Cold wave conditions continue to sweep North India
Piercing cold wave conditions continued to sweep North India as temperature plummeted at several places in the region. In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6
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Pope Francis shares hope for a better world
Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children, peace in the Middle East and Africa,
Dense fog hits normal life in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
Dense fog enveloped the national capital and its adjoining areas due to which air, rail and road traffic were affected for the third consecutive day. Flights operations were disrupted as
Drones can be used for beneficial civic or commercial purposes
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently announced that his company plans to start offering 30-minute deliveries via drone-like “octocopters”. But when Bezos took to “60 Minutes” on Sunday to introduce the
Bhopal observes 29th anniversary of gas leak tragedy
Bhopal is observing the 29th anniversary of gas leak tragedy today. On the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd December in 1984, several hundred people were killed and scores of
Child Marriages in India – Plan of Action to curb the practice
Child Marriage in India is a matter of serious concern. Child Marriage denies a child the basic right to good health, nutrition and education. It is widely acknowledged that early
Soul in Art – Exhibition inaugurated by Manish Tewari at 44th IFFI
Shri Manish Tewari, Minister of Information and Broadcasting inaugurated an Art Exhibition ‘Soul in Art” here today along with the chief guest of the 44th IFFI, Susan Sarandon and Czech
My films are Celebration of life – Jiri Menzel
The director of the directors and the recipient of the lifetime Achievement Award at the 44th International Film Festival of India, Jiri Menzel said, ‘life is good for living and
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is currently a powerful tropical cyclone crossing the central Philippines. Haiyan, which means petrel in Chinese is one of the most
Mars Orbiter Mission – ISRO plans supplementary orbit raising manoeuvre for Mars orbiter
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan (“Mars-craft”) is a Mars orbiter that was successfully launched into Earth orbit on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation