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Kolkata: Scientists have found that climate parameters accounted for 9-18% of the total infectious disease cases in a study to probe the association between climate parameters and infectious diseases in children under 16-years-of-age in Varanasi city in the central...

Mumbai: It took India 21 years and a petite young girl in a stunning sequinned mermaid-fall gown, making her look every bit of a queen, to bring home the coveted title of Miss Universe!The 21-year-old lass from Chandigarh made...

Kozhikode: Noted film director and ardent critic of Islam Ali Akbar announced here on Saturday that he is quitting Islam.He announced his decision to quit Islam through a Facebook post on Saturday.The FB post said he and his wife...

Varanasi: Come December 13, the eternal city of Kashi, which is emerging in a new avatar like a Phoenix, will witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating the newly-constructed complex of Kashi Vishwanath Dham to the people, especially the...

Bhubaneswar: A team of Special Task Force of the Crime Branch with the help of Balipatna Forest Range Officials under Khordha Forest have arrested two wildlife criminals near Pipili flyover.STF sources here today said acting on a tip-off...

Rabbon Uchi (Ludhiana): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday inaugurated the statue of legendary Sikh Revolutionary Baba Maharaj Singh, the first martyr of Jang-E-Azadi, at Rabbon Uchi village of Ludhiana district.Later, Channi also paid obeisance at Gurdwara...

Hyderabad: The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) organised the 5th National Film Festival on Rural Development here on Thursday as part of the 63rd Foundation Day celebrations and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiatives of the...

Kolkata: The Annual Häfele Star Awards comes back this year with more glory, more excitement and more vigour.This initiative started in 2017, was conceptualized by two young minds from Hafele Chandrani Das and Rahul Sengupta is aimed at developing...

Chandigarh: Famous Punjabi folk singer Gurmeet Bawa passed away at a hospital in Amritsar Sunday morning.She was 77 years old and had been ill for some time. She had a record of 45-seconds-long "Hek" i.e. breathless opening of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched various developmental projects worth Rs 2056 crore for Angul and Dhenkanal districts.Patnaik who was on a tour to the districts to distribute Smart Health Cards under the Biju Swasthya...