Karnataka allows killing of wild boars to protect cropsThe Karnataka government has permitted killing of crop-raiding wild boars in the state. Research shows that butterflies can act as bio-indicators of climate change
Gujarat ignores WHO’s vaccine warning, polio virus hits backThe city is among the two places in the country which had triggered a World Health Organization (WHO) alert about the return of the Vaccine-Derived Type 2 Polio Virus (VDPV2).
Urea, the new poison for killing wild jumbos straying into farms
Centre plans to provide fortified wheat flour for mid day meal in Rajasthan
Litvinenko murder: A true story stranger than fictionJust days ago, it was reported that former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, who got ready a dossier on the activities of US president Donald Trump in Russia, had gone underground.
Ponnumthuruthu likely to be a major tourism siteIn a bid to develop new tourism destinations in the state, the tourism and forest departments are jointly exploring the potential of Ponnumthuruthu (Golden Island), a privately-owned island with
For these Ranis, Netaji was like King ElvisBy the end of 1944 and the beginning of 1945, the Empire of Japan was in a precarious state. And with it, the Indian National Army (INA) or Azad Hind Fauj led by Subhas Chandra Bose. One thing that
'Netaji house' decked up for birth anniversary
Research bureau to digitize Subhas special momentsJawaharlal Nehru’s visit to Netaji Bhawan in 1961, Dilip Kumar Roy — a friend of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose — singing Dwijendra Lal Roy’s songs in 1963
Kolkata sailor wins coveted award for high-seas heroicsA city-bred youth has won the coveted Lloyd’s ‘Seafarer of the Year’ award for a singular spectacle of bravery this year.
Netaji car vrooms, Tagore Humber hits funds bumpThe German Wanderer that took Netaji to Gomoh station from his Elgin Road house sprung back to life recently after a thorough renovation.
Hyderabad woman back from Saudi hellhole, narrates torture taleDumped In Car, Forced To Go Hungry & Thirsty
No musk in mahal: Stench rises from state government apathyIt is called Mishq Mahal. Mishq meaning musk, but it does not live up to its name. For, there is no fragrance but only stench of excrement -both human and animal. This is the state of the once
Dancing cop wows commutersRich life of Ahmedabad, in its own words
Premier British varsity to promote Bengal heritageOne of the world's top universities, SOAS, has taken the initiative to showcase Bengal's unique heritage and culture in association with non-resident Bengalis, the high point of which will be the
Macaques, hornbills under siege in Western Ghats
8 centuries on, Harishchandra Kavya speaks to reader in EnglishEight centuries after 13th-century poet Raghavanka penned Harishchandra Kavya, the Kannada classic has been translated into English from Halegannada (Old Kannada).
Movement to revive fading textile crafts risesTaking forward the legacy of textile artisanship, the world renowned fashion designer from Ahmedabad, Asif Shaikh, is on a mission to revive and promote heritage textile crafts that are fading into
With 3.5 lakh singers, Leuva Patels aim for Guinness anthem recordLeuva Patels will attempt a Guinness record of highest number of people singing the national anthem simultaneously Saturday when a grand temple of the community deity Khodal Mata is dedicated to the
Tamil Nadu's bull-taming hub decks up for season's first gameWith the ordinance to lift the ban on jallikattu said to be in the pipeline, people in Alanganallur, where the season's first game is usually held, are all set to host it. Madurai district collector K
IIM- Ahmedabad becomes 1st business-school in country to podcast lecturesIn a first, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, will podcast lectures that are of topical interest. I
Gujarati is all Greek to pupils in rural GujaratGujarat has shown marked improvement in school enrolment that has risen from 79.2% in 2014 to 86% in 2016 in students aged 11-14 years. However, in class 1, an alarming 46.3% could not recognize
14.3% children in Gujarat are not born in hospitals: Sample Registration SystemAround 14.3% of the children born in 2014 in rural Gujarat were born at their homes without any medical attention.
Gujarat among bottom 5 in keeping kids in high schoolLow wages and mediocre recruitment procedure have taken a heavy toll on the crucial primary education sector in our state. Not only have lakhs of children in government primary schools been deprived
