India’s 23rd regional Wikipedia, in Tulu, goes live
By Frederick Noronha
Chandigarh-- The Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up...
One held for bid to sell Quran’s copy written in gold
Jaipur-- The Rajasthan police on Thursday arrested a man on charges of trying to forcibly take away a copy of the Quran written with...
Bankrupt UP bizman kidnaps neighbour’s son for ransom, then kills him
Lucknow-- The owner of a snack-manufacturing factory and three of his associates abducted his neighbour's son and sought Rs one crore ransom to make...
Three trampled to death as elephant goes berserk in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur (UP)-- Three persons, including a child, were trampled to death by an elephant who went berserk in a 'yagya' pandal in a village...
Essar Foundation launches Sahej menstrual hygiene app, distributes 400,000 sanitary napkins in Mumbai slums
Mumbai-- Essar Foundation, which is the CSR arm of Essar, has launched the Sahej app that promotes awareness about menstrual hygiene. It has also...
Modi to chair first council of ministers’ meeting on Wednesday
New Delhi-- The first meeting of the Union council of ministers after allocation of portfolios will be held on Wednesday and is likely to...
Officials of Indian mission in Pak quarantined after Covid case
Islamabad-- Officials of the High Commission of India in Islamabad along with their family members have been placed under quarantine after one of them...
Five ideas that can help protect India’s elephant population
New Delhi-- The 2017 wildlife census indicated that India had just 27,000 elephants across 23 states. This was a surprisingly low number considering over...
Political ad spend on Facebook picks up in April
New Delhi-- Political parties and their affiliates ramped up spending on social media ads ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, scheduled...
Vindicated, say women journalists after Akbar quits
New Delhi-- Women journalists who levelled allegations of sexual harassment and molestation against former editor M.J. Akbar on Wednesday expressed their happiness over his stepping...
