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Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 : For Alexander Kurien, who wears two hats — one acquired on becoming a priest in the Kottayam headquartered Syrian Orthodox Church and the other by din of his hard work — Senior Executive (highest rank of the Civil Servic…

Lucknow, Sep 3 : From eating ‘parathas’ to brushing their teeth to winking at teachers and even flashing suggestive photographs, students are doing it all.Online classes in schools in Uttar Pradesh are now becoming a source of embarrassment and haras…

New Delhi, Sep 3 : The Supreme Court on Thursday declined interim stay on a Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing its decision making compulsory for students of government schools to study in English medium from Class 1 to 6 in the ongoing academi…

New Delhi, Sep 3 : As a 14-year-old working in the film industry, he once saw composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal at Mehboob Studio.Overawed, he ran away, wondering how he could ever compete with such names.”But there was a spirit to excel right from childh…

Hyderabad, Sep 2 : The ashes of the doyen of Indian classical music Pandit Jasraj was laid to rest on Wednesday alongside his parents at the Amberpet cremation groundhere.His son Shaarangdev and daughter Durga Jasraj performed the ‘asthi sthapna’ puj…

New Delhi, Sep 2 : Chandni Chowk is all set to change as shoppers will no longer be pushed around in the crowded narrow streets.They will now be able to shop in a relaxed way. One will be spared the agony of honking vehicles as the area will be a non…

Mumbai, Sep 2 : For the first time, three generations of Mahatma Gandhi’s descendents have joined hands to make an emotional appeal to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, seeking help to save the trees at the Sevagram Ashram in Wardha, which were being …

New Delhi, Sep 2 : In a daring robbery, a group of youths first stole a mobile phone and then made a call for an Ola cab and robbed it.Their motive was to go to Murthal and have ‘parathas’ for dinner.The Delhi Police has arrested the three accused an…

Agra, Sep 2 : Four python rescue operations in 24 hours, has surprised environmentalists in Agra. “It’s amazing! Looks like the Covid-19 pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as far as mother nature is concerned,” said Devashish Bhattacharya, reac…

New Delhi, Sep 2 : A total of 1,39,123 suicides were reported in the country in 2019, showing an increase of 3.4 per cent in comparison to 2018, and the rate of suicide has increased by 0.2 per cent during 2019 over 2018, NCRB data revealed.According…