The year was 1990 and the date was January 19 when shrill voices through loudspeakers pierced the dark winter night, saying that if Kashmiri Pandits wished to stay in the Valley, they would have to follow the rules laid down by the Islamist militants that included "Kashmir mei agar rehna hai, Allah-O-Akbar kehna hai" (If you want to stay in Kashmir, ...
Nobel Peace Prize winner and educational activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday spoke up for the rights of Rohingya Muslims, urging influential world leaders to take action against the persecution of the minority group....
A reader's perception of a text depends a lot on how the author makes his intention come across to him, and therefore the challenge for the writer lies in ensuring what he wants to convey reaches the reader clearly, says litterateur Amitav Ghosh....
India's Mars mission spacecraft Orbiter got 'eclipsed' early Monday with the sun blocking the Earth from the Red Planet over the next 15 days, a senior space official said....
Even before a flamboyant secret agent with a penchant for vodka martinis "shaken, not stirred" appeared, Britain was not left undefended against communist or other subversives, the nefarious designs of megalomaniac criminal masterminds or terrorists....
A two-minute video clip on Facebook of a screaming baby being roughly and repeatedly plunged in a bucket of water has left child rights activists fuming....
Pope Francis on Saturday held mass for tens of thousands of Catholics at a stadium in Bosnia-Herzegovina's capital city of Sarajevo....
The advisory committee has backed the approval of flibanserin, a drug that is counterpart to Viagra - the widely used drug for male erectile dysfunction, the New York Times reported. ...
Ever wondered why we often help others even without expecting anything in return? That could be thanks to simple biological mechanisms that have evolved to keep a group of individuals cohesive, says a new study....
Go back in time to the Kurukshetra war, learn how innovators innovate. Want to know how food can increase your brainpower or why flight attendants aren't tipped? It's assorted fare from the IANS bookshelf to keep you company this weekend. Take a look....
