By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Rajnath, 72, a retired school headmaster, continues to live in his ancestral home in north Kashmir’s Manigam village. The turmoil of the 1990s saw most members of his…
By Payel Bhattacharya After several misdiagnosis and other dilemmas, 10 years ago I was diagnosed with a very rare disease, hardly known in India, called VHL or Von Hippel Lindau, during my landmark liver transplant….
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Aug 4 (IANS) Tripura tribals’ traditional “Ker Puja” began on Saturday in Tripura with unprecedented rituals. The puja is conducted for the welfare of the people and to ward off evil…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Shedding light on the poor condition of the country’s art schools, Lalit Kala Akademi Chairman Uttam Pacharne said the institution will soon propose to the government to…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Issues such as licensing, policy, credibility and censorship in the context of the media industry were extensively discussed and debated at the opening day of a two-day international media conference…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Several issues surrounding gender equality in Indian newsrooms were discussed at a session titled “Women Editors: Always the Bridesmaid,” at an ongoing two-day international media forum here. The panel for…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) An international two-day media forum here has deliberated several significant issues facing the media industry at present. The opening day of The Media Rumble, organised by Newslaundry and Teamwork Arts,…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader and MP Raju Shetti on Friday introduced two Private Member’s Bills in Lok Sabha seeking a loan waiver for farmers across the country and a guaranteed…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A man jumped in front of a metro train here at Mandi House station on Friday allegedly in a bid to commit suicide. The act led to bunching of trains…
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) With women safety becoming a serious concern, a city start-up on Friday announced the first of its kind e-cab service in tri-city of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. The new all-women service…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Friday launched the E-rickshaw service for its stations in Dwarka to provide last mile connectivity to the commuters. There will be 100 E-rickshaws, called SmartEs, in…
Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday launched an awareness campaign named “Horn Not Ok” along with a statewide mobile app “Shoor Nahin” or no noise. The Chief Minister…
London, Aug 3 (IANS) More than 5,500 churches including some of the UK’s most famous cathedrals have converted to renewable power to help tackle climate change, the media reported on Friday. The Church of England,…
Abu Dhabi, Aug 3 (IANS) An Indian expat on Friday hit a jackpot by winning 10 million dirhams in a raffle draw at Abu Dhabi International Airport. “This is great. Since this is for real…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Even on your worst day, don’t stop loving yourself, says content specialist and human rights evangelist Reeta Gupta, whose just-published book, “Rescripting Your Life”, presents a cogent…
Sydney, Aug 3 (IANS) Some 200 students fell ill following a flu outbreak at a school in Australia. A team of specialist cleaning staff were sent to the Middle Park School in Queensland state on…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A man from Haryana was arrested for harassing over 200 women by sending them nude pictures after creating their fake accounts on social networking site facebook, police said on Thursday….
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In all, 1971 children were tracked and recovered in Uttar Pradesh between June 2015 and July 2018 using the facility of “Khoya-Paya” — a citizen corner of Trackchild, a Union…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said the culture of banning books impacts the free flow of ideas and should not be taken recourse to unless they are hit by Section…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Nayantara Sahgal, who kickstarted the awardwapsi protest in 2015 by returning her Sahitya Akademi award, has welcomed the official statement by Indias National Academy of Letters that condemned threats against…