Dia Mirza named ambassador for ‘Swachh Saathi’ programme
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has been named the ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission’s youth-based ...
Why Swiss people have rejected Rs 1.7 lakh per month free income plan?
Swiss voters have rejected by a wide margin a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy ...
Citizens clean 1.45 lakh kg trash from beach
Mumbai: Versova Resident Volunteers (VRV), an organisation that has been running a citizen-led campaign — Clean Up ...
Global Slavery Index: India has highest number of slaves at 18.4 million
London: Almost 46 million people are living as slaves globally with the greatest number in India but the highest ...
Govt releases draft rules of Juvenile Justice Act 2015
No child between 16 and 18 years of age in conflict with law will be handcuffed or sent to jail or lock-up, according to the ...
Penalty for urinating in open, spitting in govt offices
New Delhi, May 25 : Urinating in open and spitting on the government office premises will now attract a penalty as the Centre ...
American director remakes lost Tagore film
Cannes: A 3D colour recreation of the only film that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore ever made, “Natir Puja” ...
Indian elected deputy mayor of Loughton in UK
London: An Indian journalist has been unanimously elected the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the UK, it was announced ...
UK’s Labour Party supports Sri Lankan Tamil cause
Colombo: The UK’s main opposition Labour Party has supported Sri Lankan Tamil’s cause for right to ...
International Buddhist conference begins in Nepal
Kathmandu: A two-day international Buddhist conference to mark the 2,560th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha began here today ...