Only 9 per cent of women feel that India's public transport is "very safe", said a report by ride-hailing major Ola's policy and social innovation think tank Ola Mobility Institute on Thursday.


Only 9% women feel Indian public transport is 'very safe'


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Twenty-eight per cent women in Delhi have reported receiving harassment calls and SMSes every week, making it the highest in India, Swedish caller identification app Truecaller said on Thursday as it launched the "#ItsNotOK" campaign against women harassment ahead of International Women's Day.


28% Delhi women get harassment calls, SMSes: Truecaller


A US senator has told colleagues that she "was preyed upon and raped by a superior officer" while in the Air Force.


I was raped by Air Force officer: US Senator


Pakistan used heavy artillery guns on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday leading to India warning it against any misadventure, defence sources said.


India warns Pak as heavy artillery used in fresh LoC flare-up


After a delay of over 11 years, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Dehradun-Musssoorie ropeway project which is considered to be a tourist novelty.


CM Rawat lays foundation stone for Doon-Mussoorie ropeway project


Aspiring to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition for raising the renewable power generation in the country, the Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a 'small scale distribution solar project' policy for producers of up to 500 KW to 4 megawatts (MW).


Gujarat announces policy for small-scale solar power generation


Vicky Kaushal-starrer 'Uri: The Surgical Strike', based on the Indian commandos' action following the 2016 attack, is inching close to the Rs 250-crore mark at the box office, according to trade analysts.


'Uri' inches close to Rs 250 crore mark


People with multiple sclerosis (MS) consuming 290 calories of soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages a day may be tied to more severe symptoms, researchers warn.


Soda, sugar-sweetened beverages may worsen MS symptoms


Older women, who are sporty or bisexual, are more likely to have a higher than average number of sexual partners in a lifetime compared to their female peers, says a new study.


Bisexual women, homosexual men have multiple sexual partners: Study


With the Kerala government requesting banks to show more empathy towards the state's flood ravaged farmers, the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) on Wednesday agreed not to go ahead with recovery procedures on agricultural loans, said a state minister.


Kerala bankers committee agrees to be soft on beleaguered farmers


Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has received this year's Pritzker Prize, widely considered to be the profession's highest honour.


Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker Prize


There are going to be two Nobel Prizes winners for literature this year after a sex scandal caused the suspension of last years award, the Swedish Academy said in a statement here on Tuesday.


Two Nobel Prizes for literature this year


For Phool Chand, a gardener, it was a dream come true when he got an allotment letter for a one-room flat from Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at a function here on Tuesday.


Over 200 poor people get flats in Dehradun


Police in the beach village of Calangute in Goa have arrested a 23-year-old woman from Mumbai for a bomb hoax at a local restaurant on Tuesday.


Mumbai woman booked for bomb hoax at Goa restaurant


Hotels around the world at the centre of sexual assault allegations are continuing to be promoted on TripAdvisor, despite some complainants contacting the largest travel company to warn them of alleged attacks by staff members, the media reported on Tuesday.


Hotels at centre of rape allegations promoted on TripAdvisor


Australian researchers on Tuesday revealed that the world's oldest tattooing kit, which was found decades ago in Tonga, dates back 2,700 years and some were made of human bones.


World's oldest tattooing tools are 2,700 years old: Australian researchers


Passengers traveling by India's national carrier Air India will continue to hear the nationalist chant of 'Jai Hind' after every announcement, said a senior Air India official on Monday.


'Jai Hind' chant to continue after every announcement on Air India flight


A 48-year-old documentary filmmaker from Kolkata hanged himself, apparently due to depression, police said on Monday.


Kolkata-based documentary filmmaker hangs himself


State-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced the launch of its Young Scientist programme to train class 9 students in space technology and its applications.


ISRO unveils 'Young Scientist' programme to train students in space science


Environmental contaminants found in home and diet have the same adverse effects on male fertility both in humans and domestic dogs, finds a new study highlighting the decline in sperm quality in both the species over the past few years.


Household pollutants cause infertility in both men & dogs


Retired and serving employees of government-owned insurance companies are happy at the Centre's decision to offer another chance to opt for pension scheme.

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