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Over 61 per cent deaths due to lifestyle ills: Report

Over 61 per cent deaths due to lifestyle ills: Report

The WHO said that there are four major risk factors for NCDs i.e. alcohol, tobacco, poor diet intake, and lack of...

30 Nov 2017 2:33 AM IST

Lyu Xiwen, former deputy chief of the Communist Party in Beijing was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the court for taking advantage of various official posts from 2001 to 2015. (Representational Image)

Trio get death in Kopardi rape, murder case

The victim, a Class 9 student, was found dead with injuries all over her body.

30 Nov 2017 2:29 AM IST

National Green Tribunal (Photo: PTI/File)

Centre, Delhi govt under NGT scanner for felling of trees in Dwarka

Over 1,000 trees were cut down for a proposed international exhibition-cum-convention centre in Dwarka sector 25.

29 Nov 2017 4:41 PM IST

An electric bus can run for 40 hours after being charged. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

WB govt negotiates with World Bank to procure 130 electric buses

Bengal can avail subsidy to buy these electric buses for Kolkata, Asansol and Durgapur, state Transport Minister told...

29 Nov 2017 4:01 PM IST

Delhi Commission For Women issued the notice to Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, seeking to know the reasons for sending the girls back in violation of the orders of Child Welfare Committee along with the details of officers under whose approval the girls were sent back to the brothels. (Photo: PTI)

DCW issues notice to police over sending 13 girls back to brothels

It is most urgently required that the girls are safeguarded and their correct age is established, DCW chief Swati...

29 Nov 2017 11:26 AM IST

Move for Gorkhland being quelled'

Bimal Gurung on Tuesday claimed in the Supreme Court that the West Bengal police had lodged false cases against its...

29 Nov 2017 6:55 AM IST

Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek files defamation suit against BJP's Mukul

Mr Roy had made the remark at a public meeting earlier this month.

29 Nov 2017 6:52 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee hands over one of her paintings to President Ram Nath Kovind during the civic reception, organised by the state government, at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Mamata's painting will be at Rashtrapati Bhavan: President

Distinguished personalities from the fields of industry, academics, culture and sports were present at the reception.

29 Nov 2017 6:52 AM IST

Chinese artists perform Lion Dance during inauguration of Indias Confucius Classroom at the school of Chinese Langague in China Town, Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

1st Confucius Classroom' opens to teach Mandarin

Confucius is the way of life, people of China do not follow any religion, they just follow a way of life as part of...

29 Nov 2017 6:48 AM IST

Muria tribe girls perform a ritual

Guard border from extremists, says Ram Nath Kovind

He says state central to nation's identity.

29 Nov 2017 6:47 AM IST

BJP minister bats for Bhujbal's release

Bhujbal's Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad had organised a programme paying tributes to social reformer on his death...

29 Nov 2017 6:33 AM IST

Now all appeals are directly going before the HC.

Consumer body wants RERA appellate tribunal

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to take immediate steps in the matter.

29 Nov 2017 6:30 AM IST