Singapore is world’s most expensive city
Singapore, March 10 (IANS) Singapore has been ranked the world’s most expensive city to live in, a survey released on Thursday showed. Hong Kong has moved up in the ranking to the second place with…
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Japanese town remains deserted after Fukushima meltdown
Tokyo, March 10 (IANS) Five years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan which triggered three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the coastal fishing village of Namie remains a ghost town….
Five submerged ‘Apostles’ discovered near Australian landmark
Melbourne, March 10 (IANS) Australian scientists have discovered five new, submerged “Apostles” — limestone columns — near one of Australia’s most iconic tourist landmarks, the Twelve Apostles. Five limestone sea stacks, coined the “drowned Apostles”,…
Art of Living slapped Rs.5 crore ‘green’ fine but event is on
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Faulting every concerned government agency over a cultural event to be held on the fragile banks of Yamuna this weekend, a green court has slapped a Rs.5-crore fine on its…
Magic fair begins in Kolkata with over 500 artistes
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Over 500 magicians from across India are here to showcase their bag of tricks and illusions at the five-day long Magic Fair, organisers said here on Wednesday. “Artistes with expertise in…
Thane girl to attend US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit
Thane (Maharashtra), March 9 (IANS) A Thane college girl studying in Mumbai has been selected to attend the US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit to be held in Washington next year. Oishika Neogi, 16, who just…
Indian condiments are spicing up global cuisine
By Sunil Soni The use of Indian condiments, or masalas as one would call in Hindustani, is increasingly becoming popular in various world cuisines. The ingredients used in Indian cuisine are unique and their mixing…
Digital inequality warning sounded for urban India
By Devanik Saha Recent indications that India’s Internet use is low and not reflected in the numbers of mobile phone connections and growth are buttressed by a new study that points to digital inequality in…
SpiceJet fetes 20 rural ‘women of substance’ on all-women crew flight
By Rachel V. Thomas Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Saluting the spirit of womanhood, SpiceJet in collaboration with two non-profit organisations working for women’s empowerment, flew 20 women from rural hinterlands on an all-women crew flight…
Chinese couple sells newborn to buy iPhone
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) A Chinese couple was sentenced to three years in jail for selling their new-born daughter online to buy an iPhone and a motorbike with the funds, a media report said. The…
Canada to admit record number of immigrants in 2016
Toronto, March 9 (IANS) The government of Canada announced an ambitious plan for 2016 immigration levels on Tuesday, aimed at reuniting more families. Ottawa plans to welcome between 280,000 and 305,000 permanent residents by the…
Still lot to be done for womens’ security and safety: Tabu
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Actress Tabu says things are certainly changing for Indian women but there is a lot still which can be done for their security and safety. “It’s a multi-layered topic and discussion….
Brain dead youth’s heart, liver save two lives
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A 21-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead, gave a fresh lease of life to two patients who were recipients of his heart and liver, a senior AIIMS official said…
Will celebrate women’s day if men’s day observed too: Trinamool MP
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy said on Tuesday that she would celebrate International Women’s Day only if International Men’s Day will be celebrated on March 9. “I personally don’t celebrate…
Acid attack survivors open cafe in Lucknow on Women’s Day
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) ‘Sheroes Hangout’, a cafe managed by acid attack survivors, was inaugurated here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the second such venture after a successful one in Agra…
Proposed tax on provident fund withdrawals rolled back
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After widespread resentment,…
Twitter activism can help fight for racial justice
Washington, March 8 (IANS) With hashtag activism, the micro-blogging site Twitter has triggered the biggest ever push for racial justice the US has seen in decades, researchers report. With hashtags like #Ferguson, #Blacklivesmatter, and the…
People over-claim their contributions more in larger teams
New York, March 8 (IANS) Size of a team can lead people to inflate their own contributions while diminishing their team members’ work, and bigger the teams, the more individual members of a team “over-claim”…
Five key lessons about women and work in India
By Rohini Pande, Charity Troyer Moore and Jennifer Johnson While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27 percent and 25 percent, respectively), Pakistans female labour-force participation rate is growing and Indias is…
Women, it’s high time you own those five days
By Swara Bhaskar I skulked home one afternoon from school in a particularly muggy hot Delhi summer month and spent the day cursing fate that I was born a girl. I was 14 years old,…