New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will begin talks in London on Tuesday to discuss proposals to limit and reduce emissions by ships. This might also be the deciding year for…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) Christians across Kerala celebrated Easter on Sunday to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after he was crucified. The people attended the Easter mass where they drank wine and…
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) People across Odisha celebrated Utkal Divas on Sunday to commemorate the formation of the state in 1936. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the people on Twitter, saying: “The entire country is…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) A civilian was killed and 50 others were injured as they clashed with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday after security forces shot dead 11 militants in…
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) DMK leader M.K. Stalin was taken into custody on Sunday while protesting against the Central government for not setting up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB). Led by Stalin, leaders of Congress…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Hate mails and criticism were part of what Sunny Leone faced much before she made the transition from an adult film star to Bollywood. She says the brickbats…
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) In a setback for its space programme, India on Sunday said it lost contact with its communication satellite GSAT-6A, which was launched on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) on…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Moves are afoot to open up out-of-bounds tourist destinations in the northeast of India and other border states to foreign visitors to boost India’s tourism industry –…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) Around 50 civilians were injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday as they clashed with security forces following the killing of 10 militants in the district, police said. Police…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) There is no clash between the leaders in the Congress over the post of Chief Minister in Rajasthan, says state party chief Sachin Pilot as the party high…
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Condemning the Modi government and the Tamil Nadu government for “betraying” the state on the Cauvery river issue, major opposition parties on Sunday decided to hold a statewide shutdown protest on…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Two teachers from a private school and a tutor have been arrested for involvement in the leak of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 economics question paper, police…
Patna, April 1 (IANS) A Bihar court on Sunday sent Union Minister Ashwini Choubey’s son Arijit Shashwat, accused of inciting communal violence in Bhagalpur, to judicial custody for 14 days. Bhagalpur Senior Superintendent of Police…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation left Kolkata on Sunday morning to visit the violence-hit areas of Asansol in West Bengal, ignoring the state administration’s ban on entering the area. BJP…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, who is at the centre of a storm over the state government decreeing that the name of B.R. Ambedkar, considered the architect of…
By Mamta Aggarwal Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Jayamma Bhandari was orphaned at the age of three and spend her childhood in grim poverty. She was forced into the sex trade by her husband. But unlike…
Indore, April 1 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and two others injured when a four-storeyed hotel building collapsed here, a police officer said on Sunday. Deputy Inspector General Hari Narayan Chari Mishra told…
By Sanu George Chengannur (Kerala), April 1 (IANS) Even though they have hit the campaign trail for the by-poll to the Chengannur assembly constituency, candidates of three rival fronts are getting a bit restless as…
By Lina Asher Language development is very important in the early years — from communicating using facial expressions, movement of the body and crying, to the use of verbal and sign language. The minds of…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended Easter greetings to people at home and abroad, and hoped that the festival would motivate for bringing in…