London, March 20 (IANS) A memorial garden in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is being planned ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death, Kensington Palace announced on Sunday. A spokesman for Kensington Palace…
London, March 20 (IANS) If an individual has the determination, nothing can stop her or him from achieving the goal, suggests a study. The study, which showed that a sighted, adult brain is able to…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, March 19 (IANS) Unemployment in Manipur continues to rise, causing out-migration of the youth and reinforcing conditions for corruption in recruitment for government jobs. The registered unemployed in the state, whose…
Milan, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Police arrested an Egyptian in Italy’s Milan city for allegedly attacking his wife in front of their daughter for giving him a lukewarm welcome, a daily reported on Friday. The 52-year-old…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) For the Earth Hour on Saturday, an NGO for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, has organised a march to spread awareness about the need to save electricity. Ina Raja Memorial Education…
By Vishal Gulati Manali, March 18 (IANS) Man’s best friend stood by stranded trekkers in the Himachal snow, but was left behind to fend for himself after the eight were airlifted to safety. Four days…
By Arvind Padmanabhan Title: “A Dog Eat Dog World”; Author: C. Suresh; Publisher: Fablery Publications; Pages: 85; Price: Rs.150. For a chemical engineer who has spent a good part of the professional life as an…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) One in every five people across the world is sleep deprived owing to reasons ranging from lifestyle, odd working hours and personal obligations, a survey said ahead of World Sleep…
London, March 16 (IANS) Historians have uncovered secrets of England’s first printed Bible — one of only seven surviving copies and which is housed in London’s Lambeth Palace Library, a media report said. The discovery…
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) Politics in India is a costly affair and a BJP leader from Fatehpur Sikri is learning it the hard way! After Indian Railways issued Vinod Samariya a recovery notice for a…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the Visitor’s Awards for 2016 under various categories said that education, research and innovation are the three crucial pillars for achieving higher growth and sustained…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The e-catering service of Indian Railways, allowing passengers to book their meal in advance and have it delivered on the coach, has been extended to 408 stations from 45 large…
By Vishal Gulati Manali, March 14 (IANS) When seven students of an engineering college opted for the hills of Himachal Pradesh for an excursion, little did they realise they were seconds away from a disaster….
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat, as part of his initiative to promote the value of the girl child, on Monday visited two panchayats in Mandi district where girls were born and…
Imphal, March 14 (IANS) The Manipur government may have to close down a new temporary marketing complex here which was built to house women vendors whose shops were damaged in the January 4 earthquake. Women…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Renovation work of the Nagasaki atomic bomb museum has been completed with a ceremony held on Monday in the western Japanese city marking the occasion. The renovation work started last summer…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Japan’s Imperial House said it will allow the public to visit the grounds of the palaces in Kyoto and Tokyo, the media reported on Monday. The house said it will open…
Managua, March 14 (IANS) A team of scientific explorers from the National Geographic Society is planning to film a documentary on a lava lake in Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano, which has shown an increase in volcanic…
By Abhishek Waghmare A two-decade-old central programme to finish incomplete irrigation projects has failed some 66 million Indian farmers and halted the economic progress of 350 million Indians, according to an IndiaSpend analysis. Finance Minister…
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) China’s tallest skyscraper, the Shanghai Tower, is expected to be open for business soon, the media reported on Monday. The 632-metre tall tower is second to Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s…