Special prayers mark Mother Teresa's 13th death anniversary Kolkata, Sep 5: Special prayers and masses today marked the 13th death anniversary of Mother Teresa.
Nuns of Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic Order founded by Mother Teresa to mini....
Sanitation, cleanliness drive to check spread of dengue in Delhi New Delhi, Sep 5: With the number of dengue cases in the capital crossing the 1,200 mark, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will launch a week-long sanitation and cleanliness drive on Mo....
Sonia supports INTUC on Sep 7 general strike New Delhi, Sep 5: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has backed the party-affiliated Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in joining the other trade unions' call for a nation-wide shut....
Two BSF troopers injured by Maoists Raipur, Sep 5: Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were injured in a gunfight with Maoists today in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, police said.
The battle, lasting for abo....
Kerala idol draws crowds in Singapore Singapore, Sep 5: An idol from a 5,000-year-old temple in Kerala is drawing huge crowds in Singapore.
Hundreds of Hindus are flocking to the Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman temple in Toa Pa....
Data from Chandrayaan moon mission to go public Bangalore, Sep 5: Voluminous scientific data, including rare images of the moon, from India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 will be made public by the year-end.
"People w....
Indian toilet model to be used in Afghanistan New Delhi, Sep 5: Low-cost lavatory technique, developed by an Indian NGO, will be adopted by the US Army to build public toilets in Afghanistan, a senior US military official said.
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Government to study reasons for shrinking wastelands New Delhi, Sep 5: Wastelands in India are reducing rapidly. The government, keen to expand area under cultivation to boost food output, has launched a project to find out the reasons for shrink....
Telengana students ransack Osmania Hyderabad, Sep 5: Students protesting the conduct of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) exam ransacked an exam centre at the Osmania University campus here today, leaving thre....
'Make pre-marriage course compulsory for Malaysian Hindus' Kuala Lumpur, Sep 5: A Hindu group in Malaysia wants a compulsory pre-marriage course for the community to reinforce family values and fight problems like divorce and single motherhood.
November to be Sikh Awareness Month in California
Yuba City (Northern California), Sep 5: In a historic gesture for the 250,000-strong Sikh community in California, the state assembly has passed a resolution declaring November as 'Californ....
35 photographers raise funds for Leh relief
New Delhi, Sep 4: Thirty-five top photographers from across the country have marshalled their camera to raise funds for the Leh town in Jammu and Kashmir that is grappling with the aftermath of....
Dadabhai Naoroji remembered on his 185th birth anniversary New Delhi, Sep 4: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani today paid floral tributes at the portrait of noted freedom fighter Dab....
This year, 130 leopards poached in India New Delhi, Sep 4: Watching a leopard stroll on sun-beaten tracks at dusk is a sight that never fades away, yet these big cats are now in danger in India. At least 130 leopards have been poached....
