UN Women’s chief quits
byUnited Nations (IANS) UN Women’s chief Michelle Bachelet has decided to step down, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement issued here. “Michelle Bachelet…
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Mamata on mission to save fair-price medicine shops
byKolkata (IANS) “If you don’t cooperate with patients, we won’t tolerate that. We will cancel your licence,” the stern warning from West Bengal Chief Minister…
Controversial UPSC notification put on hold
byNew Delhi (IANS) The government Friday put on hold a controversial notification making proficiency in English a requirement for aspirants of the Indian Administrative Service…
India may tilt against Sri Lanka at Geneva
byNew Delhi (IANS) Despite Sri Lanka’s hopes, India is likely to back the US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva against…
Cancellations hit Kashmir tourism
bySrinagar (IANS) The prevailing law and order situation has dealt a serious blow to tourism in Kashmir as hoteliers, travel agents and houseboat owners say…
Hero to heroin: It’s a k/o for Vijender
byChandigarh (IANS) Till a week ago, international boxer Vijender Singh was seen in his native state of Haryana as a sports star, a youth icon…
India cancel bilateral hockey series with Pakistan
byNew Delhi (IANS) India’s external affairs ministry has cancelled the upcoming bilateral hockey series against Pakistan, it was announced here today. The decision comes a…
All that jazz from across the world in Delhi
byNew Delhi (IANS) Fusion is the flavour of the new jazz being heard in India, Latin America and Europe, where this genre of music has…
Odisha minister resigns, daughter-in-law complains of harassment
byBhubaneswar (IANS) Odisha’s minister for housing and urban development, law, and information technology, Rahunath Mohanty, today resigned after his daughter-in-law accused him of torturing her…
Italian mayor offers to host fishermen’s children
byRome (IANS/AKI) The mayor of Taranto, home of one of the marines at the centre of a row with India over the killing of two…