Iranian driver turns cab into library
Tehran, April 27 (IANS) A taxi driver in Iran’s Rasht city has lodged his car with books in a bid to encourage his passengers to read in his taxi, the media reported. Sahel Filsoof, who…
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London’s Big Ben set for major facelift
London, April 27 (IANS) London’s famous Big Ben is to be given a $43 million facelift, the British Parliament has said. A parliament spokesman said on Tuesday: “While the tower itself is structurally sound and…
Now ‘Shravan Kumar’ sets forth for Mathura
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, April 26 (IANS) When ‘Shravan Kumar’ left the Taj city on foot for Mathura, his blind mother perched in a basket fastened to a sturdy rod, there were few onlookers who…
Parsi community lauded for role in nation-building
London, April 26 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna lauded the Parsi community for its role in India’s freedom struggle as well as in post-independence nation-building. Sarna was speaking at an event held under the…
90-year-old ex-US male senator to marry a man
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Ninety-year-old former US senator Harris Wofford has said that he is getting married to a man — 50 years younger to him — almost 20 years after his wife died, the…
90-year-old ex-US senator to remarry a man
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Ninety-year-old former US senator Harris Wofford has said that he is getting married to a man — 50 years younger to him — almost 20 years after his wife died, the…
From 2017, new handsets will require mandatory panic button
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a bid to make mobile phone handsets an effective tool for self-protection, the government on Monday said no such device will be sold from next year without a single-key…
Beijing to build toilets with free WiFi
Beijing, April 25 (IANS) Beijing Municipality will build 100 toilets with free WiFi access this year as part of the city’s “toilet revolution” efforts. The toilets, to be built in the districts of Tongzhou and…
Odd-even hits MPs, rocks parliament
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The odd-even traffic scheme hit lawmakers and also rocked parliament on Monday, the first day of budget session part II, with some forgetful members violating the scheme while some MPs…
Employees Provident Fund rate cut marginally
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a move that will affect some 15.84 crore contributors to the Employees Provident Fund scheme, the government has cut the interest rate for 2015-16 marginally to 8.7 percent from…
US university students protest kirtan singing by white woman not born Hindu
New York, April 25 (IANS) Singing of kirtans at an Ivy League university has drawn protests from a multi-racial group of students there. Unlike in the protests against yoga, the demonstrators, this time, were not…
MPs violate odd-even scheme, some set example
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The odd-even scheme on Monday saw some forgetful MPs violating the traffic restriction scheme, while some other lawmakers car-pooled to reach Parliament House. One MP cycled while another walked the…
Pablo Neruda’s remains arrive at Chilean Congress
Santiago, April 25 (IANS) The remains of famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda arrived at the Congress in Santiago for a ceremony on Monday before being buried a day after, three years after exhumation. The coffin…
Declare ‘parental alienation’ a crime: Rights activist
Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) The central government should declare “parental alienation” a crime and make shared parenting mandatory in order to protect the rights of the children, an activist said on Sunday. “Parental alienation” refers…
I feel bad when Mahatma’s name is used for negative reason: Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee
By Ankush Vats New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi’s grand daughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, who was recently conferred with a top French honour for her contribution in the field of environment, education and culture,…
Solar-powered plane completes Pacific crossing
San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has completed a three-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, a media report said on Sunday. It flew over San Francisco’s Golden Gate…
Riteish Deshmukh donates Rs.25 lakh for drought relief in Latur
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh has donated Rs.25 lakh to ‘Jalyukta Latur’ as his contribution towards drought relief during his recent visit to his hometown Latur. Jalyukta Latur is an initiative started by…
Ola says made error in collecting toll, refunds some NCR passengers
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Delhi-based cab aggregator Ola says it had “erroneously calculated toll charges” in some cases and has stepped in to reverse the amount charged from some customers. This…
West Bengal: Epicentre Of Indias boom in sexual slavery
By Himadri Ghosh Kolkata: Over nine years since 2005-06, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 76 percent, hiding darker changes that evolved in concert with this economic transformation. One of those is a 20 percent…
Spanish priest, 90, gets Indian citizenship after 38 years of struggle
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) After a long struggle of 38 years, a 90-year-old Spanish Jesuit priest — who has lived and worked in the country for 67 years — was finally granted Indian citizenship here…