Legendary playback singer, K.J.Yesudas, known for his classical and devotional music, has been criticized by women’s groups in the Southern state of Kerala for saying women should not wear jeans because it provokes undesirable behaviour.
The noted singer, told a gathering at the Swati Thirunal college of Music in Trivandrum on Thursday that “women should not wear jeans and trouble others. You should dress modestly and do not behave like men”. He said that wearing jeans was “against Indian...

India is planning to offer visa-on arrival to foreigners touring the nation from different parts of the world with exception of eight, as it expects to enhance tourism prospects, Planning Minister Rajeev Shukla detailed about the objective.
“We have decided to extend the visa-on-arrival facility to tourists from 180 nations. It will take 5-6 months for the respective departments to put the required infrastructure in place. We hope to implement this from the next tourist session beginning...

‘Mann Ki Baat’- a show that was broadcasted on radio on October 3rd in the morning at 11 a.m IST, featured none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation.
The live feed of the same was broadcasted by All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD). Apart from the national mediums, all other major FM channels were able to access the feed and play it on their channels....

South Central Railway (SCR) has gone green and has installed bio-toilets in as many as 300 train coaches. This is a part of its plan wherein all the direct discharge toilet system in train coaches are being removed.
The General Manager of SCR, P K Srivastava said: “We have fitted bio-toilets in 300 coaches and 260 more will be added in the next few months.”...