Syria war has caused `collapse in childhood`: Save the Children

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 14:06

Nearly two million children have become the victims of bloody conflict in Syria, with many suffering from trauma, malnutrition and disease, a report has warned.

BJP demands Dikshit apology for remarks on cleaning Yamuna

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 22:22

Former Delhi BJP prez Vijender Gupta sought an apology from CM Sheila Dikshit for allegedly calling the demand to save Yamuna a "political gimmick".

Save Yamuna activists threaten jail bharo agitation

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 20:41

Scores of people, who had started a march-to-Parliament from Vrindavan a week back seeking urgent steps to "save" Yamuna, will reach the national capital on March 10, NGOs associated with the agitation said today.

Left, Right leaders share stage to oppose FDI in r

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 18:42

Left and the Right once again came on a single platform on Thursday to oppose FDI in multi-brand retail with BJP announcing that it will revoke the decision if it comes to power.

Japan starts petition site to keep wresting in Olympics

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 17:04

Japan on Monday launched an online petition site with the aim of submitting 100,000 signatures to the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling in the Olympics.

Rakeysh Omprakash joins Save The Girl Child campaign

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 13:27

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has joined the likes of Hema Malini and Nagarjuna to lend support to the government`s Save The Girl Child initiative. He has become a part of a music video to raise awareness, and calls it his "baby step" towards driving change

Seer fasting for Ganga cause force-fed

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 13:52

Save Ganga activist Swami Poornanand had been on an indefinite fast since December 10.

Dwaraka Shankaracharya demands law to preserve Ganga

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 18:56

Government’s failure to initiate measures to check pollution in river Ganga, Shankracharya of Dwaraka peeth Swami Swarupanand Saraswati demanded a law be framed to preserve the `National River`.

Pamela Anderson wears itsy bitty wetsuit for `save whales` campaign

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 19:42

Former ‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson is returning to the water for a campaign to save the whales.

Australian cricket comedy film to premiere at Mumbai Film Festival

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 13:05

‘Save Your Legs!’, an Australian feature film around the theme of cricket, is set for its India premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) Sunday.

1.8 million children affected in Assam floods: NGO

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 15:12

Altogether 1.8 million children have been affected in the floods in Assam, as per an estimate of an internationally active NGO.

Vultures in South Asia face imminent extinction

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 19:52

No vultures will be left in India and the rest of South Asia if no immediate steps are taken for their conservation, non-governmental organisations have warned.