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  • Bihar becomes dry state again, enforces new law
    Patna, October 2 (IANS) Bihar became a dry state once again as the new stringent Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act came into force from Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Holidays can help to improve health: Study
    London, October 2 (IANS) Holidays are not just for relaxing but can also help to improve your health and should be prescribed for sick people, says a study.   According to the study, being in an envi
    / 2nd October 2016
  • India has never coveted any country's land: PM
    New Delhi, October 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India has never coveted any territory or attacked a country but made sacrifices for the freedom of others.   "India has never c
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes?
    London, October 2 (IANS) Excessive sugar consumption -- specifically the sugar fructose such as in soda -- has been linked to a rise in metabolic disease worldwide, a study has found.   Some investig
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Majority regard Clinton as first debate winner: Poll
    Washington, October 2 (IANS) A major of Americans, or 61 per cent, regard Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton as the winner of the first presidential debate, found a new Gallup poll.   Only 27 per c
    / 2nd October 2016
  • 'Trump may have avoided paying taxes for almost 2 decades'
    Washington, October 2 (IANS) Old tax returns of Republican nominee Donald Trump showed that he could have avoided paying federal income taxes for the last 18 years.   The New York Times obtained thes
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Mizoram launches new policy to boost agri-based economy
    Aizawl, October 2 (IANS) The Mizoram government has launched a New Economic Development Policy (NEDP) to boost the state's agriculture-based economy, develop rural infrastructure and to raise livelihood of the
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Pope pays homage to tiny Catholic flock in Muslim Azerbaijan
    BAKU, October 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said a Mass on Sunday for the miniscule Catholic community in Shi'ite Muslim Azerbaijan, urging the "precious little flock" to keep the faith and paying tribute to those
    / 2nd October 2016
  • We are no longer alone, says rebel Baloch leader
    New Delhi, October 2 (IANS) Rebel Baloch leader Mazdak Dilshad Baloch on Saturday thanked India for its support to his cause, saying it meant that they were "no longer alone".   Participating in a se
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Why daddies always save their sons: Kangana on Hrithik controversy
    Mumbai, October 2 (IANS) Known to speak her heart out, actress Kangana Ranaut vented her anger publicly on the Roshans questioning that why Hrithik Roshan's father had to come for his rescue after issues betwee
    / 2nd October 2016
  • The Saint and the Pope: The tale of two Francises
    By Vikas Datta IANS| October 2, 2016   The venerable sages of India, the Buddha, Jesus, Prophet Muhammad, Guru Nanak -- the founders of all major religions -- were all known to spurn material comf
    / 2nd October 2016
  • CSIR'S anti-diabetic drug: Did it deserve Modi's praise?
    Bengaluru, October 2 (IANS) Lauding the achievements of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on its platinum jubilee earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a special mentio
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Punjab border farmers to be allowed to harvest crop
    Chandigarh, October 2 (IANS) Despite ongoing tension at India-Pakistan border in Punjab, farmers in the state's border belt with Pakistan would be allowed to harvest their paddy crop, Chief Minister Parkash Sin
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Tibetan PM pledges non-violence on Gandhi Jayanti
    Dharamsala, October 2 (IANS) Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Sunday pledged the Central Tibetan Administration's (CTA) commitment to non-violence on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the birth a
    / 2nd October 2016
  • British PM to introduce EU repeal bill
    London, October 2 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she would introduce a "Great Repeal Bill" that will overturn the act that took the UK into the European Union (EU).   The bil
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Brain drain can be converted into brain gain: Modi
    New Delhi, October 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the brain drain can be converted into "brain gain" if the nation started looking at the 27-million strong Indian diaspora spread across th
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Sharif refused to condemn Uri attack despite US, UK prodding
    Islamabad, October 2 (IANS) When the US and the UK asked Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to condemn the attack on the Indian Army camp at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, he flatly refused to denounce the assault
    / 2nd October 2016
  • El Cajon, California, sees 5th day of protests over police shooting
    EL CAJON, Calif., October 2 (Reuters) - A crowd of about 200 demonstrators marched through the center of El Cajon, California, on Saturday in a fifth day of protests against the police shooting of an unarmed bl
    / 2nd October 2016
  • In search of rebound, Trump ramps up attacks on Clinton
    MANHEIM, Pa., October 2 (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump closed out a rough week for his campaign on Saturday by escalating personal attacks on Democrat Hillary Clinton, questioning her
    / 2nd October 2016
  • Russian, Syrian missiles pound Aleppo, destroy hospital - rebels and aid workers
    AMMAN, October 2 (Reuters) - Russian warplanes and their Syrian government allies battered rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo on Saturday, and rebels and aid workers accused them of destroying one of the cit
    / 2nd October 2016
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