China has released a list of industries that need to obtain licenses before discharging pollutants.


China tightens pollution control with discharge permits


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The top-most bar of a window in a dingy toilet of Jahangirpuri police station in Delhi had a knot made from a piece of cloth -- from which was hanging the body of 32-year-old Raj Kumar in the early hours of Wednesday.


Delhi cops told them of man's hanging 9 hours later, say kins


Triggering a controversy, a government-run hospital here has asked its employees to declare their virginity in a marital status declaration form.


Are you a virgin? Bihar hospital asks employees


Indias foodgrain production rose five times over six decades, according to 2016 government data, the latest available. But with the average Indian farm half as large as it used to be 50 years ago and yields among the lowest in developing economies, the agriculture sector and farmers have been driven to the brink, shows an IndiaSpend analysis.


Foodgrain output up 5-fold in 60 Years, hides farm distress


Rome, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) A group of tourists posed for selfies and paddled in 17th-century sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini's masterpiece, the Fountain of the Four Rivers, in Piazza Navona here on Tuesday in searing temperatures before drifting away as police arrived.


Tourists caught cooling off in Rome's fountains


The 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on musical instruments has struck a discordant note with their manufacturers and dealers in West Bengal, whose capital Kolkata is a traditional hub of the industry.


Bengal's musical instrument makers unhappy with GST slab


The free-roaming deer of Nara, Japan, famous for their endearing boldness and their apparent habit of bowing to get snacks, are facing possible capture if they wander too far out of town, the media reported on Tuesday.


Japan's famous Nara deer face capture


A man was charged by Australian police on Tuesday after allegedly breaking into a home, drinking the owner's champagne and then falling asleep on her bed, the media reported.


Australian intruder 'drank champagne and fell asleep'


Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has apologized for a series of tweets that falsely accused US President Donald Trump of refusing to shake the hand of a boy in a wheelchair during an event last week.


J.K. Rowling apologizes for falsely accusing Trump


Is your disability or health disorder coming in the way of leading a normal social life or settling down? If so, take a leaf out of the lives of scores of such people who have come together on a social platform to help themselves find a suitable life partner or simply have a good time.


Where people with disabilities, health disorders find a match (Lifestyle Feature)


Thousands of people who visited the Income Tax office here on Monday to file their returns on the last day to do so had a tough time standing in long winding queues to beat the deadline, though later in the day it was extended till August 5.


Taxing time for Delhi taxpayers before last date for filing return extended


Sex change surgery is no longer a taboo and people are coming forward with inquiries, say prominent plastic surgeons in Kerala, giving the credit to the state government for unveiling a transgender policy two years back.


Sex change no longer taboo in Kerala, say doctors


The number of adult British men being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has risen by 70 per cent over the last six years mainly due to the pressure for "body perfection" arising from popular culture, official data showed on Monday.


Eating disorders among men in UK up by 70%


About 65 per cent of Egyptian families have nine children, which can hinder the nation's development, a minister said here.


65% Egyptian families have nine children: Minister


The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has started placing signboards at malls and other buildings located here on Mehrauli-Gurugram (MG) road, indicating free parking, an official said on Sunday.


Free-parking boards put up in Gurgaon


Mobai has come a long way in 15 years: From being a farm labourer toiling in the fields in her home state Madhya Pradesh to eke out a living to feed her five children to being a street-smart woman gunrunner expert in leaving no trace of her crime.


Woman labourer turns interstate gunrunner for her children's sake


The Limca Book of Records has recognised two organisations for training a whopping 5,700 girl students in self-defence techniques.


Limca Book recognises training of record 5,700 girls in self defence


A solid gold replica of the 1969 Lunar Excursion Module that landed on the moon has been stolen from a museum in the US state of Ohio, police said.


Gold replica of lunar module stolen from US museum


A fire broke out at the state-run National Medical College and Hospital here on Saturday triggering panic among the patients and visitors, officials and eyewitnesses.


Fire at hospital in Kolkata triggers panic


Nearly one in four shops is breaking the law on knife sales to minors, with blades sold to children as young as 12, a report revealed on Saturday.


Knives being sold to minors in UK: Report


American luxury electric carmaker Tesla has handed over the keys to the first 30 Model 3 buyers at the automaker's manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, the media reported.

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