Jallikattu supporters resent import of jersey cows
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) At a time when Tamil Nadu youth are protesting in support of Jallikattu — the bull taming sport — for preservation of the native bull breed, a consignment of 60 imported…
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President’s convoy gets stuck in Kolkata traffic
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee’s convoy got stranded in a traffic bottleneck for a few minutes after it took a wrong turn on a city road on Thursday. The President was headed to…
Head constables in Telangana get holiday to watch movie
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) In a rare development, all head constables in Adilabad district of Telangana were on Thursday given a day’s holiday to watch a Telugu movie. District Superintendent of Police M. Sreenivas declared…
Madame Tussauds unveils updated Trump wax figures
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) New wax figurines of US President-elect Donald Trump have been unveiled at Madame Tussauds locations around the globe. Trump already had a wax figure, which was completed in 1997. The current…
6,000-year-old cemetery unearthed in China
Xi’an, Jan 19 (IANS) A 6,000-year-old cemetery has been unearthed in China’s Shaanxi province, archaeologists said. The cemetery, covering about 90,000 sq.metres, is located near the Yangguanzhai ruins, which belonged to a late Neolithic culture…
After 5 years of fall in learning, progress for primary schools
By Prachi Salve and Shreya Shah After five years of declining learning outcomes, new survey data show improvements in some basic reading and arithmetic levels in primary school (Grade I to Grade V), even as…
Export ban for Clive of India’s rare jewelled flask
London, Jan 19 (IANS) An extremely rare jewelled flask given to Clive of India after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, now has a temporary export bar placed on it by the British government. Culture…
Learn to make your own decisions, Smriti Irani advises young women
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said young women must learn to make their own decisions instead of relying on others’ suggestions all the time. “I think women should…
China, Sri Lanka build Friendship Village for landslide victims
Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka and China have started to construct the Aranayake China-Sri Lanka Friendship village in the central part of the island nation to provide shelter for landslide victims, the Chinese embassy…
Do no want ESI for our employees, say budget private schools
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A nationwide association of small budget private schools criticised the latest Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme here on wednesday, saying that they do not stand to benefit from it…
Citizens to actively participate in policing policies
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 150,000 citizens from all across the country have joined a new initiative that will allow them a say in policing policy and various aspects of safety and security. The…
Jamia Millia Islamia to get special postal cover
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) To mark the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) centenary, the Department of Posts will issue a special cover on the university in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the field of…
IAF appeals citizens to not to litter
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Ahead of the Republic Day Parade fly-past, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday appealed to citizens of Delhi not to throw eatables, garbage, or animal carcasses in the open…
Mobile screen-recorded short film ‘WhatsUpMom’ goes viral
Kochi, Jan 18 (IANS) A 90-second-long mobile screen-recorded short film ‘WhatsUpMom’, videographed by Mathukutty Xavier to break away from the monotony of doing a script of debut film, has gone viral and crossed six lakh…
Congress workers gherao RBI office to protest demonetisation
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Hundreds of Congress party protesters gheraoed the RBI office here on Wednesday with slogans denouncing demonetisation and the Centre’s role in “destruction of the RBI’s autonomy”. The agitators vented their…
Raxstar unveils track on women’s empowerment
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) British rapper Raxstar, who has roots in India, on Wednesday released a track titled “Balwant” that focuses on women’s empowerment. The song is for MTV Spoken Word, a music property that…
Chinese newspaper makes robot write story
Guangzhou, Jan 18 (IANS) With mechanisation slowly edging into almost every field, the scribe, too, is sought to be replaced by a robot — in a first, a Chinese newspaper on Wednesday published its first…
Afghanistan’s snowy hilltops now draw skiing youngsters
Bamyan (Afghanistan), Jan 18 (IANS) When the Gunbadak hilltops are snow-capped, covering their usual mud and dust, dozens of children flock to the peak which lies 30 minutes away from Bamyan city, the capital of…
Where Himachal villagers observe silence to appease deities
By Vishal Gulati Manali, Jan 18 (IANS) Traditional apple-growing villagers around this tourist resort in Himachal Pradesh are wrapping themselves up in thick blankets as they prepare to observe silence for almost a month in…
Rajasthan Education Minister flayed for cow comments
Jaipur, Jan 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Education Minister Vasudev Devnani, who on Monday had claimed that cows inhale and exhale oxygen, has come in for sharp criticism both from scientists and in the social media. At…