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Maharashtra's child malnutrition rates remain stubbornly high, study shows

India, Aug. 18 -- A new study by the Indian Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, has revealed that Maharashtra continues to perform poorly on child nutrition, with 35% of children under fi... Read More


India's unemployment rate sees marginal drop

India, Aug. 18 -- India's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% from 5.6% in the previous month, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey released on Monday. "In terms of employment status, self-employ... Read More


Zone 4 police launch intensive surveillance using drone, 16 FIRs registered

India, Aug. 18 -- Cracking the whip against illegal liquor brewing and other anti-social activities, especially along the riverfront development (RFD) corridor, zone 4 police stations in Pune launched... Read More


Chandigarh man booked for rRs.r14-lakh visa fraud

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- A West Bengal resident has accused a Chandigarh-based immigration of cheating him of Rs.14.25 lakh on the pretext of arranging overseas jobs for youths from his locality. In hi... Read More


Hurricane Erin path tracker: Category 4 Hurricane to bring life-threatening surf, rip current to US east coast

India, Aug. 18 -- Hurricane Erin is currently a massive Category 4 storm swirling in the Atlantic after bursting in intensity at a record-breaking rate this past weekend. The main concern is storm's ... Read More


Indian-origin postman's kind act in Australia goes viral, gets nod from Priyanka Chopra

India, Aug. 18 -- A woman in Australia shared CCTV footage of an Indian-origin postman delivering a package to her home but it was his thoughtful gesture before leaving that caught everyone's attentio... Read More


Remediation activities started at 7 of 103 contaminated sites in country: Govt

India, Aug. 18 -- Remediation activities have been initiated at seven of the 103 contaminated sites identified by the Central Pollution Control Board across the country, the union environment ministry... Read More


'Zombie' cats swarm Los Angeles neighbourhood as residents hear 'eerie night scratches, door knocks'

India, Aug. 18 -- Residents in Inglewood, Los Angeles, claim that dozens of stray cats are haunting their streets at night, scratching at doors and behaving in ways that some describe as unsettling. ... Read More


LMSI hopes to bridge gap between maths research and application

India, Aug. 18 -- The Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI), a privately-funded maths research institution, was launched on Sunday, with top mathematicians from across the world in attendance. ... Read More


Mumbai local trains face delay amid heavy rain, low visibility and waterlogging

India, Aug. 18 -- Mumbai woke up to heavy downpours, overcast skies, thunderstorms and gusty winds, as continuous rains continued to pound the city for the fourth day, leading to delays in local train... Read More