Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
byPatna: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an…
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No lessons learnt from Bhopal disaster: Environmentalists
byAgra: Despite a “Himalayan disaster” like the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, government agencies and voluntary groups have learnt no lessons, speakers at a seminar…
Chinese teacher carries guns to class, creates online buzz
byBeijing: A teacher at a Chinese university has become an internet sensation after photographs showed him carrying real guns, including an AK-47, to a class,…
Protest over privatisation of public hospitals in Spain
byMadrid: Thousands of people, including health professionals, took to the streets of the Spanish capital Sunday to protest plans by the Madrid regional government to…
China to strengthen ties with neighbours: Daily
byBeijing: China will make efforts to strengthen relations with its neighbors and other developing countries, said a state-run Chinese daily Monday. An article “China proposes new diplomatic…
CII calls for extending Kyoto Protocol at Doha talks
byNew Delhi: With no breakthroughs in the first week of the Doha climate talks on extending the Kyoto Protocol, Indian industry lobby CII Monday called…
Pakistani daily rues delay in opening trade with India
byIslamabad: The outreach to India could be the centerpiece of the Pakistani government’s foreign policy credentials going into the election, a leading daily said Monday, lamenting that…
Kerala tourism pins hopes on Kochi biennale
byKochi: The three-month-long Kochi-Muziris Biennale that opens Dec 12 with an art and music gala will be playing to packed houses in this ancient Kerala…
Palace found inside Chinese emperor’s tomb
byBeijing: A large palace complex has been discovered inside the tomb of China’s first feudal emperor at the site made world-famous by the 1974 discovery…
Dehradun is drug haven of Uttarakhand
byDehradun : The successive governments in Uttarakhand have been giving permission to private Universities and Colleges to open left and right in the state,…