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Varanasi, July 25 : A QR code will now be woven into handloom Banarasi sarees to affirm their genuineness.A research team at the Mechanical Engineering department (Industrial Management) of Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (II…

New Delhi, July 25 : One day, her house help was watching a Hindi film on television, showing Sita refusing to give the agni pariksha and pointing that she too could have stayed in the palace like Urmila and not followed Ram into exile.That got scrip…

Chennai, July 24 : Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the AIADMK’s Joint Coordinator K. Palaniswami on Saturday warned the DMK government that it would face public ire if the sale of lottery tickets was allowed.In a statement issued here Palanis…

Bhubaneswar, July 24 : Foreign-bound Indian nationals, who have taken the first dose of Covishield or AstraZeneca vaccine in a foreign country, can now receive the second dose of Covishield in Odisha, state government officials said on Saturday.If an…

Srinagar, July 23 : Days after five persons were arrested for secretly working behind the blog site kashmirfight.wordpress.com, police said on Friday it has received inputs from several quarters about rumours floating around on the arrest and invest…

New Delhi, July 23 : In view of the increasing threat of zoonotic diseases, an NGO has criticized multinational fast-food companies for not ensuring safety standards in producing chicken items and has alleged that many of these companies do better in…

Lucknow, July 23 : The Uttar Pradesh government is launching a targeted sampling drive for Covid-19 from Friday in areas that had reported high caseload during the first and second waves of the pandemic.The aim of this exercise is to check the third …

New Delhi, July 23 : “To portray the emotions of a character effectively, it is important to understand her back story.The same may not show in the expressions, but the actor must live with it to do complete justice. And that is where theatre trainin…

New Delhi, July 21 : The security at Jantar Mantar road in the national capital has been beefed up by Delhi police as scores of farmers are scheduled to hold a protest there against the three Union farm laws on Thursday.Delhi Special Commissioner of …

New Delhi, July 21 : “When price tags speak for themselves, one really does not need to convince people that art can be affordable.Our challenge is to let more people know,” says Srila Chatterjee, founder of Baro Market which will be putting together…