‘Waterman’ Rajendra Singh to launch urban river renewal drive
Noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh, also known as ‘Waterman of India’, today announced his maiden intervention to ...
Assembly polls in 4 states, Puducherry announced
New Delhi: Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam and union territory of Puducherry, with a lot of stakes for ...
Pope set to embark on 1st visit to Pakistan
Islamabad : Pope Francis is set to visit Pakistan this year on his first-ever trip to the Islamic nation, officials said on ...
Author Jerry Pinto wins Windham-Campbell prize
 New Delhi : Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto is among this year’s nine recipients of the Windham-Campbell Prizes at Yale ...
Martin Crowe,former New Zealand cricket captain dead
Tributes flowed on Thursday for former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe, who died after a long battle with cancer. He was ...
Brazil reports 5,909 microcephaly cases since October,2015
SAO PAULO : Brazil’s Health Ministry says it’s received reports of 5,909 cases of microcephaly since the Zika virus ...
Emirates postpones launch of world’s longest flight
Panama City : Emirates Airline, which was scheduled to launch what it called the world’s longest non- stop flight this month ...
Govt passed 50% of fall in global oil price to people: Pradhan
New Delhi: Government today admitted it has onpassed the benefit of only 50 per cent of the reduced international crude oil prices to ...
106 sports persons selected so far under TOP Scheme: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 106 sports persons have so far been given financial assistance under the ambitious Target Olympic Podium (TOP) ...
Great India Run: Delhi to Mumbai multi-city ultra marathon in 18 days
New Delhi: Aiming to change the perception about running in the country, ‘Great India Run’, the first ...