New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANSlife) For Delhiites, with Diwali comes celebration, fun and the fear waking up to a toxic and dense cloud of smog the next day. We can do our bit to not contribute to the air pollution … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday reiterated a complete ban on exit polls during the upcoming elections. The ban will be effective “from 7 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on October 21” when Haryana and Maharashtra go to polls. … read more
Kolkata (IANS) Successful micro-level field experiments like the one that established a connect between barefoot children, whooping cough and school drop outs in Africa characterise the works of Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo who believe there can be … read more
Bengaluru (IANS) The state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is bracing for an indefinite strike from Monday by its 20,000 employees over wage revision and other demands, a union official said on Sunday. “As talks and reconciliation efforts with the management failed … read more
Ayodhya (IANS) With the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi – Babri Masjid land dispute case entering its final week, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has imposed Section 144 in Ayodhya district till December 10. The district administration issued orders … read more
Mysuru (Karnataka) (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday called for a multi-pronged approach to address the healthcare challenges due to the triple burden of communicable, non-communicable and emerging diseases in the country. “Though we have achieved a lot over the … read more
Kozhikode (Kerala) (IANS) Kerala Police chief Loknath Behra admitted on Saturday that cyanide serial killer Jolly Amma Joseph’s case is a very challenging one as there is a gap of 14 years between the first and the sixth alleged killing. He … read more
Mumbai (IANS) The public sector Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB) has revealed around Rs 441 million loan exposure to the absconding diamantaire Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, here on Saturday. This is the first time the 111-year-old bank has come clean on the … read more
“We should learn to appreciate what we have, before time makes us appreciate what we had,” tweeted Amitabh Bachchan earlier this week. The post on the social media site, meticulously catalogued T-3312 and duly explained in Hindi as all his … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Actress Jacqueline Fernandez was unwell while shooting for “Karma” song of her forthcoming film “Drive”. In fact, Jacqueline fainted while shooting for “Karma” on the sets of the Netflix project, which also stars Sushant Singh Rajput. “At the … read more