Art is a beautiful, poignant byproduct of artists’ lives: British artist Sacha Jafri (IANS Interview)
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Art, for long, has been a commodity manipulated by select czars of the space, but for British artist Sacha Jafri, …
Kenyan hotel siege ends, claims 14 lives
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IANS) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said a deadly attack by terrorists on an upscale hotel and office complex in the …
Kite-flying claims 2 lives in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Kite-flying claimed two lives and left a boy critically injured in separate incidents over the past two days in Hyderabad, police …
Food saves thousands of lives in British hospitals
London, Jan 13 (IANS) The lives of thousands of elderly patients in British hospitals are being saved just by giving them an extra meal a …
Swine flu claims three more lives in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Swine flu claimed three lives in Rajasthan on Tuesday taking the total toll to 14 in the first eight days of …
Obesity can cut short your dog’s lives
London, Jan 4 (IANS) If you thought that obesity affects only humans, you may be wrong. It can also shorten lives of your canine friends, …
Swine flu claims two lives in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 3 (IANS) Two people died of swine flu on Thursday in Rajasthan while a total of 44 new cases tested positive in the …
Incorporate Indian civilisation’s values in your lives: Goa Archbishop
Panaji, Dec 28 (IANS) Christmas should help people lead lives with values like ‘samvedana’ (sensitivity) and ‘karuna’ (compassion), which form the ethos of the Indian …
Once exploiters, truck drivers change the lives of Jharkhand’s tomato growers
Latehar (Jharkhand), Dec 27 (IANS) Time was when truck drivers from the north, given the abundant production of tomatoes in Jharkhand, would purchase these at …
Engagement break-up leads couple to end lives
Ghaziabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Dejected by a break-up in their engagement, a boy and his fiancée allegedly consumed celphos pesticide, police said on Friday, adding …
‘Saubhagya’ scheme brought positive changes in people’s lives: Report
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Union government’s “Saubhagya Yojna” has positively impacted people’s lives, including the Ease of Living, education, income generation and health …
Modi endangering lives by opening incomplete Expressway: Congress
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Congress on Monday alleged the Modi government and the Manohar Lal Khattar government are endangering the lives of commuters …
Facebook seeks to patent software to analyse who lives with you
San Francisco, Nov 18 (IANS) Despite facing flak for leakage of personal data of millions of its users in recent times, Facebook is seeking to …
Nakamura lives up to reputation, wins Tata Steel Chess
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) World No.2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States stamped his class on Sunday by winning the Tata Steel Chess India 2018 …
Air pollution measures can save millions of lives: Report
Geneva, Oct 30 (IANS) Millions of lives could be saved and one billion people living in Asia could be breathing clean air by 2030 if …
India’s maternal mortality ratio has declined, more than 30 mothers’ lives saved every day: Minister
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel on Thursday said that India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has declined at an …
Novel app to improve lives of people with OCD: Study
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel “brain training” app that could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to manage …
Nomadic artefacts exhibits present a slice of lives on the go
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Traditional ‘Ektaras and ‘Bapangs’ crafted from dried vegetables, paintings of colourful Banjara turbans and sketches documenting nomadic kitchens in Rajasthan …
Cyclone Titli claims eight lives in Andhra
Visakhapatnam, Oct 11 (IANS) Eight people were killed in a very severe cyclonic storm Titli which wrecked havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, …
WhatsApp chat claims lives of married man, girlfriend
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Chatting on WhatsApp claimed the lives of a married man and his girlfriend during the last two days here, police said …
On-view photographs explore climate’s diverse impact on lives
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) What lies inside of houses in three cities with completely disparate climates was what German photographer Andre Lutzen enquired with …
‘Sex and the City’ helped people talk about their intimate lives: Sarah
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Actress Sarah Jessica Parker says the “Sex and the City” franchise enabled people to talk about their intimate lives, who …
Himachal rains claim 8 lives; hundreds stranded
Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh on Monday claimed eight lives and hundreds, including school students, remained stranded across the state after …
Menstrual hygiene campaign changes lives in rural Bengal (Social Feature)
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) Kiran Bauri, a teenaged Class 12 student of Dhurohi village in West Bengal’s Purulia district, has been for years using her …
NASA’s new website shows how space tech impacts people’s day-to-day lives
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) NASA has launched a new interactive website that lets users explore how space technology impacts everyday life on Earth. The new …
Neelu against parents’ over interference in children’s married lives
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Actress Neeru Vaghela says over interference by parents in their childrens married lives will only lead to discord. Neelu plays Satya …
Rs 990-cr loss due to rains in Himachal, 35 lives lost
Shimla, Aug 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that the state had suffered a loss of Rs 990.54 crore …
Dengue claims 41 lives in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan health authorities on Friday said 41 people had died and over 36,000 were infected by dengue across the island …
Recollections of bygone era: An illustrator revives lost lives once loved
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) What started with reading letters exchanged between her parents has burgeoned into a passion for collecting vintage objects and papers …
Fishermen refuse Rs 3,000 for saving lives
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) A leader of fishermen, who have won widespread praise by rescuing hundreds caught up in the Kerala floods, on Monday refused …
Organs of brain dead teenager from Bengal save three lives
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Organs of a 15-year-old girl from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, who was declared brain dead at a city hospital, were donated …
Vajpayee’s Kashmir legacy lives on
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Call it a quirk of fate that a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the nation from the ramparts of …
Rain claims 5 lives in Himachal; hundreds stranded as highways shut
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh claimed five lives and hundreds remained stranded across the state after incessant rainfall triggered landslides and …
Farah Khan Ali ventures into lifestyle space, says she lives to design
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Farah Khan Ali, who has now ventured into lifestyle and gifting range, says that she never considered herself just a …
‘Hunger’ takes the lives of 3 minor sisters in east Delhi
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Hunger appears to have killed three minor sisters on Tuesday in Mandawali area of east Delhi. Though the police are …
Nadal says winning all matches not his aim, lives for competition
Mallorca (Spain), July 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis great and current world No.1 Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday that throughout his career, he has been driven …
Mudslides claim five lives in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Five persons, including four children, were killed in two major incidents of rain-triggered mudslides in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, police said …
Police security up for convent where nun who alleged rape lives
Kottayam, July 22 (IANS) The police have stepped up protection to a convent near here which is home to a nun who had alleged that …
AI-first approach will transform our lives: Satya Nadella
Las Vegas, July 19 (IANS) Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been “pretty stunning” but what the humanity is going to see soon will …
Taliban-IS fighting claims 10 lives in Afghanistan
Kabul, July 16 (IANS) At least 10 militants including six Taliban fighters have been killed in a clash with Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan’s northern …
Pakistan mourns loss of 132 lives in savage poll bombing
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) A number of bombings on political rallies over the past one week have shattered peace in Pakistan ahead of the July …