A Harvard postgraduate has launched a social enterprise, on a data-driven approach, to strengthen governance in rural areas by involving policymakers and elected representatives.


Harvard grad uses data for grassroots governance


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New York City is set to fight climate change with a plan that would make thousands of high-rises, like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower, to sharply reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.


Greenhouse gas limits on New York high-rises likely


Hyderabad police on Wednesday arrested three Myanmar refugees for impersonating as Indians to secure Aadhaar and other identity cards.


Three Rohingyas arrested in Hyderabad


Two Telugu television actresses were killed in a car crash in Telangana's Vikarabad district on Wednesday, police said.


Two Telugu TV actresses killed in road accident


France no longer has trees big enough to replace the ancient wooden beams that burned in the massive Notre Dame fire, according to a French cultural heritage expert.


No French trees big enough to rebuild Notre Dame roof


A nine-year-old Indian girl on Tuesday won a $1 million jackpot in Dubai Duty Free's Millennium Millionaire, six years after she had won a luxury car McLaren Coupe in the same raffle.


9-year Indian girl wins $1 million in Dubai raffle


Indian expatriates across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated spring time harvest festivals and ushered in traditional new years, the media reported.


Indians celebrate traditional new years in UAE


Chinese archaeologists have found pottery fragments dating back about 17,000 years in southern China's Guangdong province.


17,000-year-old pottery fragments found in China


An exhibition in New York's upscale Meatpacking district is showcasing  more than 1,000 objects related to US President Donald Trump, the media reported.


New York exhibition showcases 1,000 Trump objects


World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed at the US-Mexico border to make a statement about global unity, urging listeners to "build bridges, not walls", the media reported.


Cellist plays concert at US-Mexico border crossing


Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called upon Sri Lankans, living in the island and overseas, to work unitedly for the upliftment of the nation.


Sri Lanka President calls for unity during new year


At a time of  widespread agricultural distress caused by successive droughts, unremunerative farming and debt-trapped rural economies, a young man with his mobile app is showing how change can be brought in the life of farmers at the grassroot level.


How this Hyderabad social entrepreneur is using big data to change farmers' lives (IANS Special Series)


Is addiction not letting you quit smoking? Relax. A new study suggests that kicking the habit works best in pairs.


Partnering up key to quit smoking: Study


A British woman who was arrested at an airport in Dubai for insulting  her ex-husband's new wife by calling her a "horse" on Facebook has been released, said the campaign group which represents her.


Woman held in Dubai over Facebook comment released


Hindi poet Pradeep Chaubey, famous for his humorous poetry, died on Thursday night due to cardiac arrest in Gwalior, people close to his family confirmed. He was 70 years old.


Poet Pradeep Chaubey dies due to heart attack


China has decided to build an eco-friendly toilet at a camp, 7,028 metres up the north slope of Mount Everest, during this climbing season, officials said.


Eco-friendly toilet to be set up on Mount Everest


Two in three hotel websites leak guest booking details and allow access to their personal data to third-party sites such as advertisers and analytics companies, a new report by California-headquartered global cybersecurity company Symantec said on Thursday.


2 in 3 hotel websites leak guest booking details


Services on Delhi Metro's Magenta line were temporarily halted after a bird fell on the train tracks. The bird is now safe, officials said.


Bird rescued after falling on Delhi Metro tracks


Middle-income households are disappearing in developed countries around the world, according to a new study by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).


Middle class shrinking around the world, says study


Traffic pollution caused asthma among 350,000 children in India, the second largest after China, in 2015, finds a Lancet study that analysed 194 countries.


Car pollution caused asthma in 350,000 Indian kids


The Guinness World Records has acknowledged Konyak dance as record holder for the "largest traditional dance", a tribe official said on Wednesday.

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