Thousands of commuters faced immense inconvenience during the morning rush hours on Tuesday and many had to be evacuated from stuck trains as the Delhi Metro services on the Yellow Line between Haryana's Huda City and Samaypur Badli in Delhi were stalled for over two hours due to a major technical snag.


Technical snag hits Metro's Yellow Line, normal services resume (2nd Lead)


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Do your children go to school walking or riding a bicycle? If your anser is in affirmative, then they are less likely to be obese than those who use car or public transport, suggests a new study.


Walking, cycling reduce obesity risk in kids: Study


Women entrepreneurs in India are definitely forging ahead, marking their space and being counted in society, according to the consensus among experts at an interactive session here organized by the virtual incubator Womennovator.


Women entrepreneurs in India making a mark


A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at an US ollege in Atlanta when he announced at their commencement that he would pay off their student loans -- estimated at $40 million.


US billionaire promises to pay off student debt for entire grad class


US President Donald Trump has outlined a less restrictive view of abortion than what was recently passed by Alabamas Republican state government and said he is "pro-life".


US abortion row: Trump says he's pro-life


Mac Mohan's daughters Manjari and Vinati Makijany are set to enter Bollywood with a feature film on skateboarding titled "Desert Dolphin".


Mac Mohan's daughters set to enter Bollywood


Four days after the murder of Dhruv Tyagi in a west Delhi area, hundreds of locals on Thursday joined the victim's family in a condolence meeting in Basai Darapur village and demanded death penalty for the accused.


Locals demands death for accused involved in Dhruv Tyagi's murder


Four persons have been booked for allegedly imposing a social boycott on a family belonging to the Kanjarbhat community, here, for opposing the practice of virginity tests on women, a police official said on Thursday.


Thane family ostracised for daring virginity test


Three days after the FDA shut down an outlet of the Haldiram chain after a lizard was found in a bowl of sambar, it has been now cleared for reopening, an official said on Thursday.


Haldiram outlet to re-open after lizard found in sambar


In a bizarre incident, a woman has died here in Uttar Pradesh after an explosion in her mouth during treatment.


Woman in UP dies after explosion in her mouth


For Reena Dwiwedi, the PWD officer who became an Internet sensation after her photograph went viral on the social media, now wants to add an element of permanence to her newly-found celebrity status.


'Woman in yellow sari' wants to go to 'Bigg Boss'


Nearly a decade-long saga of commuters nightmare may finally come to end in June with the completion of a parallel flyover in national capital's Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg.


Delhi's RTR traffic nightmare likely to end in June


An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Delhi Police died after complaining of chest pain at the Police Training Centre at north Delhi's Wazirabad early on Wednesday morning, a police officer said.


Delhi Police ASI dies at training centre, family cries foul


London, May 15 (IANS Employers tend to overlook women 's leadership potential, while men benefit from the perception that they will grow into the role, says a study.


Why only few women make it to leadership roles


A rare Ferrari sports car worth $2.2 million, once owned by former F1 driver Eddie Irvine, was stolen by a car "collector" during a test drive in Germany but was later found hidden in a garage, the police said on Wednesday.


Rare Ferrari stolen on test drive, later found


Using a combination of lateral thinking and ingenuity, an academic at the University of Bristol in Britain has identified the language and writing system of what is known as the "world's most mysterious text", the Voynich manuscript.


Researcher cracks code of mysterious medieval text


Elections have moved into the final phase, politicians are looking towards post-poll calculations and, apparently, have no time for the rape victim who allegedly set herself on fire in protest against police inaction on her complaint.


Hapur rape case finds no echo in LS polls


Getting a new life after surviving the Pulwama terror attack was okay but to feed a paralysed child was really a "satisfactory moment", said CRPF's Head Constable Iqbal Singh, after a video of him feeding the hungry child on a Srinagar street went viral on social media on Tuesday.


Feeding hungry child more satisfactory than my survival in Pulwama attack: CRPF soldier (IANS Exclusive)


Delhi Metro's Magenta Line ran slow on Tuesday due to a technical fault, forcing many commuters to leave the train and take other forms of transport to continue their journey.


Metro Magenta Line runs slow, thousands hit


Captain Aarohi Pandit, a 23-year-old pilot from Mumbai became the world's first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA), thrilling her family, friends and aviation circles here on Tuesday.


Mumbai girl is world's 1st to cross Atlantic Ocean in LSA (IANS Exclusive)


A video of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper feeding a hungry child on a Srinagar street went viral on the social media on Tuesday, earning widespread appreciation.

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