Dr Rakesh K. Jain to receive US National Medal
Washington: Indian-American professor Dr Rakesh K. Jain and 16 other scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and innovators will ...
Identify seriously polluting industries: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) has directed Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand government to identify seriously ...
PIL, once filed & heard, cannot be withdrawn: SC
New Delhi: Once a public interest litigation (PIL) is filed and heard, it cannot be allowed to be withdrawn, the Supreme Court said ...
Terrorist attack on Burkina hotel kills 20
Ouagadougou: At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded in an ongoing Al-Qaeda attack on a hotel in the capital of ...
New Juvenile Justice Act came into force
New Delhi: The New Juvenile Justice Act came into force on January 15th. Juveniles aged 16 to 18 years would now be tried as adults in ...
The shadow of Magic Tree charms children
Thrissur : Thursday was the day for shadow plays at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK) here.The shadow plays, ...
Shyam Benegal committee expanded,three more included
NEW DELHI: Eminent directors Mr.Shaji Karun , Mr.Gautam Ghosh and Actor-director Mr.Kamal Haasan were included in Shyam Benegal ...
India and Pakistan : talks deferred, but SIT OK
Today India and Pakistan mutually agreed to a short deferment of Foreign Secretary-level talks . Meantime India gave a go-ahead ...
UN: Reforms and GDP growth are slow in India
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), has downgraded its GDP growth forecast for India ...
S C declines to stay order barring Jallikattu
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to vacate its order barring the bull taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu that is held during ...