Guidelines soon to stem child abuse in conflict zones
New Delhi: Children are the worst sufferers in Maoist-hit conflict zones with many landing behind bars for being accomplices in civil strife or armed conflict….
Tipple swadeshi, say Himachali women
Rekong Peo (HP): It may hit you like a hard drink, but women brigades in the interiors of Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district are busy propagating…
When terrorists fought terrorists in Pakistan
Islamabad: Faction and sub-factions within militant forces are battling each other and opening up “new threats and new risks of even greater violence”, said a…
‘India can learn from Bangladesh on women’s empowerment’
New Delhi: India could learn from Bangladesh in the way it is tackling crimes against women, including acid attacks, as well as making strides in…
Himachal bags award for industrial investment
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has won the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s award for promoting industrial investments, a statement said here Sunday, adding that…
How Malala got a Mumbai award
Mumbai: A Mumbai NGO which had conferred an honour on Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai managed to recently deliver this to her in Britian, outsmarting…
‘Polar bears could be extinct in 25 years’
New Delhi: For a millennium, the majestic, lily-white polar bear has lorded over the frozen wastes of the Arctic. But if two Russian experts…
Tehri dam sitting on an active fault: Indian seismologists
Hyderabad: There is an active fault beneath the Tehri dam that enhances the earthquake risk, scientists of the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) here…
IAF to have midair refuelling capability on all combat aircraft
New Delhi: In a major step to increase its operational reach, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided that all its aircraft and helicopters…
Dipika Pallikal aims for top-5 spot in world squash
New Delhi: When she is not sweating it out on court, Dipika Pallikal, the first Indian to break into the top-10 of the world…