Digitisation of land records can help in reclaiming illegally encroached footpaths in Delhi, but eminent citizens also need to speak up and cooperate with the government in awakening civic consciousness of citizens, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has said.


Civic consciousness, digitisation of land records can help reclaim footpaths: Puri


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First, the Brahmin Mahasabha took objection to Baba Ramdev's show on Discovery JEET, which it said spoke against the Brahmins, portraying them in poor light. The Mahasabha asked for criminal action against the show "Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh".


Ramdev's show leads to clash between Yadav, Brahmin organisations


Targeting of civilian facilities by the Pakistani Army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector has forced some 500 people to abandon their homes and migrate elsewhere, a top officer said on Friday.


500 people migrate amid shelling by Pakistan in Uri


A 23-feet-wide replica of the Moon using imagery from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera and created with the help of UK space agency will tour India this month.


23-feet-wide Moon replica on display in Delhi from Friday


Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a decline in the infant mortality rate from 51 per cent in 2005 to 32 per cent in 2016, government data released on Thursday claimed, giving its credit to the increase in hospital deliveries and better care for pregnant women.


'Infant mortality rate dips from 51% to 32% in MP'


Seventy years after Independence, a 7.5-km long undersea cable has finally brought electricity to the world-famous Gharapuri Isle, which houses the UNESCO World Heritage site Elephanta Caves, about 10-km from Mumbai, a top official said here on Thursday.


70 years after Independence power reaches Elephanta Isle near Mumbai


If you are travelling in an open vehicle during peak traffic hours daily in Bengaluru, you are likely to be exposed to severe toxic air. And school-goers are among the worst affected, a report warned on Wednesday.


Bengaluru kids more exposed to toxic air: Report


Researchers have identified sexual orientation discordance -- sexual contact that is inconsistent with the individual's sexual orientation -- as a potential risk factor for adolescent suicide attempts.


Discordant sexual orientation can drive youth to suicide


Train services on Delhi Metro's Blue Line (Dwarka sector 21-Noida City Centre/Vaishali) were affected for close to 30 minutes on Wednesday due to signalling issue at two interlocking stations, the DMRC said.


Delhi metro's Blue Line faces snag


Indian millennials - aged 18-35 and accounting for nearly 34 per cent of the population, have driven e-retail industry's growth through their increasing internet usage, said global services firm Deloitte in a report on Tuesday.


Indian millennials spur e-tail industry growth: Report


Filmmaker Onir, who has made an emotionally fulfilling documentary titled "Raising The Bar" on those afflicted with Down syndrome, says there is a need to create a decent space for the specially abled.


Need to create decent space for specially abled: Onir


More than one million trees have been pledged for Trump Forest, a bid by environmentalists to offset the US Presidents curtailing of clean energy initiatives by planting 10 billion trees around the globe, the media reported on Tuesday.


One million trees pledged for Trump Forest


It was a wedding with a difference. The smiling bridegroom on the horse in the 'baraat' in Rajasthan's Karauli was 83 and on his way to enter into a second marriage with a woman who is just 30 years old, so that he could get a son to look after his ancestral property.


Octogenarian ties knot again with bride less than half his age


Britain's Royal Mint announced a series of new 50 pence coins on Monday featuring favourite characters from the famous books by the children's writer Beatrix Potter.


Royal Mint announces 50 pence Beatrix Potter coins


Chinese authorities have demanded "severe punishment" for a man who allegedly stole the thumb of a terracotta warrior statue on display in the US, state media reported on Monday.


China outraged over Terracota warrior thumb theft


Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates has said that he should paymore in taxes and that the government should require other super-wealthy people like him to contribute "significantly higher" amounts.


I should pay significantly higher taxes: Bill Gates


A majority of consumers surveyed for a poll have raised concerns over addition of GST on discounted prices of products being sold by e-commerce sites and retail stores, and urged the government to end the "unfair practice".


Consumers against extra GST on discounted MRP by e-commerce sites: Poll


As per the CSR commitment of "Ek India Happywala", Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) on Saturday launched its first music training room at the Bhondsi jail in Gurugram, in association with India Vision Foundation.


Sony launches music training room in Gurugram prison


Brick manufacturers from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan on Friday agreed to promote environmental-friendly zigzag kilns - a new configuration that produces high-quality bricks at lower cost with fewer harmful emissions -  for 'greening' the brick sector in South Asia.


Zigzag kilns hold promise for greening brick sector: Experts


In a bid to give more power to women on the platform, dating app Tinder is set to introduce a setting that makes it possible for women to only interact with the men they message first.


Tinder's new feature to give more power to women


Tamil is the oldest and a beautiful language, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, regretting that he was not able to speak it.

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