Manila, March 4 (IANS) A Filipino man has transformed himself into a carbon copy of “Superman” after a series of 26 painful cosmetic surgeries, the media reported on Friday. “The most painful surgical procedure was…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A project has been launched to add colour to the dusty walls of Pakistan’s Peshawar city, a media report said on Friday. The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the culture…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Leading Korean smartphone maker Samsung Mobiles is India’s most trusted brand followed by Sony and LG, according to survey launched here on Thursday. As per the ‘Brand Trust Report India Study…
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) A two-month-old baby girl suffering from “frequent and silent heart attacks” damaging heart muscles was successfully operated upon at a Mumbai hospital, doctors said. According to the doctors at the Sri…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who took on the Modi government and attacked the RSS in the Lok Sabha, also shared some light moments with the treasury benches. Shortly after…
Patna, March 2 (IANS) Soon after Jawaharlal Nehru UNiversity Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar was granted interim bail on Wednesday, a sense of relief, happiness and joy swept his home in Bihar’s Begusarai district. “My…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The Hinduja Group said on Wednesday that it had acquired the heritage Old War Office in London that was once inhabited by Winston Churchill. The Group said in a statement that…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Robots are unreliable in case of fire or other emergency situations but people trust them blindly, according to a new study. People may trust a robot too much for their…
New York, March 2 (IANS) People who feel attached to God are more likely to be emotionally committed to their workplace and satisfied with their jobs, says a new study. Attachment to God may have…
By Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari With a 14-percent rise in funding for the programme run under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the 2016-17 Budget, the worlds largest state-run jobs…
By Azera Parveen Rahman New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Why should laundry be a woman’s job? asks a new TV commercial for a detergent. Featuring the father of a young, working woman who gives voice…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Worried about tax cuts in your hard-earned income? You don’t have to. Now there is a way out in which one can invest smartly, avail tax benefits…
Anti-social Behaviour By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) As Indian society grapples with the issue of intolerance and violence, genetic experts are opening up the hoary discussion on whether genetic makeup can predispose…
Panaji, March 1 (IANS) The Konkan Railway on Tuesday said that two minor boys who ran away from their homes in Kasargod in Kerala were rescued from Goa’s Madgaon railway station. The boys, both aged…
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will build a memorial to South Korean queen Heo Hwang-ok in Ayodhya. She was a princess of Ayodhya before her marriage to a Korean ruler. A decision…
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) A bank guard who single-handedly saved Rs.137 crore in a bank from being looted during Haryana’s Jat protests deserves the highest gallantry award for civilians, a minister said on Tuesday. Former…
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) A bank guard who single-handedly saved Rs.137 crore in a bank from being looted during Haryana’s Jat protests deserves the highest gallantry award for civilians, a minister said on Tuesday. Former…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Adding further confusion over tax treatment of provident fund contributions proposed in the UNion Budget, the finance ministry on Tuesday said a final view was yet to be taken on…
Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) A Japanese sewage firm is set to launch next month collectable cards featuring pictures of manhole covers with unique designs. The unusual project led by GKP, a group including officials from…
By Jaideep Sarin New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It may not sound as music to the ears of the powers that be, but catchy numbers are being thrown up amid the controversies surrounding student politics…