Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi Call Demonetisation A 'Failed Experiment',...
NEW DELHI -- Unfazed by the absence of leaders of the Left, JD(U), SP and BSP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee along with some regional parties on Tuesday sought to put...
View ArticleBJP Calls Opposition Meeting A 'Flop Show', Says Rahul Gandhi's Bubble Of...
NEW DELHI -- Mocking the Congress-led meet of eight parties against demonetisation, BJP on Tuesday said it was Rahul Gandhi's "flop show" and that the bubble of opposition unity had burst before it...
View ArticleTwo Planes Almost Collided At Delhi Airport And The Internet Turned It Into A...
On Tuesday, a major mishap was averted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face to face on the taxiway. "An Indigo flight 6C-729 which came...
View Article70 Deadly Snakes, Including Cobras And Russell's Vipers Seized From Pune Flat
PUNE -- Over 70 snakes mostly deadly Russell's vipers and cobras illegally kept for extracting venom have been seized from a residential apartment here where a man was living with his wife and...
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Trump: 'No Way' Would Obama Have Beaten Me
President Barack Obama may be convinced he could have bested Donald Trump in a race to the White House, but the president-elect says "no way!" Trump took to Twitter Monday to shoot down Obama's claim...
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Vera Rubin, Astronomer Who Discovered The First Direct Evidence Of Dark...
(Reuters) - Vera Rubin, a U.S. astronomer who pioneered work on invisible dark matter in the universe and who some colleagues felt was overlooked for a Nobel Prize, has died at 88, her son said on...
View ArticleCWG Scam-Accused Suresh Kalmadi Appointed Life President Of Indian Olympic...
CHENNAI -- Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala were on Tuesday appointed life presidents of the Indian Olympic Association...
View ArticleGovt Cancels Foreign Funding Licences Of 20,000 NGOs
NEW DELHI -- Licences of around 20,000 of 33,000 NGOs have been cancelled by the government after they were found to be allegedly violating various provisions of the FCRA, thus barring them from...
View ArticleCPI(M) Meeting Witnesses Heated Exchanges Over Failure Of Their 12-Hour Strike
KOLKATA -- The failure of the 12-hour strike called by the CPI(M)-led Left Front on November 28 to protest against demonetisation was put under the scanner at the Marxist party's state committee...
View ArticleMaking Kalmadi, Chautala IOA Life Presidents Is Unacceptable, Says Sports...
NEW DELHI -- Sports Minister Vijay Goel today lashed out at the Indian Olympic Association for making tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as Life Presidents of the sports body, saying it...
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Carrie Fisher Dead At 60
Actress Carrie Fisher, best known for playing Princess Leia Organa in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, died at age 60. Fisher was taken to UCLA Medical Center after reportedly suffering a heart...
View ArticleGoogle Says 16,500 Students From India Enroll For Android Development Every...
NEW DELHI -- India overtook the US to become the largest country in terms of interest in mobile developer courses in 2016, Google India said on Tuesday -- search queries in mobile development courses...
View ArticleTwo Killed, 28 Injured After 14 Coaches Of Ajmer-Sealdah Express Derail Near...
KANPUR -- Two people were killed and at least 28 were injured when 14 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah express train derailed near Rura railway station in Kanpur dehat district on Wednesday. Visuals of...
View ArticleGovt Cancels Licences Of 20,000 NGOs For Violating FCRA
NEW DELHI -- FCRA licences of around 20,000 of 33,000 NGOs have been cancelled by the government after they were found to be allegedly violating various provisions of the FCRA, thus barring them from...
View ArticleThe Government's Rolling Out Of 3 New Contraceptives Is A Step Towards...
One of the most significant ways to empower women is to give them control of their body. To create an enabling environment for them to make decisions concerning their sexual and reproductive...
View ArticleI'm Guilty Of Letting Down My Baby Daughter
I stand guilty. I stand guilty before my 18-month-old daughter. I am guilty of not giving her enough time, guilty of not playing with her, guilty of not being able to see her grow. I took a long break...
View ArticleAre You Phobic About Turning 40? Here's Some Reassurance
What's with people about to hit the mark of 40 years acting as if they are going over the hill? That leaves us, in the middle of our 40s, bang in their graves. It's annoying since they seem to be...
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How Teamwork Is Helping Palghar's Tribal Farmers Reap Benefits
Collective farming is not only helping farmers sell their produce far and wide but has also arrested migration and increased the well-being of farmer families. By Nidhi Jamwal*, Palghar, Maharashtra...
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9 Major Victories For Animals In India In 2016
Our driving force at Humane Society International/India is to do all that we can to help animals and make the world a better place for them. Here's how we also worked toward achieving goals that align...
View Article'Star Wars' Actors Pay Tribute To Carrie Fisher After Her Death
The world lost an icon on Tuesday when news broke that actress Carrie Fisher died at the age of 60. She had been hospitalized last week after suffering a heart attack. Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd,...
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