Ban captivity of dolphins in India, says animal rights group
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Welcoming the environment ministry decision that dolphinariums or captive dolphin facilities will not be allowed in India, animal protection…
Himachal bus accident toll 40, driver held
Kullu: The toll rose to 40 in the accident of a Himachal Pradesh bus which skidded off the road and plunged into the Beas river…
Wrestling: Two men’s weight classes to be replaced by women’s
London, May 9 (IANS) The acting president of wrestling’s international governing body said two men’s weight classes will be replaced by two women’s weight…
‘Tagore’s concept of humanism more relevant today’
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s extensive travels around the world, including to China and Iran, left a deep impact on…
Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress…
Turkey will be good host for U-20 World Cup: Blatter
Ankara, May 9 (IANS) FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he is confident that Turkey will put on a good organisation as the host of…
China to use existing mechanism over border issues with India
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China hopes to use existing mechanisms to carry out discussions with India over border issues, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson…
Six Rajasthan hill forts on World Heritage list
New Delhi: For long the tourist attractions of the desert state, six hill forts of Rajasthan have made it to the Unesco World Heritage…
96 percent UAE school students pass Kerala board exam
Dubai, May 9 (IANS) School students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who appeared for the higher secondary examinations held by India’s Kerala state,…
18,000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get exit papers
Dubai, May 9 (IANS) Of about 60,000 Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who applied for emergency exit papers following a new labour policy in…