Chandigarh (IANS) In a shocking incident in Haryana — infamous for its skewed sex ratio — a newly born girl, wrapped in plastic, was dumped by a woman in a drain near Kaithal town, police said. A pack of stray dogs … read more
Agra (IANS) Three friends from the Taj city all in their 50s have taken Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion about fritters to heart. They have opened a shop here to sell “Modi Pakodas”. They draw quite a crowd selling “moong daal … read more
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backed organisation Samskrita Bharati has said that Sanskrit was the unifying language of India which must be promoted by the Narendra Modi-led government at all levels across the country. Samskrita Bharti also … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Networks representing over 7,000 higher education institutions from across the world on Thursday declared a climate emergency and agreed to undertake steps to address the crisis. In a joint letter, they talked about a three-point plan that includes … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Two government-run arms makers have thrown open their firing ranges for use by private companies to test their equipment in a first-of-its-kind initiative under the “Make in India” programme. The firing ranges at Ordnance Factory Trichy in Tamil … read more
New Delhi (IANS) When 11-year-old Pallavi (name changed on request) was gifted a smartphone on her birthday in April this year, a big smile greeted her parents who decided to bid good bye to the TV set three years ago hoping … read more
San Francisco (IANS) To the horror of thousands of Facebook employees at it Menlo Park, California headquarters, emergency teams evacuated at least four buildings after a packet with possible sarin (a potentially deadly nerve agent) was detected at the social networking … read more
Lucknow (IANS) A mural in Iraq, dated circa 2000 BC, is said to represent an image of Lord Ram. According to the Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan, an Indian delegation that recently visited Iraq has confirmed this. The mural is etched into the … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The super sleuth who interrogated India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime. Former Director General of … read more
Kolkata(IANS) After receiving several threat messages on account of using the word ‘Beef’ in the name of an upcoming beef food festival in the city, the organisers have replaced it with the word ‘Beep’, which has helped in decreasing the negative … read more