By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Hope and despair mingled as a large crowd of journalists, BJP supporters and commoners waited throughout a hot and humid Thursday to hear about Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s…
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) A family in central Kolkata, who had hosted former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his visits to the city since 1956, on Thursday reminisced how the veteran politician fell…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Much as he was revered as a stalwart politician, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away at the age of 93 here on Thursday, was widely recognised as…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) “Between the guns and guards, there were two dogs called Sassy and Sophie who would run around the prime ministers house, and also Ritu, the cat,” journalist Saba Naqvi writes…
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday agreed to open the Cochin Naval air base for commercial operations following a request by the Kerala government, officials said. On Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi…
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) The outstanding achievements of Yashveer Goyal, a hearing and speech impaired youth of Bathinda city, in technology, sports and other fields have fetched him a state award from the Punjab government….
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Even as the deadly deluge in Kerala continued to take a toll of life and property across the state — with the number of deaths rising to 87 on Thursday –…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Fulfilling a long-cherished dream, Indian adventurist Shital Rane-Mahajan on Wednesday dived from over 5,000 feet in Finland with a Tricolour to mark India’s 72nd Independence Day. The Tricolour,…
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over 45 injured in different incidents of aerial firing and firework displays during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan on Tuesday, the media reported on…
Agra, Aug 15 (IANS) Pramod Kumar Katara began his ‘cycle yatra’ early on Wednesday from the iconic Taj Mahal to India Gate in New Delhi to focus attention on the polluted Yamuna river. “This time…
Srinagar, Aug 14 (IANS) Javed Ahmad Tak, a Kashmiri who received the award of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) on the eve of Independence Day in New Delhi on…
By Archana Sharma Jodhpur, Aug 14 (IANS) At a time when the world is battling one of its biggest refugee crises, India has its own share of the problem — thousands of Hindu migrants from…
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has come under fire over a promotional video made by the national flag carrier in collaboration with a Polish tourist who is seen doing the ‘Kiki challenge’…
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Seven in 10 American women aged between 18 and 35 years old are dissatisfied or angry about the Donald Trump’s presidency, the highest percentage of any age group of women in…
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) In an endeavour to pay respect to soldiers and inculcate a feeling of patriotism among the citizenry, around five lakh persons will form a human chief on August 14 in four…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) All government and private companies will have to furnish in their annual reports the details of steps taken to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace as per the law. The…
Gurugram, Aug 13 (IANS) Gurugram Commissioner of Police K.K. Rao on Monday announced an out-of-turn promotion for Constable Lukman Khan for saving a man from drowning in a canal in Faridabad in Haryana a day…
Sabarimala (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) The authorities at the famed Hindu temple Sabarimala on Monday decided not to allow devotees as the Pamba river is overflowing — a situation described as unsafe for devotees by…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Pune is the most liveable city, followed closely by Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai in a ranking of 111 Indian cities with the national capital ranked at a lowly 65…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A Muslim man, Imtiazur Rahman, who was denied permission to perform the final rites of his dead Hindu wife at a temple here last week because of his religion, has…