Lakhimpur (IANS) Visitors to the Dudhwa National Park in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh will now be required to fill up a bond saying that in event of any mishap, they would alone be responsible for the consequences. The gates … read more
Ayodhya (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has ended it’s Trishul Diksha’ programme in Ayodhya and other places 15 days ahead of its scheduled date of culmination. The programme was scheduled to continue till October 30, but VHP organising Secretary Bholendra said … read more
Ranchi (IANS) A class one student died of a heart attack in Jamshedpur on Tuesday, police said. According to the police, class one student Vaishnawi fell on the ground during prayer time on Tuesday. She was taken to hospital where she … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The outlook for the Indian economy for the current fiscal seems to get bleaker by the day as major economic forums and institutions have of late revised the country’s GDP forecast downwards, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) … read more
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to Dhaka from a successful four-day visit to India last week having concluded seven agreements. But the agreements have caused unease among many in Bangladesh. Critics have panned the agreements as mainly advantageous to … read more
Chennai (IANS) The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the Central government does not want its representatives on the boards of public sector banks. In his letter to Sitharaman on Monday, AIBEA’s … read more
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