South African anti-apartheid stalwart Kathrada dies
Cape Town -- South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, once jailed for defying a law that discriminated against Indian South Africans, died early on...
Gold demand in India up 15 percent, globally declines by 18 percent in first...
New Delhi-- The demand for gold in India went up by 15 per cent in the first quarter (January-March) of 2017 year-on-year, even as...
15 hours, 40 kilo meters via flooded areas: heroes rescue woman on stretcher
BY RAJNISH SINGH
Dehradun, India--Flooded 'nallahs', broken routes, landslide-prone areas, 40 kms and 15 hours on a stretcher, the 'Himveers' of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)...
Satyarthi: Pandemic will spike child labour, trafficking & slavery
By Anindya Banerjee
New Delhi-- The COVID-19 pandemic will result in "most definite and substantial increase" in child labour, child trafficking and slavery across the...
Meet the villagers protecting biodiversity on the top of the world
By Lü Zhi
It was a chilly February day and Dangwen and his wildlife monitoring team were on patrol along the upper reaches of the...
Remember 1962, withdraw troops, China warns India
By Gaurav Sharma
Beijing--In a sharp escalation of rhetoric, China on Thursday reminded India about its military defeat in 1962 and asked it to withdraw...
SC junks plea seeking financial aid for lawyers
New Delhi-- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition by a lawyers' association seeking direction to the Centre to grant Rs...
Officials grill Lalu’s daughter in money laundering case
New Delhi-- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday grilled RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti into its ongoing probe into the case of...
India strongly supports France against radical Islamism
New Delhi-- India has come out strongly in support of France which has risen against radical Islamism following the beheading of a teacher by...
Vandana Sikka quits Infosys Foundation in US
Bengaluru--Vandana Sikka, wife of former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, resigned as Chairperson Infosys Foundation, USA, said the software major on Tuesday.
Sikka resigned as the...
