Srinagar's Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was opened for visitors on Sunday.


Srinagar's tulip garden opens for visitors


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The first non-stop flight between Australia and the UK has left Perth and is due to land in London on Sunday.


First non-stop flight between Australia, UK makes history


An 88-year-old woman was conferred a doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto city, making her the oldest person in Japan to get such a degree.


88-year-old woman conferred doctorate in Japan


Certain nutrient supplements, used alongside standard treatment, may help in reducing the symptoms of psychotic illness such as schizophrenia in young people, finds a review of clinical trials.


Nutrient supplements, along with treatment may cut schizophrenia symptoms


An unauthorized new biography of Prince Charles says his lavish spending reveals a monarch utterly divorced from the life of ordinary people, a media report said on Friday.


Prince Charles lavish spender, says book


Rome, March 23 (IANS/AKI) Some 124 million people in 51 countries were affected by famine during 2017 - 11 million more people than the year before - according to a new UN report that sounds the alarm regarding surging levels of acute hunger.


Hunger levels surging, famine continuing, warns UN


Given today's casual dating culture, troubled marriages and high divorce rates, one cannot help but wonder whether the institution of marriage and harmonious relationships are a fallacy. The simple truth, however, is that it's a conscious effort.


The 3 potholes on the road of marriage (Societal Tips)


The government in the South Korean capital is introducing a new initiative to "force" its employees to leave work on time -- by shutting down all their computers at 8 p.m. on Fridays.


Overworked staff 'forced' to shut computers in South Korea


Two tribal children were killed after an outbreak of measles in Manipur, said K. Rajo, Director of Health Services, on Thursday. Over 50 other children have also been affected by this disease.


Measles outbreak in Manipur kills two children


Water taps in India's Silicon Valley may soon turn dry if authorities don't revive Bengaluru's water bodies and conserve scarce water resources, ecological experts stressed on Thursday.


'Bengaluru's taps may run dry if authorities don't act' (March 22 is World Water Day)


Green activists in Agra on Wednesday warned of a steadily diminishing green cover in the Taj city, with one expert blaming monkeys for it.


Green cover shrinking in Taj city, say activists


Twitter is failing to respect women's rights online by inadequately investigating and responding to reports of violence and abuse in a transparent manner, Amnesty International has alleged in its latest report.


Amnesty International raps Twitter for violating women's rights


Three densely populated regions of the world, including South Asia, could see internal climate migrants of over 140 million people in the next three decades if climate change impacts continue, a new World Bank Group report finds.


World could see 140mn climate migrants by 2050: Report


The decomposed body of a 70-year-old woman was recovered from her central Kolkata residence on Sunday after neighbours complained that the son was living with his mother's dead body for days without taking any steps to perform her last rites, police said.


Son found living with mother's corpse in Kolkata


Standing atop a wall, 37-year-old Sabu Vijayan, an Alappuzha municipality sanitation worker, was singing as he used a long metal pipe to break a thick layer of waste floating on the two-metre-wide canal below him.


Alappuzha's dirty secret: Lauded by UN, NGOs -- but 'Venice of East' still stinks


The Delhi Police arrested a factory owner and his associate on the charge of manufacturing spurious medicines here, police said on Saturday.


Factory owner held for manufacturing spurious medicines


United Airlines has said that a flight was diverted after it realised that a pet had been loaded onto it in error, the third animal-related mistake in a week, the media reported.


United Airlines flight diverted after third pet incident


Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker best known for passing on information that led to the arrest of Chelsea Manning, has died aged 37, the media reported on Saturday.


Hacker who gave up Wikileaks source dead


United Nations agencies and NGO partners have released a 2018 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, with a $951 million appeal to meet the urgent needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees.


UN launches $951 mn appeal for Rohingya refugees


John Bailey, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment.


Academy President under investigation for sexual harassment


The UN Security Council has called on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to allow and facilitate safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access to all affected areas.

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