American envoy’s visit to Tawang irks China
2016-10-24
US ambassador in New Delhi Richard Verma visited Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh for a festival on October 21Continue Reading
Himachal pollution board pulls up 21 institutions
2016-10-24
Himachal Pradesh generates 2.05 ton bio-medical waste dailyContinue Reading
Father arrested for chaining minor girl for 48 hours
2016-10-24
The girl was aware of her father’s illicit relationship with a relativeContinue Reading
Catholic bishops decry Jharkhand chief minister’s “divisive statements”
2016-10-23
The Jharkhand chief minister has ordered a probe into activities of Christian NGOsContinue Reading
Why only Kerala faces ‘peculiar dog bite menace’: Supreme Court
2016-10-23
With the Central and the State governments caught in a dilemma over how to solve stray dog menace, the Supreme Court on Thursday wondered why the issue caused a big worry only in Kerala. “More practical measures must be adopted to tackle the issue. Adequate compensation must be given to familiesContinue Reading
Gujarat launches campaign to check student suicides
2016-10-22
With an aim to prevent the alarming rate of increase in stress-related suicides by students, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has launched the state-wide “suicide prevention campaign”. However, it lacks any official data on such cases of suicides. The education department has claimed that the campaignContinue Reading
India to launch aviation scheme for average citizen
2016-10-21
New Delhi: To boost air travel between smaller cities, fares for one-hour flights will be capped at 2,500 rupees in the new UDAN scheme that is likely to launch in January. The UDAN scheme (an acronym for Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik or “helping the average Indian fly”) has beenContinue Reading
Give women right to divorce: Cleric
2016-10-21
Lucknow: A day after Sunni cleric and All India Muslim Personal Law Board member Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahli announced launching of a campaign on ‘rights of women in Islamic law’, Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq said on Thursday the better idea would be to give women the right toContinue Reading
Kochi, Navi Mumbai confirmed as venues for FIFA U-17 World Cup
2016-10-20
The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai has been officially named as the second venue for the FIFA U17 World Cup, to be held across India next year. This news comes a day after the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Stadium Kochi, Kerala, was announced as the first of the six Indian stadiumsContinue Reading
7 million jobs to disappear from India : Study
2016-10-20
NEW DELHI: As many as 550 jobs have disappeared every day in last four years and if this trend continues, employment would shrink by 7 million by 2050 in the country, a study has claimed. Farmers, petty retail vendors, contract labourers and construction workers are the most vulnerable sections facingContinue Reading