The most important day in the Onam festival calendar - Thiru Onam - was celebrated across Kerala on Monday with the 26-dish 'sadya' traditional feast being savoured by most Keralites.


Feasting on Thiru Onam 'sadya' in Kerala


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Myanmar has blocked all UN aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to thousands of civilians at the centre of a violent military campaign in Rakhine state, a media report said on Monday.


Myanmar blocks all UN aid to civilians: Report


Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises sexual acts "against the order of the nature" -- which affects the rights of LGBTs (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders) -- is an "egregious and illiberal section" and it "must be repealed", says Amish Tripathi, whose mythological fiction titles have sold more than four million copies.


LGBT rights were accepted in ancient India, Section 377 must be repealed: Amish Tripathi


An elderly couple has been allegedly murdered by a male nurse in their flat in the national capital, police said on Saturday.


Elderly couple murdered by their nurse in Delhi


Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu on Saturday appealed to the people of the state to leave superstitions beliefs and donate eyes.


Leave superstition and donate eyes: Jharkhand Governor


Black smoke was seen billowing out of a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco, just hours ahead of its closure, the media reported.


Smoke in San Francisco Russian consulate hours before closure


The founder and CEO of Dell electronics has pledged to donate $36 million towards hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the largest aid till date, the media reported.


Dell CEO pledges $36mn to hurricane Harvey relief efforts


US airline JetBlue has opened an office in Cuba, exactly a year and a day after the company in 2016 resumed commercial air service between Havana and Washington.


US airline JetBlue opens office in Cuba


Cataract is the single-largest factor for blindness in India, accounting for nearly 63 per cent of the total burden of vision impairment in the country, said an expert here on Friday.


Cataract behind 63% blindness cases in India: Experts


Noted Mughal historian R. Nath has challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's reported statement that the 17th century Taj Mahal was not a part of Indian culture.


Historian challenges UP CM over Taj Mahal


Revenue from ticket sales for Cambodia's Angkor Wat archeological park reached $69.2 million in the first eight months of 2017 -- up 69.8 per cent compared to the like period last year, an official statement said on Friday.


Cambodia's Angkor Wat earns nearly $70mn in 2017


An elderly Indian passenger died of a cardiac arrest while travelling from Frankfurt to Mumbai aboard a Lufthansa flight, official sources said here on Friday.


Indian passenger dies on Lufthansa's Frankfurt-Mumbai flight


Only days after actor Ajay Devgn left the sets of "The Kapil Sharma Show" as Kapil Sharma had not arrived, Sony Entertainment Channel on Thursday announced a "short break" with the comedian.


Sony takes 'short break' from The Kapil Sharma Show


The two children of Ishrat Jahan, one of the five petitioners to the Supreme Court who challenged the triple talaq practice, went "missing" on Thursday morning but were found by police and returned to their mother by evening.


Two children of triple talaq petitioner go 'missing', found with father


India and the world cannot meet their cleanliness goals unless four Indian states -- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha -- become free of open defecation, Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Thursday.


Four states may defeat India's fight against open defecation


The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has announced the winners of the 2017 International Literacy Prizes, which honours excellence and innovation in the field of global literacy.


Unesco announces winners of 2017 International Literacy Prizes


As Mumbai struggled to return to normalcy after Tuesday's deluge which claimed at least five lives, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday praised his party-ruled BrihanMumbai Municipal Corp (BMC) for "good work".


Thackeray pats BMC as Mumbai struggles to normalize after deluge


Alleging criminal negligence leading to the death of around 300 children in two premier government hospitals in Jharkhand, the Congress on Wednesday demanded resignation of Chief Minister Raghubar Das and sacking of Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi.


Congress wants Jharkhand CM out over death of 300 children


With the online killer game Blue Whale spreading its tentacles fast, Assam Police on Wednesday issued an advisory to parents and elders of families to monitor and regulate the online surfing activity of their children.


Parents alerted as Blue whale claims 1st victim in Assam


Melody queen Lata Mangeskar has lauded the efforts by locals and religious places in Mumbai to help people seeking shelters after the city was flooded due to heavy rains.


Lata Mangeskar salutes brotherhood of Mumbai


In another display of Mumbai's indomitable spirit, the maximum city opened its heart and hearth for millions left high and dry following Tuesday's deluge -- the heaviest rainfall after 2005.

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