Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people across Bihar formed a human chain on Saturday to support the state government’s prohibition policy, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claiming participation of more than three…
Dhule (Maharashtra), Jan 21 (IANS) Indian Army sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan’s kin and residents of his native village Bohivir in northern Maharashtra were overjoyed on his release on Saturday by Pakistan. His family thanked authorities…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space agency NASA stressed here on Saturday as he…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said circumstances force one to become a terrorist and sometimes it is the believers who create trouble. “Circumstances create terrorists. They are…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) England cricketers including captain Eoin Morgan were seen with a posse of kids from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday after their exhaustive practice session ahead of the third One-Day International…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) As Michelle and Barack Obama left the White House with the highest ratings ever, they unveiled The Obama Foundation, that aims to facilitate projects “all over the city, the country and…
By Poorvi Kulkarni Etapalli and Bhamragad talukas, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Over two nights in early January, Madia Gond tribals — or Adivasis, as they prefer to be called — of southeastern Maharashtra gather every year in…
By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In February 2013, opposition parties, notably the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took to the streets in protest as the price of petrol in the national capital spiralled…
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people across Bihar on Saturday, including men, women and children, formed a human chain in support of the state government’s prohibition policy. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Call it by whatever name, the protest by the Tamil Nadu youth — students and working professionals — against the ban on for Jallikattu has no parallel in…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Tamil superstar Vijay paid a secret visit to the Marina beach here to extend support to thousands of young protesters against the ban on Jallikattu, a source said. On Friday night,…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) You will no longer miss the tweets from your best friend as Twitter is testing a new feature that highlights tweets from a select, single person it thinks you should…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) The mood of the youth gathered in large numbers at the Marina beach here is still combative demanding the holding of Jallikattu and banning the People for the Ethical Treatment of…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) To mitigate the impact of fake news and curb its spread, Facebook is considering to notify users if they ended up sharing or reading a fake story. According to a…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Five time National Award-winning filmmaker Haobam Paban Kumar says his dream to visit Berlin is finally coming true as his Manipuri film “Loktak Lairembee” (Lady of the…
Yangon, Jan 21 (IANS) UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has said that bureaucratic hurdles are preventing humanitarian actors from helping those facing violence in the country. She said humanitarian access…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Taking stock of the air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring states, the Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday asked authorities to immediately enforce…
Nagpur, Jan 20 (IANS) Bhaiyyalal Bhotmange, the sole survivor in the Dalit family carnage at Khairlanji village in Bhandara district of the state, died following a massive heart attack here on Friday. Not keeping well…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday visited Delhi Police headquarters and directed senior police officers to connect with the northeastern community. In a meeting here that he chaired, the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (IANS) Kerala Tourism was the cynosure of all eyes at the five-day Vakantiebeurs 2017, the biggest tourism trade event in the Netherlands, an official said on Friday. It was Kerala Tourism’s first…