The Supreme Court on Friday batted for the family planning of the cars possessed by a household on the lines of 'Hum Do Hamare Do' as it expressed concern over one person having as many as five cars.


SC bats for family planning of cars -- 'hum do mamare do'


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The 2019 Human Development Report (HDR), with its focus on inequality, will be released around this year's last quarter, the UNDP said.


2019 UNDP human development report to focus on inequality


To make authentic garden fresh Assam tea available to people, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) has decided to launch 'NETA Tea Boutique' in the state's Golaghat district.


Garden fresh Assam tea in 'tea boutiques' soon


A former top Paytm executive accused of data theft and extortion bid against SoftBank-backed company's founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has rejoined the company in a surprising turn of events, said a senior Paytm employee on Thursday.


Paytm's Sonia Dhawan 'rejoins' firm after 5 months in jail


Dutch horticulturists are fed up with tourists trampling on rows of brightly coloured tulips for taking selfies and have put up warning signs and employed hoards of volunteers to put an end to the wreckage.


Selfie lovers spell havoc for Dutch tulip farmers


A 20-year-old Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins nearly a month after delivering a baby, media reported on Thursday. All three newborns are alive and healthy.


Bangladeshi woman has twins 26 days after 1st delivery


Venezuelan schools and offices on Tuesday were ordered to shut down for 24 hours as officials worked to restore electricity following a second widespread blackout, Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said.


Venezuelan schools, offices closed after second blackout


A stolen Pablo Picasso "Buste de Femme" (Female Bust) that the Spanish artist never sold has been recovered by the so-called Indiana Jones of the art world, the Dutch art detective said on Tuesday.


Lost Picasso Buste de Femme found in Amsterdam


Mumbaikars and women tend to be grammar snobs with many ending relationships because of their partner's poor grammar and many unfollowing people on social media for grammatical errors, found a new survey by Landmark Bookstores of Tata Trent.


Mumbaikars, women love to play grammar snobs: Survey


Indian-Americans across New York are coming together to fight food insecurity, with a major organisation working to end hunger throughout the city's five boroughs.


Indian-Americans fight against food insecurity


Over the years, real life criminals have cited shows like "Crime Patrol" and "Savdhaan India" as inspiration. Even though these shows continue to inspire some people to commit crimes, police says keeping an eye on such content is not the solution.


Keeping eye on crime shows won't curb crimes


Thousands of students appearing in Nepal's Secondary Education Examination (SEE) were confused when they found the question paper for English full of errors, the media reported on Monday.


Nepal students confused by national exam questions


New Yorks first Indian-American state Senator Kevin Thomas, who assumed office at the beginning of this year and who was born in Dubai, is now advocating tolerance and pushing for the diversity which he had experienced in the UAE.


Indian-American New York Senator shares Dubai memories


A science teacher from rural Kenya Peter Tabichi, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won the $1 million prize for the world's best teacher, beating 10,000 other nominations from 179 countries, media reported.


Kenyan science teacher wins $1 mn global award


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought details from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad following reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two Pakistani Hindu girls in Sindh province.


India seeks details on Hindu girls' abduction


An Indian nurse who was stranded in Saudi Arabia along with her newborn baby following a dispute with her employer has finally left the Kingdom after a long legal battle.


Indian nurse leaves Saudi Arabia after long battle


The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has launched a programme to help overweight employers to shed extra kilos, the media reported.


UAE launches programme to help overweight employers


After failing to procure travel insurance for his parents during their visit to Dubai, the hospital bill for an Indian expat's father at a hospital here has exceeded 100,000 dirhams ($27,225), the media reported on Sunday.


Indian man's hospital bill in Dubai exceeds $27,225


Would you want your teenager to watch terrorists killing people in the real world or someone committing suicide? No one, in their right mind, would ever want their kids to get exposed to such events, simply for the repercussions that such content can have on young impressionable minds.


Should social media live-streaming be banned?


The NCLAT has received intervening petitions from nearly 100 creditors, seeking redress in the proposed IL&FS Resolution Plan that was submitted by the government. The petitions are from both secured and unsecured creditors, including a wide array of corporates and their PF Funds, employee funds, MNCs, postal funds, banks, PSUs and some power companies.


Working class employees left in the lurch at IL&FS resolution (IANS EXCLUSIVE)


Polo, often thought of as a game of the rich, has also been generally dominated by men. However, a quiet revolution is taking place at the very place where it all started - the northeast Indian state of Manipur, which is considered the birthplace of modern polo.

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