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We usually read of news of lakhs of pending cases in our Courts or hear of cases pending for years. However, here is some good news. For the first time, as many as four states and a Union Territory have managed to bring down cases pending for over 10 years+ in their subordinate courts to almost zero

When surgeons were removing a tumour from the most sensitive part of a 10-year-old girl's brain in a Chennai hospital last Wednesday, she was playing her favourite game on her uncle's cellphone. By staying awake, talking and moving her limbs, the girl gave her doctors the confidence that they were

Widows of two soldiers who died in the line of duty, turned a new leaf in their lives by becoming officers themselves. What sets Lieutenants Swati Mahadik and Nidhi Dubey apart is that they are widows of soldiers who died on duty. Swati lost her husband, Colonel Santosh Mahadik, in an anti-terror

This news would not have made so big, but for the fact that a politician's daughter has made it to the army. Usually, one finds children of politicians enjoying luxuries. This news is of Namita Pant who has become the Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the Indian Army. She is the daughter of Prakash

Delivering his valedictory address at the 20 th National Homeopathic Congress of HMAI at Margaon in South Goa on Sunday Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Naik said Homoeopathy being most efficacious and cost effective treatment of medicine, Government is committed

Defence Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, flagged-off Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) with an all women crew from INS Mandovi boat pool, Goa on Sunday. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew and shall attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The

Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) is coming up with another artificial wall to help athletes excel in speed climbing, an event which makes its debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 50-feet fibre-based speed climbing wall with speed holds, being built by Pune-based Stepin Adventure at an

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that every city in the country should become Smart City and we must put efforts in that direction. He was addressing the gathering after performing Bhoomi Poojan for the Ranchi Smart City, in Ranchi, Jharkhand today. He also laid

Swachhathon 1.0, the first ever Swachh Bharat Hackathon, was organized by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to crowd source solutions to some of the Sanitation and Hygiene challenges faced in various parts of the country. The Ministry invited innovators from schools and colleges

When a speeding biker knocked off the exterior rear-view mirror of N Krishna's car, he did not want to proceed on the Bengaluru-Chennai highway without fixing it. So he took the car to the nearest garage. As he waited for the mechanic to fix it, Krishna decided to try and file the claim on his

We hear so much of the problems created by elephants destroying dwellings, and even causing death of life of human and cattle, specially in rural eastern India. A new regional plan to tackle human-elephant conflict in eastern and central India has proposed a number of strategic measures, from

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said that under the Gyankunj Project, e-classes will be set up in 1,609 state government-run primary schools for students of class VII and VIII. These classes will be equipped with projectors, smart-boards, infrared cameras, laptops, speakers and wi-fi routers