The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Tuesday termed as "unfortunate" the Italian Supreme Court upholding a ban on the 'kirpan' (Sikh sword) and said it will approach External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the matter.


Delhi gurdwara panel terms 'unfortunate' Italy's ban on kirpan


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Nearly a million workers -- forming the frontline of India's faltering public health system -- are inadequately trained and are underpaid, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of Health Ministry data, imperilling the country's healthcare efforts.


Poor pay, training impede India's health workers


Title: Irresistible: Why We Cant Stop Checking, Scrolling, Clicking and Watching; Author: Adam Alter; Publisher: Bodley Head/Penguin Random House; Pages: 355; Price: Rs 699


Why Steve Jobs didn't let his kids use iPads and other digital dangers (Book Review) 


Too much caffeine caused the death of a 16-year-old high school student from US' South Carolina state who collapsed during class last month, according to a county coroner.


US teen dies from too much caffeine


Upping their ante against errant driving, the Goa Police on Monday invited civilians to send photos and videos of traffic violations via email in order to punish violators.


Goa Police ask people to email photos, videos of traffic violations


Union Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said the progress of implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme was slow due to poor banking facilities in the rural areas.


Progress of Direct Benefit Transfer scheme slow: Paswan


The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Monday looked more like an art gallery than a usual airport, to commemorate the upcoming World International Museum Day on May 18.


Mumbai airport turns into a huge 'museum'


Some 15 to 20 per cent of students in Delhi's private schools are suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in comparison to only two per cent students in government schools, an ongoing study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed.


15-20% Delhi private school students have Sleep Apnea: AIIMS study


The Delhi High Court on Monday remarked that marital rape is a "serious issue" which has notoriously become a "part of the culture".


Marital rape is a serious issue: Delhi HC


Sarala Baishya, now in her late 50s, had always been dependent on her husband or sons and daughters for any kind of information.


Empowering rural women in Assam through mobile internet


Over 900 people from border villages in the  Naushera sector have migrated to safer places with the assistance of district administration in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.


Over 900 moved from J&K border villages to safer areas


Title: Exit West; Author Mohsin Hamid; Publisher: Penguin India; Pages: 228; Price: Rs 599


A fictional account of the refugee crisis paints a better future (Book review)


Egypt's antiquities ministry said that it has found a necropolis with as many as 30 intact mummies near the city of Minya, the first such find in the area, the media reported.


Egypt discovers new necropolis containing dozens of mummies


Hundreds of people took part in a candle light march at India Gate here to pay tributes to Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, who was abducted and killed by militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir earlier this week.


Candle light march held at India Gate to pay tributes to Fayaz


Goa Tourism authorities on Saturday launched a unique hop-on-hop-off bus service for tourists, with a fleet of open-roof double decker and single decker buses plying through popular hotspots in Panaji and adjoining coastal areas.


Goa Tourism launches hop-on-hop-off bus tour service


To curb the menace of online child sexual abuse, the government on Friday announced immediate measures that will function till a centralised mechanism is put to monitor the exploitation.


Government announces measures against online child abuse


A United Airlines flight from Houston to Ecuador was delayed for more than three hours at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after a scorpion was spotted on board the plane.


Scorpion delays United Airlines' flight, again!


As many as 35 per cent working mothers in urban India avoid having a second child, a survey said on Friday, highlighting the need to devote more time and energy in taking care of parents and raising kids and increasing expenditure as key reasons.


35% working mothers don't want second child: Survey


Doctors in Jammu and Kashmir have decided to seek a new law to prevent police or the armed forces from "interfering" in the treatment of youths being treated for pellet gun injuries.


J&K doctors want police to stop meddling in treatment of injured


Facebook has censored the page of an organisation that helps women obtain abortion pills, citing its policy against the "promotion or encouragement of drug use", the media reported.


Abortion pill group's Facebook page deleted


The Ajmer Shatabdi pulls into the New Delhi station every night at around 11 pm. During the six-hour journey from Ajmer, the train serves tea, snacks, soup, dinner and dessert -- more food than an average person can eat in that time.

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