Over 444,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon: UN
byBeirut, April 29 (IANS) The number of Syrian refugees who fled the turmoil in their country to Lebanon have soared to over 444,000, the…
Opinion
Sadda Haq: celluloid reflection on the Khalistan movement
byConsidered as one of the progressive states for its hard-working population, Punjab holds an imperatively strategic geo-political location in the country too. The food…
Kolkata youngsters help senior citizens make friends
byKolkata, April 28 (IANS) Senior citizens of the city need no longer feel friendless. A unique platform has been created by young people in…
Guyana to mark 175th anniversary of arrival of Indians
byTwo ships sailing out of Calcutta (now Kolkata) port on the eastern coast of India, the Whitby and Hesperus, reached British Guiana (now Guyana)…
Going under the knife for a perfect Facebook profile pic
byNew Delhi: College student Shayna John was not happy with her nose. And to give it the perfect shape, she recently underwent nose correction…
Over a million participate in Moscow clean-up
byMoscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) As part a tradition of the all-city subbotnik (Saturday clean-up) dating back to the Soviet era, more than one…
Sex workers group to check trafficking, violence
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The All India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW), an umbrella group of representatives of sex workers communities and civil…
Do not export ore to China, Pakistan: CPI-M
byThe Communist Party of India-Marxist secretary for Goa, Thalmann Pereira, also said that mining leases given to handpicked, crony Goan families by the “hated”…
Landless poor to get more money for building homes
byNew Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The amount given to landless poor for building homes will be doubled from this month, the government said Friday….
85 percent toilet-less homes in rural Bihar want one
byNew Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Around 85 percent of households with no access to a proper toilet in rural Bihar want one, a study…