Day: July 14, 2019

Indian Army inducted 364 women officers in 2019

Kashmir political issue, needs political solution: PDP

7:35 pm July 14, 2019

Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday asserted that Kashmir is a political issue which needs a political solution and announcing mega developmental projects will never help achieve permanent peace in the state. “The situation in Kashmir at present is worrisome on many fronts than one and a holistic and pragmatic approach is needed to […]

LGBTQ members take out ‘pride march’ in Bhopal

7:32 pm July 14, 2019

Bhopal: Hundreds of members of the LGBTQ community Sunday took out a colourful ‘pride march’ in the city. During the march, which started from Van Vihar gate and ended at Rajneet Hotel, the LGBTQ community members not only celebrated the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, but also advocated safe sex to help prevent […]

Major fire at grain market shed in Ambala

7:28 pm July 14, 2019

Ambala (Hry): A major fire broke out at a grain market shed in Ambala city on Sunday, officials said. The situation has been brought under control after 15 fire tenders from Ambala city, Kaithal, Kurukshetra and Ambala Cantonment were rushed to the site, officials said. Around 12 jute lakh bags, which were kept to stock […]

Two teenage boys drown in Thane creek

7:22 pm July 14, 2019

Thane: Two teenage boys drowned in a creek in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday evening when the boys, both 15, entered the creek which was swollen due to rains for a swim, according to an official of Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). RDMC chief, […]

Indian cookbooks strike it rich at Gourmand Awards

7:14 pm July 14, 2019

New Delhi: Cookbooks from India bagged several prizes at this year’s Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, with Sonal Ved’s Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes winning in three categories. The 24th edition of the awards was recently hosted in Macao. Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine was named the Best Indian Cookbook – Globally , the […]