Kanpur, Aug 23 (IANS) An alleged incident of ragging of over 150 first-year medical students of the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS) has snowballed into a major controversy. The Medical Council of India…
Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) Indian space agency on Thursday released the first Moon image shot by Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft. The picture was taken at a height of about 2,650 km from the Moon surface on August…
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) What is common among Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, India’s permanent representative at the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and well-known cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Delhi Assembly on Thursday witnessed a ruckus after ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs went near the Speaker’s podium shouting slogans against the BJP for demolition of Saint Ravidas…
Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) India’s first moon landing mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ is being watched with keen interest globally, said K. Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisaton (ISRO). Speaking to reporters here Sivan said the Chandrayaan-2…
North Sound (Antigua), Aug 22 (IANS) Virat Kohli had a fan boy moment ahead of the first Test as he got an opportunity to interview legendary cricketer Vivian Richards, whom the Indian skipper has always…
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) India’s permanent representative at the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin, who is currently in news for leading India’s charge at the UN over Kashmir, is grateful to his alma mater, Hyderabad Public…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Mumbai girl Aarohi Pandit, currently on a global flight in a small plane, on Wednesday created history by becoming the first woman pilot to cross both Atlantic Ocean…
Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) With External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s arrival here on Wednesday to participate in the Fifth Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting, Nepali officials are hopeful of more extensive conversations between the two sides…
Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) A man allegedly gave triple talaq to his wife inside the civil court premises in Lucknow in the presence of her advocate after she refused to accept a chewing gum from…
Mohali, Aug 20 (IANS) In a tribute to late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday launched his government’s flagship universal health insurance scheme, benefiting nearly…
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister for Finance Rajesh Agarwal resigned from his ministerial position on Tuesday. He sent his resignation to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Rajesh Agarwal recently celebrated his 75th birthday. He…
Varanasi, Aug 20 (IANS) As the waters of the Ganga river in Varanasi inundated the ghats, cremation of dead bodies is now being done in the lanes of the holy city. The cremation ground at…
Mumbai, Aug. Aug 20 (IANS) The funeral of National Award winning music director Mohammed Zahir Hashmi, known as Khayyam shall be performed here on Tuesday evening with full state honours, an aide said. Khayyam’s mortal…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The sale of Chinese kite flying thread, coated with glass or abrasives, is banned in the national capital but the dangerous cord continues to be available freely under the counters…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Finance Ministry is holding back-to-back discussions with the Prime Minister’s office and the Reserve Bank of India to come out with a sectoral policy package at the earliest but…
By Sakshi Chand New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Over a year after 11 members of a family were found dead at their home in a case of suspected mass suicide in North Delhi’s Burari area,…
Ranchi, Aug 17 (IANS) A Muslim cleric has convinced his community against offering namaz on roads in Ranchi henceforth. “We stopped people from offering namaz on roads as it is incorrect to do so in…
By Vishal Gulati Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir will not change the status of the Rohingya refugees, the Bengali-dialect speaking Muslim minority from Myanmar who for the past…
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) In two separate incidents on Friday, two Uttar Pradesh police personnel committed suicide by shooting themselves, police sources said. Sub-Inspector Madhup Singh shot himself with his service revolver at his Kavi…