A teenage boy, who on Wednesday had gone out along with his friends, died after he drowned into Delhi Development Authority's Sanjay Van lake in south Delhi, police said.


Teenage boy drowns in DDA lake


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The three-day Pinjore Heritage festival, beginning Friday, will be historic this year. A play titled "1857 Ki Kahani, Haryana Ki Zubani", showcasing the sagas of Haryana bravehearts, will be staged, officials said on Wednesday.


Pinjore Heritage festival to begin on October 19


Indian Oil Corporation's biennial art exhibition - The Canvas Code - will open here on October 24, officials said on Wednesday.


Indian Oil's art exhibition to open in Mumbai on October 24


The number of deaths in cyclone Titli-hit Odisha increased to 52, and the state government more than doubled the compensation amount to the kin of the deceased, an official said on Wednesday.


Death toll in cyclone-hit Odisha rises to 52; damage put at Rs 2,200 crore


For nearly four decades, Muslims in this Bihar village have been helping Hindus celebrate Dussehra and playing mythical characters in the Ramlila -- a dramatic representation of the life of Lord Rama. The village is an example of India's composite culture and the communal harmony lived through Dussehra.


Shaikh Akleem is 'Sita', Afzal Ansari is 'Lord Shiva' in this Bihar Ramlila


Anna Burns from Northern Ireland has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her third novel "Milkman". She won the much coveted 50,000 pound award for her timely, troubles-set novel about a young woman being sexually harassed by a powerful man.


Anna Burns wins 50th Man Booker Prize for 'Milkman'


A bus accident in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Tuesday left five people dead and 22 injured, police said.


Five killed, 22 hurt in Bengal bus accident


As many as 96 per cent of Indian women defined feminism as equality between all genders, reveals a survey.


Most Indian women define feminism as equality between genders


On the one hand, Indians bow down to a goddess to pray and on another some people violate women. This dichotomy in India is creating a mess of things, says filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who feels Indians are far from what we claim to be.


#MeToo movement shows India's soul is decaying: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt (IANS Interview)


A 2,000 foot-long floating pipe nicknamed "Wilson" is slated to begin its mission to collect all the plastic in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.


Floating pipe to start collecting plastic in Pacific Ocean


Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling received the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award from its Deputy Director Maria Helena Semedo, who commended the Himalayan state for setting an example to the world by becoming first totally organic state.


Chamling receives FAO award for Sikkim becoming world's first organic state


The number of people infected with the Zika virus rose to 72 in Jaipur, officials from the health department said on Monday.


Zika virus cases reach 72 in Jaipur


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that reduction in inequalities will bring peace and harmony to mankind, which finds itself in a state of violence currently.


Reduction in inequalities will create peaceful society: Vice President


New Zealand has voted for its bird of the year 2018 and it's one known for being "drunk, clumsy and a bit of a clown", organisers said on Monday.


New Zealand votes 'tipsy' pigeon bird of the year


The Delhi Commission for Women on Sunday urged the victims of sexual crimes to report their cases to the police and the women's panel, creating a dedicated email ID to receive such complaints.


#MeToo: DCW urges victims to report sexual crimes, creates email ID


Parents, take note. Your less affectionate and harsher behaviour towards your children can make them aggressive and anti-social, a new study has found.


Being less affectionate can make your child anti-social: Study


At a time when global warming and high pollution levels have emerged as major challenges for policy planners worldwide, a number of community Durga Puja organisers in and around Kolkata have come up with green themes to spread awareness about a clean environment among the public.


Green themes abound in Durga Puja marquees


Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday the government was trying to ensure better management of electronic waste but the implementation was tardy.


Need to step up efforts to manage electronic waste: Environment Minister


Armed with sophisticated weapons and electronic gadgets, a record number of security personnel would be deployed in Tripura and southern Assam for the five-day Durga Puja festivities beginning on October 15, police said on Saturday.


Security tightened in Tripura, south Assam for Durga Puja


At a time when the #MeToo movement is gaining momentum in India, renowned singer Usha Uthup on Friday expressed her sadness on the entire episode.


Blown out of proportion, says Usha Uthup on #MeToo movement


Motherhood is the state or experience of having or raising a child. Transgender activist Gauri Sawant, who has not had an easy ride in bringing up a daughter, says motherhood is beyond gender.

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