January 18, 2016
New Delhi: Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smriti Irani has flatly refused any intervention by the government in the suicide of a Dalit scholar from the Hyderabad University and said that a two-member team has been sent to the varsity from the ministry to take stock of the situation.
January 18, 2016
David Cameron is "stigmatizing a whole community", Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham has warned in response to the prime minister's plans for a new English language scheme targeted at Muslim women. Burnham's comments follow an opinion piece written by the prime minister in a national newspaper calling for "more progress on English language".
January 17, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States on Sunday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program, just a day after sanctions targeting its nuclear program were lifted.
January 17, 2016
NEW DELHI – The number of Internet users in the country is expected to go up to 50 crore, from the present over 40 crore, in next 5-8 months, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
"The number of people using Internet has crossed 40 crore in the country at present. I am expecting this number to go up to 50 crore in next 5-8 months.
January 17, 2016
NEW DELHI – The fortnight-long odd-even campaign aimed at battling air pollution in Delhi which ended on Friday night brought down direct emissions of pollutants from cars by 30 to 40 %, says leading environmental NGO CSE.
January 17, 2016
New York: Most young and tech-savvy Indian travelers now consider smartphone to be their single-most indispensable item while they plan to travel ahead of toothbrush, deodorant and driving license, according to an interesting study.
January 17, 2016
Brief Scorecard: Australia 7 for 296 (Maxwell 96, S Marsh 62) beat India 6 for 295 (Kohli 117, S Dhawan 68, Rahane 50, Hastings 4-58) by 3 wickets
Glenn Maxwell played some outrageous shots, Australia v India, 3rd ODI, Melbourne, January 17, 2016
January 16, 2016
Sydney: Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea had to be content with a runners-up finish at the ATP Apia International after losing the summit clash to Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray, on Saturday.
January 16, 2016
Washington, DC – A statuette of Lord Hanuman is among few items that US President Barack Obama always carries in his pocket and seeks inspiration from whenever he feels tired or discouraged.
