ECI team to visit Tripura to review poll readiness
Agartala: The full Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath will visit Tripura next week to review preparations for assembly elections in the…
Leading still-life photographer essaying Indian migration
New Delhi: The hybrid life of migrant Indians, their longing to connect to their homeland and their histories have been translating themselves into narrative photo-essays…
Nepal to ease visa regime for Chinese nationals
Kathmandu: The government of Nepal plans to ease visas for Nepal-bound Chinese tourists, officials said today. The ministry of tourism has submitted a report to…
Woman gang-raped, dumped on road in Delhi
New Delhi: A 42-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by three people and dumped in a south Delhi locality late Wednesday, police said today. One of…
Ratan Tata’s legacy, Cyrus Mistry’s challenge
New Delhi: As Ratan Tata steps down as chairman of India’s largest industrial house Friday, he leaves behind for his successor at Bombay House, Cyrus…
Bakery makes giant shortbread in Spain
Malaga (Spain): A Spanish pastry bakery created a “polvoron” – a type of shortbread – that weighed 300 kg and distributed it Wednesday among 10,000…
30 dead as cold wave sweeps Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The cold wave sweeping through Uttar Pradesh has claimed more than 30 lives in a 24-hour span, officials here said today. The maximum number…
A Taj litfest to project literary heritage of Braj
Agra: Renowned writers like Ruskin Bond and Shobha De, director Muzaffar Ali, humourist Surendra Sharma and scores of literary luminaries from the Braj area will…
Gangrape victim flown to Singapore for treatment
New Delhi: The 23-year-old grievously injured gang rape victim was late Wednesday night flown out of India for treatment in Singapore, even as the…
Kashmir court orders steps on women’s safety
Srinagar: In order to protect women from sexual harassment, a judge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district today told all passenger vehicle owners to register…