By Anand Philar Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) The last of the Indian challenge, represented by Chitra Magimairajan and Meenal Thakur, went up in smoke in the women's World Snooker championship here Sunday as ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) There will be no possibility of choosing your own unique identity number, Unique Identification Authority chairman Nandan Nilekani said here Wednesday. "There will be no vanity numbers," ...

New Delhi, Nov. 18 (ANI): The world's first vaginal birth control ring, NuvaRing, was launched in India on Wednesday. The introduction of a product is expected to augment the contraception options currently available ...

By T.G. Biju New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Protecting the identity and interest of his dwindling community is uppermost in the mind of Charles Dias as he prepares to take oath as a ...

New Delhi, Nov.17 (ANI): Breast cancer is on the rise in India due to changing lifestyles. Forty-year-old Dayanand Yadav is the only male patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Election to Hockey India (HI) has been deferred as some state units raised doubts over the process of affiliation. The sports ministry has asked the HI to ...

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik is delighted that his side is making it to next year's World Cup in Argentina, but hastened to add ...

Bangkok, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team put up a brave fight before losing 3-5 to China in a pulsating Asia Cup final here Sunday. Skipper Surinder Kaur gave India the lead ...

Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) India won a bronze medal in the women's compound bow team event in the archery competition of the 3rd Asian Indoor Games at Hanoi Friday. The Indian trio of ...

Bangkok, Nov 6 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team edged past South Korea 3-2 to enter the final of the Asia Cup and also qualify for the 2010 World Cup in Argentina. India ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's needs amid all their work, the Obamas are like any other American ...

By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) When Ritu Sen, 23, went on a holiday to the Andaman islands, she was the only Indian woman in a swimsuit while others on the ...

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Nov 5 (IANS) Every seven minutes a new case of breast cancer is detected in India. One in 21 Indian women are afflicted. Now, through early detection and prompt ...

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) M.C. Mary Kom led the charge of four Indian boxers into the finals of the Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam Monday. Four time World Champion Mary Kom lived ...

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) India's World Champion woman boxer M.C. Mary Kom, Chhoto Loura and Kavita Goyat entered the semifinals of the third Asian Indoor Games at Vietman Sunday. Their ...

London, Oct 28 (ANI): With henna on her hands and a traditional bindi on forehead, Jessica Simpson looked like a conventional Indian women as she arrived in the sub-continent to film her ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The UN millennium campaign, which has been rallying behind world leaders reminding them about the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, has created a ...

Kolkata, Oct.20 (ANI): "Main Aap Ki Jaan Bachaane Kay Liye Apni Jaan De Doonga" (I will lay down my life to protect yours)" was the assurance given to delegates at the first ...

Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): A new discovery by researchers from All India Institute of Medical Sciences can eliminate 75 percent of the cervical cancer among women in Northern India. They have identified two ...

Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): A new discovery by researchers from All India Institute of Medical Sciences can eliminate 75 percent of the cervical cancer among women in Northern India. They have identified two ...

Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Researchers from All India Institute of Medical Sciences have identified two common types of HPV viruses responsible for causing cervical cancer, a vaccination for which could eliminate 75 ...

Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) The top two Indian women squash players, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, ensured that the host nation would have a finalist in the WISPA Challenger-2 tournament as the ...

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) A day when married Hindu women fast till sundown to pray for their husbands' long life and prosperity, Karva Chauth is a much awaited festival in North ...

By Nakshab Khan New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Mugdha Yardi was shattered when she was detected with breast cancer and thought the diagnosis must be wrong. It was not, and her worst fear ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) In preventing violence against women and girls in Liberia, Indian women peacekeepers have set an example that must be emulated in UN peacekeeping missions across the ...

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Rebutting National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's assertions, K. Santhanam, the scientist who was involved in India's nuclear tests in 1998, Monday reiterated that the thermonuclear device exploded ...

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Strongly refuting the statement of National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan, former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist K. Santhanam said Monday he was "barking up the ...

Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) India crashed to their second defeat as they went down 61-84 to Chinese Taipei, in the 23rd Asian Basketball Championship for women, here Friday. While the result was along ...

By Robin Bansal New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) She was not a cricket fanatic but after preparing for her role in the just released "Dil Bole Hadippa!", Rani Mukerji has become a ...

Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Accustomed to beating the opposition with her searing deliveries, Indian women's cricket captain Jhulan Goswami walked with elan on a different pitch Saturday - the ramp of the ...