New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Popular as the 'Tree Man', Marimuthu Yoganathan, a bus conductor in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city, on Sunday accumulated admiration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) When he was 11, family members and friends thought he would become a monk. When he was 18, people thought he would run away from IIT-Bombay because he didnt know English. At 25, given
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Amish Raj Mulmi's unbelievable jubilation of 'Nepal's turn to China and his painstaking efforts in proving the flawed argument how all roads lead north-- sweeps over the p
New Delhi, March 26 (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that in many ways China is a "challenging neighbour" for India and that he has always seen lessons from that country
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS): She is just 19 but carries a sensitive heart reciprocating to all that is happening around her through verses. Meet Mir Areiba, a science student, who has just passed her 12th with f
New Delhi, March 25 (PTI) Its recovery from the depths of the lockdown-induced recession was swifter than expected but a surge in coronavirus cases is threatening to hurt the Indian economy which is expected to
by Lobsang Sangay
IANS | March 25
The Tibetan Support and Policy Act of 2020 was passed by the US Congress, which is a landmark victory for the people of Tibet and their struggle. This bill acknowledges the
New Delhi, March 23 March 23 (IANSlife) Over the last 15 years, the lights-off moment has seen entire streets, buildings, landmarks, and city skylines go dark -- an unmissable sight that drew public attention t
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) An idea, an experience or even a fleeting moment can become a story. But the story does not get written immediately after you think of it. Sometimes the story ideas live dormant in th
BY SAEED NAQVI
IANS | March 21
Pardon my Lucknow chauvinism, but the benighted city once had intimate links with the centre of Shia Islam, Najaf, in Iraq, which Pope Francis visited early March in what must
By Major General S.B. Asthana
IANS | March 21
The visit of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to India, along with Japan and South Korea within a week of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summi
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Cities and towns of Punjab and Haryana are no longer a habitat of the house sparrow, small plump brownish bird once closely associated with the man, ornithologists said on Saturday.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS): A new Pew Research Center analysis finds that the middle class in India is estimated to have shrunk by 32 million in 2020 as a consequence of the economic downturn, compared with the
New Delhi, March 19 (IANSlife) A photo exhibition titled 'Constellations 2020' conceptualised by the Hungarian Astrophotographers Association (MAFE) was inaugurated on the lawns of the Hungarian Embassy
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) The conversation starts with silence. It ends with that.
One criss-crosses several labyrinths in Hallo Majra where people from balconies stare. Cops in plain clothes are too bored
New Delhi, March 16 (IANSlife) A worldwide shift to combat hidden hunger needs to be launched by processing food in a way that micronutrient shortages are adequately addressed. Micronutrients can be mixed with
New Delhi, March 15 (IANSlife) While everybody seems to have been bitten by the travel bug, one particular segment has risen to the occasion in full force -- that of women travellers! Women besides outperformin
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income by as much as 17 per cent in Bangladesh and 8 per cent in India, says a new Wo
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) "For a long time, I didn't even tell my friends and family that I was writing and had amassed a huge reader base. I was sure that they would not believe it. And that is preci
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Dr Alby John, a Chennai-based IAS officer, is converting a garbage yard into a lush green forest in the heart of the metropolis.
After being posted as Regional Deputy Commissioner (S