Shimla kids to learn through film festival on disability
Shimla: Public welfare trust Umang Foundation will organise a film festival on disability, the first such programme in Himachal Pradesh, an organiser said here…
Mumbai police raid Gurunath Meiyappan’s residence
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) A Mumbai Police team Sunday raided the house of Gurunath Meiyappan, the team principal of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and…
BCCI suspends Meiyappan
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) The Indian cricket board has suspended Chennai Super Kings chief executive officer Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested for his…
Himachal literacy rate up 6.3 percent in decade
Shimla: The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh, with a population of over 68 lakh, has registered an increase of 6.3 percent over a decade,…
Hot Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) It was a hot morning in the capital Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 29.3 degrees Celsius, two…
Old museum in Britain displays master drawings
Oxford, May 26 (IANS) The Ashmolean Museum, one of the world’s oldest public museums, has launched an exhibition of master drawings to mark its…
Turkmen capital enters Guinness World Records
Ashgabat, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Turkmen capital of Ashgabat has entered the Guinness World Records for the highest number of white marble buildings…
Missiles not meteorites on US-Russia agenda
Moscow, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US plans to collaborate with Russia on missile issues and Afghanistan, but not planetary defence from space threats,…
Man held in Italy for abusing wife for 20 years
Rome, May 26 (IANS/AKI) A 58-year-old man from Frosinone town near Rome was arrested after his wife reported him to police for more than…
Boston bomber’s slain affiliate not an Islamist, says widow
Washington, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ibragim Todashev, an affiliate of slain Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was himself killed by US security personnel, was…