SC quashes suicide attempt case against Punjab’s girl-turned-boy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a nine-year-old attempt to suicide case filed against a Punjab–based woman who slashed ...
Helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas in Syrian town
A Syrian rescue service operating in rebel-held territory said on Tuesday a helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas ...
Lightning strikes claim 56 lives in four days in Odisha
With the death of four people on Tuesday, total 56 people have died of lightning strikes in four days in Odisha, officials ...
Bill in LS to provide transgenders separate identity
New Delhi, Aug 2 : A bill seeking to empower the transgender community by providing them a separate identity and putting in ...
West Bengal State cabinet adopts resolution for name change
Kolkata: West Bengal may soon be known as Bengal in English and Bangla or Banga in Bengali. After decades of deliberation, the first ...
Olympic host city Rio recreated as colourful Lego model
The world’s biggest toymaker, Lego, has built a huge model of Rio de Janerio city. Rio is all set to host the Olympics 2016 in ...
A R Rahman India’s second musician to perform at UN
Double Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman will perform on August 15 at the United Nations Assembly this year. The ...
Coke Studio to make deaf people experience music
KARACHI: Coke Studio, known for bringing musicians from every corner into the mainstream, recently took a different kind ...
No more ‘Harry Potter’ stories after ‘Cursed Child’ : J.K. Rowling
LONDON: J.K Rowling has revealed that she is finally “done” with ‘Harry Porter’ and there will be no more ...
Cancer, HIV drugs to become cheaper
NEW DELHI : In a bid to provide affordable medicine to all, essential drugs used for the treatment of many life threatening ...