Category: Society

Making a case for Jallikattu

By Salim David The tradition of Jallikattu is many thousands of years old in Tamil Nadu. The recent ban on…

9 years ago

Tamil stars gather for fast in support of Jallikattu

Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Actors such as Ajith Kumar, Suriya, Karthi and Trisha Krishnan were among the first to gather…

9 years ago

Mother who live-streamed taping her son to wall arrested

New York, Jan 20 (IANS) The 18-year-old Shayla Rudolph of Ohio who live-streamed the video of taping her two-year-old son…

9 years ago

Nearly 180,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey

Ankara, Jan 20 (IANS/AKI) Nearly 180,000 Syrian babies have been born to refugee families in Turkey since the start of…

9 years ago

Jallikattu supporters resent import of jersey cows

Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) At a time when Tamil Nadu youth are protesting in support of Jallikattu -- the bull…

9 years ago

President’s convoy gets stuck in Kolkata traffic

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee's convoy got stranded in a traffic bottleneck for a few minutes after it…

9 years ago

Head constables in Telangana get holiday to watch movie

Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) In a rare development, all head constables in Adilabad district of Telangana were on Thursday given…

9 years ago

Madame Tussauds unveils updated Trump wax figures

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) New wax figurines of US President-elect Donald Trump have been unveiled at Madame Tussauds locations around…

9 years ago

6,000-year-old cemetery unearthed in China

Xi'an, Jan 19 (IANS) A 6,000-year-old cemetery has been unearthed in China's Shaanxi province, archaeologists said. The cemetery, covering about…

9 years ago

After 5 years of fall in learning, progress for primary schools

By Prachi Salve and Shreya Shah After five years of declining learning outcomes, new survey data show improvements in some…

9 years ago

Export ban for Clive of India’s rare jewelled flask

London, Jan 19 (IANS) An extremely rare jewelled flask given to Clive of India after the Battle of Plassey in…

9 years ago

Learn to make your own decisions, Smriti Irani advises young women

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said young women must learn to make their…

9 years ago

China, Sri Lanka build Friendship Village for landslide victims

Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka and China have started to construct the Aranayake China-Sri Lanka Friendship village in the…

9 years ago

Do no want ESI for our employees, say budget private schools

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A nationwide association of small budget private schools criticised the latest Employees' State Insurance Corporation…

9 years ago

Citizens to actively participate in policing policies

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 150,000 citizens from all across the country have joined a new initiative that will…

9 years ago

Jamia Millia Islamia to get special postal cover

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) To mark the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) centenary, the Department of Posts will issue a…

9 years ago

IAF appeals citizens to not to litter

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Ahead of the Republic Day Parade fly-past, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday appealed…

9 years ago

Mobile screen-recorded short film ‘WhatsUpMom’ goes viral

Kochi, Jan 18 (IANS) A 90-second-long mobile screen-recorded short film 'WhatsUpMom', videographed by Mathukutty Xavier to break away from the…

9 years ago

Congress workers gherao RBI office to protest demonetisation

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Hundreds of Congress party protesters gheraoed the RBI office here on Wednesday with slogans denouncing…

9 years ago

Raxstar unveils track on women’s empowerment

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) British rapper Raxstar, who has roots in India, on Wednesday released a track titled "Balwant" that…

9 years ago



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