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Sand artists extend greetings on International Women's Day

Puri (Odisha) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Renowned sand artists extended greetings on the occasion of International Women's Day on Friday.  

2019-03-08T11:56:47.481464+00:00 IST

Misaal Mumbai: Changing narrative by painting slums

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 8 (ANI): The streets of Pune city in Maharashtra are being painted under the 'Misaal Mumbai' initiative.

2019-03-08T01:11:49.077757+00:00 IST

Mumbai's Mahalaxmi Dhobhighat gets viewing gallery for tourists

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): The open-air laundromat or Dhobhighat located next to Mahalaxmi station in Mumbai has now got a new viewing gallery for tourists.

2019-03-05T14:59:21.471013+00:00 IST

Bunkers built in last village of Poonch sector to ensure locals' safety

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Bunkers are being constructed in the last village of Poonch sector in order to ensure the safety of locals residing here.

2019-03-01T14:52:44.766933+00:00 IST

This Chennai man is cycling to Germany to raise awareness about human trafficking 

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): With an aim to end human slavery, Naresh Kumar has begun a mission 'Freedom Seat' to cycle over 8500 kilometres from Chennai to Hamburg to raise awareness about human trafficking and child abuse.

2019-02-27T23:20:41.630014+00:00 IST

Visakhapatnam to host Beach Volleyball World Tour 

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Visakhapatnam will soon be playing host to the first-ever Federation International De Volleyball (FIVB), a Beach Volleyball World Tour event that will be held at RK Beach from February 28 to March 3.

2019-02-26T22:56:34.723197+00:00 IST

Assam’s ‘Gully Boy’ enraptures people through his extraordinary rap

Bangalore, Karnataka [India] 21 Feb (ANI): Music has the power to express ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony and colour.

2019-02-21T13:32:45.633074+00:00 IST

3,861 ousted KSRTC employees participate in Attukal Pongala hoping for govt help

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): As the Attukal Pongala celebrations are underway across the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, around 3,861 ousted women employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) are participating in the festival hoping for the state government to address their grievances.

2019-02-20T08:18:20.902395+00:00 IST

Hyderabad gets its first Trompe-l’oeil art set up

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Paintings displayed at an exhibition in Hyderabad are drawing crowds who are attracted to the life-like quality of the artworks, which have been created using the Trompe-L'oeil technique, which adds the illusion of depth to flat surfaces.

2019-02-17T23:15:00.986798+00:00 IST

Pulwama terror attack: Sand artists pay tribute to CRPF jawans

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): In a unique gesture, sand artists here paid tribute to 40 CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama terror attack by using their art.

2019-02-16T11:52:15.928304+00:00 IST

India, China lead in increasing green cover on Earth: NASA

New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): In a victory for environmental crusaders, a report published by NASA reveals that India and China are leading the increase of green cover on land.

2019-02-12T10:16:07.805517+00:00 IST

Anti-Tobacco campaigner registers name in Limca Book of Records

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): An ‘Anti-tobacco talk’ by Mohammad Imran Ali on Community Radio aired in 19 states got a place in Limca Book of Records 2019 on Friday.

2019-02-08T22:18:13.324819+00:00 IST

Telangana: Food court penalises customers for wasting food

Warangal (Telangana) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): A food court in Adalath Centre penalises customers for wasting food.

2019-02-07T20:34:02.814034+00:00 IST

Mumbai's Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue reopens after restoration

Mumbai [Maharashtra], Feb 7 (ANI): Mumbai's iconic Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue was reopened to the public here on Thursday, in a ceremony which was attended by the Governor of Maharashtra, Vidyasagar Rao.

2019-02-07T17:26:47.265819+00:00 IST

Maharashtra educationist's daughter named as political adviser to Sweden Prime Minister

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): A woman of Indian descent, Nila Vikhe Patil has been named as the political adviser in the office of Swedish Prime Stefan Lofven.

2019-02-07T16:42:40.812486+00:00 IST

Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi meets differently-abled boy, assures assistance

New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi as a high profile personality is well known but there is an aspect about her life which is not known at all in public.

2019-02-05T17:51:46.289895+00:00 IST

Hyderabad: 10th pass man invents alcohol detector

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Sai Teja, 22 year-old-boy from Hyderabad who stopped his education after 10th grade invented a new smart system for vehicles to avoid road accidents by detecting driver's alcohol consumption.

2019-02-04T18:00:30.975997+00:00 IST

Gujarat University bans petrol, diesel vehicles on campus to curb pollution

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): In its bid to make its campus pollution free and maintain the health of teachers and students, Parul University here has banned petrol and diesel vehicles inside the campus, and introduced bicycle as the only means of transport.

2019-02-04T04:43:08.542224+00:00 IST

Fresh snowfall in Himachal, temp likely to dip to -3°C

Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India] Feb 02 (ANI): Students in Kullu district on Saturday were seen crossing snow-capped mountains to reach schools as the state received a fresh spate of snowfall.

2019-02-02T04:31:33.580654+00:00 IST

Meet Joyshree Borah, a successful farmer-entrepreneur from Jorhat

Jorhat (Assam) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Empowered women are those who empower others towards success and Joyshree Borah is one such woman.

2019-02-01T13:05:30.399905+00:00 IST

Bharat Rang Mahotsav to begin from Feb 1

New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), a theatre festival, organised by the National School of Drama (NSD), will commence on February 1 and will culminate on February 21.

2019-01-29T14:26:46.430583+00:00 IST