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President inaugurates 'Windscape Mannar' 20 MW wind power plant in Mannar

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- In line with the Government's programme to achieve the target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 20-megawatt 'Windscape Mannar' wind power plant constructed in Mannar by C... Read More


KGMU intern arrested for allegedly raping, blackmailing nursing student in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 16 -- Police arrested a doctor interning at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow on Thursday on the charges of raping and blackmailing a nursing student on the pretext ... Read More


How an open transformer robbed eight-year-old boy of his hands in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 16 -- Alleged official negligence has dealt a cruel blow to eight-year-old boy, robbing him of both his hands which had to be amputated after he came in contact with an unfenced, live tr... Read More


Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on SC/ST creamy layer

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that carving out a creamy layer among scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is a "sensitive" issue, one that requires responses from the Ce... Read More


Nothing to fear, even with a weakening rupiah - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 16 -- Hand-wringing over a softer currency often accompanies headlines about fiscal flexibility. In Indonesia, the two have recently been conflated-suggesting that a weakening rupi... Read More


Javed Akhtar reveals how assistant directors were treated when he was young: 'Bring madam's shoes, we did all this'

India, Jan. 16 -- Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar has spoken about how assistant directors were treated in the Hindi film industry during the early stages of his career, and about their position in the i... Read More


How much does your performance in school 'predict' your future?

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 16 -- One of my cousins was pretty bad at school. Teachers used to make him stay back all the time. Today? He runs about three businesses dealing with car repairs and owns half a d... Read More


Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman recommends top picks for 16 January

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The constant turbulence continued to hold its grip on the markets, with no clarity on the indices. The stock-specific action that we are noticing now has stepped up, leading to t... Read More


EWS admissions: Over 1,500 pvt unaided schools sign up on Punjab govt's RTE portal

Chandigarh, Jan. 16 -- Over 1,500 private unaided schools have registered on the online portal of the Punjab government to begin the admission process for children from weaker and disadvantaged groups... Read More


78th Army Day: 'Know your Army mela' organised in Shimla

Shimla, Jan. 16 -- To commemorate the 78th Army Day, the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) organised a "Know Your Army Mela" at The Ridge, Shimla. The mela was inaugurated by Brigadier Harjeet Singh, a 9... Read More