Northeast railway projects will be delayed
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Due to lack of funds, several national railway projects in southern Assam, Tripura and other northeastern states would be delayed…
Dark choco a day, keeps doctor away
New Delhi: Craving for chocolates, but don’t want to gain those extra pounds? Worry not! Go for a dark chocolate, which contains a good amount…
BJP’s post-Karnataka gloom: Neither united nor untainted
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s problems seem to be increasing with the approach of the state assembly elections later this year and the general elections…
‘Dispel myths about vitiligo’ (May 19 is Vitiligo Awareness Day in India)
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Priyanka Sharma says she feels like an outcast when fellow commuters get up as she sits beside them…
CMJ University to appeal against HC order to stop admissions
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) CMJ University Saturday decided to file a writ appeal after the Meghalaya High Court directed the controversial private varsity to…
NHRC summons Odisha chief secretary
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Odisha chief secretary for failing to submit a report on the…
Easy to get typecast in film industry: Venu Thottempudi
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Telugu actor Venu Thottempudi, popular for playing the lead in comedy films for over a decade, says that there is…
Western Ghat report has imperialist mindset: Ecologist
Panaji, May 18 (IANS) Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has picked holes in former ISRO head K. Kasturirangan’s high-level working group (HLWG) report on the environmentally…
Campbell-Brown leads Caribbean contingent in Diamond League
New York, May 18 (IANS/CMC) Three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will lead about three dozen Caribbean athletes in the…
Elephants crush two to death in Jharkhand
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Rampaging elephants trampled two people to death in a village on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital Ranchi Friday, an…