Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on World Humanitarian Day, tweeted that her heart goes out to those 40 lakh people left out of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC)…
Kochi, Aug 19 (IANS) A 90-member team of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India on Sunday began rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Kerala using 17 wide-body rafts brought in from Rishikesh, its team leader…
Malappuram (Kerala), Aug 19 (IANS) Even as Kerala battles the worst flooding in 96 years, a young couple taking shelter in a relief camp in Malappuram district got married on Sunday – cheered by others…
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) As Eid-ul-Zuha approaches, animal markets across the Kashmir Valley were bustling with shoppers on Sunday who were looking to buy sacrificial animals to mark the festival on Wednesday. Muslims all over…
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Organs of a 15-year-old girl from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, who was declared brain dead at a city hospital, were donated to three critically ill patients on Saturday, the hospital authority…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Corps of Indian Army is on a cross-country cycling expedition, during which it will pass through all the states in a span of 120 days,…
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Evergreen Bengali hero Prosenjit Chatterjee will play the title role in an upcoming film on the curious case of “Gumnami Baba”, a man many assumed to be the legendary freedom fighter…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) A woman gangster involved in 113 crime cases and counted among top five dreaded women criminals in Delhi was arrested early on Saturday, police said. Basiran, 62, was called ‘Mummy’…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) As Kerala battles the worst floods in its recent history, many NGOs have come forward to lend their support to ensuring supply of packaged meals and other relief items to…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In the #litfest age of selfies and celebrities, Bhutan’s annual literary retreat resonates with a mix of the old-world charm and the contemporary vibe. Set to take…
By Vishal Gulati Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 18 (IANS) A frequent visitor to this picturesque resort before illness gripped him, late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is believed here to be the only national leader…
By Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) As Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral procession wound its way through Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, a man wearing a skull cap and sporting a flowing beard, led a…
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Among thousands of anxious BJP supporters gathered at the party headquarters on a humid Friday to pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, there were a few who…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Engaged in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Kerala, the Indian Army has been able to rescue 3,627 persons till date, including 22 foreign nationals, the Ministry of Defence said…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) In a novel effort to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among the Indian population, Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals on Friday launched the first-ever Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered heart…
Jaipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Gajanand Sharma, a Jaipur man who was released from a Pakistani jail earlier this week after over 36 years, said that many more prisoners like him were still languishing in prisons…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Way back in February 2006, when the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was conferred the “8th SIES-Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award” he could not travel to…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) More than one-third of Chinese do not have their breakfast every day due to limited time in the morning, according to a survey. Some 11 per cent of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) More than a dozen helicopters, hundreds of defence personnel, NDRF teams and ordinary fishermen with their motor boats on Friday launched a massive rescue operation in Kerala as rains subdued and…
Colombo, Aug 17 (IANS) Nineteen couples from China and Sri Lanka were married at a mass wedding ceremony in the island nation, strengthening the country’s position as an ideal wedding destination. The couples, who are…