Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The black macaque in the world-famous “monkey selfie” which it took after pressing a button on a camera owned by a wildlife photographer four years ago in Indonesia has another chance…
In India, many startups are actually happening in the organic agriculture space but little is known of or heard about them. They may not have found space in Vigyan Bhavan during the inauguration of #StartupIndia…
San Francisco, Feb 1 (AFP) Microsoft today revealed that as the world turns to computing power in the cloud it is working to put data centers under water. Researchers working on “Project Natick” tested a…
San Francisco, Feb 2 (AFP) Alphabet, the new parent firm for Google, pushed into record territory as a strong quarterly report put it on track to be the world’s most valuable company. Alphabet yesterday reported…
Paris, Feb 2 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday paid a historic state visit to France, the first ever by a Cuban leader in two decades, with a view to reinforce bilateral ties, increase…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Congress today came down hard on the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh and BJP in the wake of the Kapu community’s agitation seeking reservation under Backward Class category, saying…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) today voiced support for Kapu community’s demand for inclusion in the Backward Class list and suggested an increase in reservation ceiling to accommodate the community. The…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) After two weeks of massive protests over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar, classes resumed at the University of Hyderabad on Monday. Normalcy returned to the campus of the central…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during a meeting with partymen from West Bengal on Monday conceded that it was “not a wise decision”…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hold an open court hearing of the curative petition by NGO Naz Foundation seeking relook at its verdict upholding the validity of…
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) As a Bihar court on Monday began hearing of a case against Lord Rama for exiling his wife Sita to forest as Ramayana narrates, it asked the petitioner who should be…
Colombo, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse’s wife Shiranthi Rajapakse was on Monday interrogated by investigators over fraud allegations. Shiranthi appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry Into Serious Acts of Fraud…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, Feb 1 (IANS) Whistle-blower bar owner Biju Ramesh on Monday opened a new can of worms in Kerala, alleging that Rs.2 crore was paid to then state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala and Rs.25 lakh…
New Delhi: The CEO of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah calls on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 01, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Head…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) With an improvement of 1.6 points in its overall score, India was ranked 123rd in 2016 Index of Economic Freedom released by the conservative US think tank Heritage Foundation here…
East Godavari: Protestors belonging to Kapu caste set a train on fire and blocked rail and road traffic in East Godavari district, about 100 km from Visakhapatnam on Jan 31, 2016. The violence broke out…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Using genetic data, Indian scientists have traced the emergence of a rigid caste system to about 1,600 years ago during the Gupta period when a lot of social transformation occurred. It,…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 1 (IANS) Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham on Monday said the Kapus’ agitation will continue till they are included in the list of backward classes and provided reservation. Padmanabham announced that he will go…
East Godavari: Protestors belonging to Kapu caste set a train on fire and blocked rail and road traffic in East Godavari district, about 100 km from Visakhapatnam on Jan 31, 2016. The violence broke out…