro, but on Friday he had a nightmarish experience as his…
Human Interest
Hikers on Caribbean island find ancient stone carvings
London, June 3 (IANS) Hikers out for a stroll on the Caribbean island of Montserrat found ancient stone carvings that archaeologists believe could offer valuable insight into the islands pre-colonial history. The petroglyphs — which…
Missing Japanese boy abandoned in woods found alive
Tokyo, June 3 (IANS) A missing seven-year-old boy was found alive and unharmed after searchers spent nearly a week combing dense forest in Japan’s Hokkaido island, officials said on Friday. Yamato Tanooka was discovered in…
King Tutankhamuns dagger was ‘made from a meteorite’
Cairo, June 2 (IANS) A new research has showed that an iron dagger buried with King Tutankhamun, one of ancient Egypt’s most famous kings, was made from a meteorite. Researchers from Italy and the Egyptian…
London’s Tower Bridge to temporarily shut for major facelift
London, June 2 (IANS) London’s world famous Tower Bridge will be shut for three months starting from October 1 for a major facelift, authorities announced on Thursday. The closure to all road traffic will enable…
Government lays down advisory for matrimonial websites
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Aiming to put an end to the fraudulence on the matrimonial sites, the government on Thursday approved an advisory on functioning of such websites and also made identity proof mandatory…
Gulberg massacre: 14-year battle for justice
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The abandoned cluster of rickety and burned walls, which once was home to upper-middle-class Gujarati Muslims in the Hindu-dominated Chamanpura of Ahmedabad, bears a mute witness to…
Underprivileged youth become entrepreneurs at Cafe Toto
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Donning crisp aprons and trained by French volunteers, young adults from underprivileged backgrounds here are turning into entrepreneurs and taking charge of their life by serving up delectable European fare at…
Tiger Temple: Cat-fight erupts between monastery, Thai wildlife authorities
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) The hate mail on social networking sites against the Buddhist monks and authorities managing Thailand’s famous Tiger Temple complex in Kanchanaburi province is increasing by the hour. As…
Twitter restores Putin’s parody account
London, June 2 (IANS) After facing much criticism for temporarily suspending the parody accounts of famous politicians, including President Vladimir Putin in Russia, micro-blogging website Twitter has reinstated all the accounts, a media report said….
Tamil Nadu tailor surrenders free power entitlement
Chennai June 1 (IANS) A small tailor in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore has shown the way to the richie-rich in Tamil Nadu by voluntarily declining the 100 units of free power offered by the state government….
84% Of 12 mn married children under 10 are Hindus
Devanik Saha Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 years – 84 per cent of them Hindu and 11 percent Muslim – reveals an IndiaSpend analysis of recently released census…
Telangana gears up for foundation day celebrations
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Telangana is gearing up to celebrate its foundation day on Thursday. Elaborate arrangements have been made to mark the occasion across the state. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara…
World’s longest, deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland
Bern, June 1 (IANS) The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work, a media report said on Wednesday. The 57 km twin-bore…
Punjab Mail, undivided India’s fastest train, completes 104 years of journey
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) When it embarked on its maiden epic journey of 2,496 km on June 1, 1912, Punjab Mail was the fastest train of undivided India and snaked its way from Mumbai (then…
22 children rescued, nine South Delhi eateries sealed
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) As many as 22 boys working in restaurants and other eateries of South Delhi were rescued on Tuesday during a daylong operation and these nine business establishments were sealed, NGO…
NHRC asks UP to pay Rs 5 lakh to dead boy’s family
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 5 lakh to the parents of a 15-year-old boy, who died during a mysterious blast while working…
Muslim women seek support to abolish triple talaq
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Thousands of Muslim women have sought support to abolish the “heinous” practice of ‘triple talaq’, which they have termed an “un-Quranic” practice. The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) wrote to…
Apartment in US asks tenants to ‘like’ Facebook page or face action
New York, May 31 (IANS) Call it bizarre but the management at an apartment building in Salt Lake City has told tenants living in the complex to like its Facebook page or they will be…
India home to highest number of enslaved people: Report
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) With an estimated 18.35 million men, women and children trapped in modern slavery through human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, forced or servile marriage or commercial sexual exploitation, India is…