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Ancient ritual tools unearthed in Pharaonic site in Egypt |
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Cairo | Sunday, 2021 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed ancient tools once used in religious rituals at a temple site in Kafr el-Sheikh province north of the capital Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. ... read.. |
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Afghan female football team evade Taliban threat |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 6:15:07 PM IST |
| Female footballers from Afghanistan along with their families crossed the Torkham border to reach Pakistan on Tuesday night after the government issued emergency humanitarian visas to evacuate them from their country following the Taliban takeover, Dawn r ... read.. |
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Quest to discover Antarctica's oldest ice |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| The Oregon State University will lead a National Science Foundation-funded effort to discover Antarctica's oldest ice and learn more about how the earth's climate has changed over the past several million years. ... read.. |
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Keralites gulp down Rs 750 crore worth of liquor during Onam |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| The raging pandemic did not matter to tipplers in Kerala as they gulped down record Rs 750 crore worth of liquor during the 10-day Onam festival, according to the sole wholesaler of liquor and beer in the state -- Bevco. ... read.. |
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Madikeri hills witness Neelakurinji bloom after 12 years |
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Madikeri (Karnataka) | Thursday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| For those who love to witness the hills of Coorg (Madikeri) bathed in a dreamy shade of blue, the Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a flower which blooms once in 12 years are already giving sight to behold. ... read.. |
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The thought of freedom through the lens of youngsters |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 7:45:06 PM IST |
| The 75th Independence Day is a reminder of the bravery as well as sacrifices of sons and daughters of the soil who fought for the freedom of our glorious nation. Pride galore on August 15 when we salute our Tricolour and sing our national anthem in unison ... read.. |
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'Aerial combat may gradually fade away' (IANS Interview) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| For a fighter pilot, an aerial dogfight is the ultimate test of his flying skill to outwit and shoot down an enemy aircraft. That skill may soon be lost due to the evolution of advanced weapon systems, says Air Marshal Anil Chopra (retd), who has authored ... read.. |
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I want a united India with no poverty: Bickram Ghosh |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| If I am asked to trace out the biggest problem of our country then I would say that the biggest problem of our country is that we dont realise our strength and this allows our enemies and our rivals to take chances. This not only happened in the British e ... read.. |
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The fairies among us |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 1:45:06 PM IST |
| She says everything is a tale. That we forget to see the daily events of our lives in a creative light. Children on the other hand, can blur the lines between fantasy and reality and can narrate true and made-up incidents seamlessly. Something that allows ... read.. |
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Lightning activities show increasing trend across India |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2021 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Parts of the Indian Peninsula, particularly the northeast and east, have registered a sharp increase of lighting over the past two decades, while the spike is minimal over the central part of the country and moderate over the rest. ... read.. |
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Ladakh caught in tourism versus ecology dichotomy |
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New Delhi/Leh | Friday, 2021 2:45:06 PM IST |
| Two years after it was separated from the parent state of Jammu and Kashmir and granted the Union Territory status, Ladakh is on crossroads over choosing between sustainable tourism and saving the fragile trans-Himalayan ecology. ... read.. |
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'AI would not replace people but create new opportunities' |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Experts highlighted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new opportunities which could not be achieved by traditional technology and could be used for health care as well as many other present and future challenges in various sectors. ... read.. |
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This Haiderpur wetland guide has spread his wings |
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New Delhi/Bijnor | Monday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| Till a little more than a year ago, Ashish Gujjar was just another youth among the many unemployed from a 'kasba' Kasampur Khola near the Haiderpur Wetland, 10 kilometres from Bijnor. Now the flocks of migratory birds at the wetland that were once part of ... read.. |
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Ronnie Screwvala now dedicates 'time & talent' to edtech |
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Dubai | Thursday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Ronnie Screwvala has been disrupting long before 'disruptor' became a trendy word. As a first-generation entrepreneur, he dabbled with manufacturing toothbrushes, entered TV production, and eventually growing the business into the mega entertainment congl ... read.. |
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Of history and the many tales in its labyrinth |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| She doesn't really remember when she heard the story of the woman she named Feroza Begum in her book. Perhaps it was one of those tales her grandmother narrated when the children gathered around in the courtyard of their rambling home. "We loved to listen ... read.. |
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Yogi's mango diplomacy, 'choicest' fruits to PM, BJP leaders |
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Lucknow | Sunday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| After slamming Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Uttar Pradesh mangoes, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sent high quality mangoes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues, BJP president J.P. Nadda and other senior leaders of t ... read.. |
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Operation Mamata, a boon for Tharu women in UP |
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Lucknow | Tuesday, 2021 6:45:06 PM IST |
| Four decades, women of the Tharu tribe living in villages in the Terai region of the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh, were deprived of even basic amenities like electricity and water, but now things are changing. ... read.. |
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Indians searched more on immunity, e-learning during pandemic: Report |
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Bengaluru | Monday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| There has been a massive increase in searches related to physical fitness, financial investments, entertainment, e-learning searches in the last one year as people continued to shelter at place and work from home due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, reveale ... read.. |
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BHU scientist warns against 'unscientific' tree plantation |
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Varanasi | Monday, 2021 3:15:06 PM IST |
| Even as Uttar Pradesh undertakes a massive tree plantation drive, a retired scientist and river engineer from the Banaras Hindu university (BHU) has warned against "unscientific plantation of trees which could aggravate flood threat". ... read.. |
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Sighted over PM Modi's residence, Mumbai centre to track UFOs |
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Mumbai | Friday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| Opening up an exciting field of scientific study, a Mumbai-based scientist has formed a centre to study the mysteries and suspense shrouding Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) -- once sighted above Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi -- ... read.. |
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Starting young was blessing: Anahita & Apoorva |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2021 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Anahita and Apoorva, the Chennai-based much sought-after young artists in the Indian Carnatic Classical arena insist that starting their training much before the age of 10 has been the biggest blessing. Besides vocals, Anahita is proficient in playing the ... read.. |
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One mango tree with 121 varieties of the fruit |
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Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | Wednesday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Saharanpur, a district mainly known for its hand carved furniture, has now become famous for something else -- a unique mango tree that has 121 varieties of fruits growing on it. ... read.. |
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Bihar migrant workers return to cities as 2nd Covid wave subsides |
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Patna | Saturday, 2021 11:45:06 PM IST |
| As the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic subsides, migrant workers across different states have started returning to work leaving their native villages. The government has assured about providing employment to the workers who have returned to the ci ... read.. |
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Once visited by Saudi King, Mumbai's Juma Masjid pond gets a makeover |
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Mumbai | Wednesday, 2021 10:15:05 PM IST |
| As the city continues in spells of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, the management of the historic Juma Masjid in south Mumbai -- once graced by the late King Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia -- have embarked upon an unusual mission -- clean-up o ... read.. |
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Finally, the Evidence behind Super Ingredient for Hair Care |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| So many solutions to hair care problems. Everyone has their own take and theory. We have all heard our grandmothers tales on the multiple benefits of coconut oil for hair care, but where is the proof? Lo and behold, here it is. ... read.. |
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Bradman in making in this Kerala backyard |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2021 10:15:05 PM IST |
| The Covid-19 pandemic may have put a stop to outdoor batting net sessions for most cricketers, but for nine-year-old Vighnaj Prejith, whose drives with back and across movement are being discussed even in the English media as a sign of India's batting tal ... read.. |
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Strawberry farmers in Kashmir losing out due to lockdown |
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Srinagar | Sunday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| There has been a bumper strawberry crop in Kashmir this year; farmers are busy in their fields harvesting their produce and packing it in small boxes but the growers are incurring losses despite the bumper crop due to the lockdown following the coronaviru ... read.. |
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Art works reveal role of women in historic Punnapra-Vayalar revolt |
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Alappuzha (Kerala) | Saturday, 2021 10:15:05 PM IST |
| A series of seven works by a participating artist in 'Lokame Tharavadu', a large scale contemporary art exhibition organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, revealed the role played by women in the historic Punnapra-Vayalar revolt, a movement predominan ... read.. |
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Keeping social distance to lessen impacts on wildlife |
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New York | Thursday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| Six feet of social distance may be the new norm between people, but a new Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) report says "if you don't want to disturb wildlife, you need to keep way back". ... read.. |
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Lord Hanuman was born in Tirumala, claims TTD study |
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Tirumala | Wednesday, 2021 11:45:06 PM IST |
| The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has announced that Anjanadri, one of the seven Tirumala hills, was the birth place of Lord Hanuman. As announced earlier, the TTD's proclamation came on Wednesday, on the occasion of Ram Navami. ... read.. |
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It's April end and still snowing in Himachal |
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Shimla | Wednesday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| It's April end and tourist resorts in higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh were still snowing, weather officials said on Wednesday. The state capital Shimla, which saw the night temperature at 7.4 degrees Celsius, recorded 16.2 mm rain. ... read.. |
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Drawing social narratives |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 2:15:06 PM IST |
| "It's important for me as a person to comment on social and political issues. Social media is a powerful tool to project my opinions into the world. It is also a great place to find alternate points of view and to engage with people outside of our echo ch ... read.. |
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Monuments dwarfed by encroachments |
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Agra | Tuesday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| Alhough Agra could not celebrate World Heritage Day on April 18 due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, conservationists and green activists have once again highlighted the failure of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to free the string of monum ... read.. |
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This bureaucrat brings beauty of nature on bottles with art |
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Jaipur | Wednesday, 2021 7:45:06 PM IST |
| A senior civil servant in Rajasthan, Mugdha Sinha with an aim to bring out the artist within her, organised a unique two-in-one art exhibition - 'Bottle is Canvas' and 'Freehand Meditative Mandalas' in Jaipur-based Jawahar Kala Kendra. This exhibition has ... read.. |
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Girl aged 12 with 5 kg tumour gets new life after surgery (Ld) |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| A 12-year-old girl from Delhi got a new lease of life by a team of doctors of City based Sir Ganga Ram Hospital who removed two football-sized tumours weighing 5 kg from her stomach which she was carrying for the past few years. ... read.. |
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Bagh Print from Madhya Pradesh makes it to Vogue Italia |
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Dhar (MP) | Friday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| World famous Bagh print of Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has appeared in the digital edition of Vogue Italia, giving it a new identity in the world of designing. The pictures of Sita, a tribal woman, wearing a sari in of the Bagh print are in the news i ... read.. |
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Rediscovering Mir Taqi Mir, Urdu's first great poet (IANS Interview) |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) was not only Urdu's first great poet but also the most prolific one with around 13,500 couplets to his name. He is credited with giving shape and structure to the Urdu language itself, is counted among the five major poets of the ... read.. |
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Famous as 'tree man', TN bus conductor wins PM's praise |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| Popular as the 'Tree Man', Marimuthu Yoganathan, a bus conductor in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city, on Sunday accumulated admiration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his extraordinary initiative to encourage people in planting trees. ... read.. |
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This Limca Book of Record holder made saree using 25 natural fibres |
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Chennai | Sunday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| C. Sekar, a third generation weaver from Chennai's Anakaputhur had entered the Limca Book of Records in 2011 after he made a saree using 25 natural fibres including banana, jute, bamboo, pineapple and others and even got the appreciation from Prime minist ... read.. |
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