UP orders Social audit of 52,000 Village Panchayats
Lucknow, Feb 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a social audit of all 52,000 village panchayats in the state, an official said Friday.This has been necessitated to ensure
Manjhi has quit: JD-U
Patna/New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has resigned, said JD-U spokesperson K.C. Tyagi Friday."He (Manjhi) has resigned," Tyagi told IANS.Tyagi said that since the
World Cup: Southee, McCullum crush England
Wellington, Feb 20 (IANS) A stunning display of swing bowling from seamer Tim Southee and devastative batting from skipper Brendon McCullum, both record-setting acts, orchestrated New Zealand's
Two more swine flu deaths in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) With two more swine flu patients dying overnight, four people have so far been killed by the infection in Kashmir.Dr. Parvaiz Koul, head of medicine in the super specialty
Make your 'belly' dance at Marhaba! (Foodie Trail-Mumbai)
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) On a pleasant winter evening, with the stars twinkling and the moon playing hide-n-seek with the clouds, an out-of-this-world aroma hinting at Arabian romance lures you to a
Our stand vindicated: Nitish Kumar
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Our stand has been vindicated, former chief minister Nitish Kumar said Friday, adding that the situation is not clear on Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi putting in his
Manjhi meets Bihar governor
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief minister Jitam Ram Manjhi met Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi here Friday.An official told IANS that Manjhi met the governor ahead of the trust vote he faces later in
Cricket fans can now see all India-centric World Cup matches
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The cricket fans across the country will get to see all the India-centric ongoing World Cup matches on their cable network as the Supreme Court Friday stayed Delhi High
Light rain likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) It will be a partly cloudy Friday in the national capital with the possibility of light rainfall in some parts of the city."The sky will be partly cloudy and one or two
Former reporter arrested in petroleum ministry document leakage case
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A former journalist along with a corporate employee has been arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leakage case, police said Friday, adding that some
Food, fashion, music experts to turn coaches
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Chef Nikhil Chib, fashion designer Nikhil Thampi and musical group MIDIval Punditz have been roped in to share their expertise with individuals and guide them under a
Massive push against IS in Mosul likely in April
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) A massive ground offensive involving 20,000 to 25,000 troops may be launched by the Iraqi forces as early as April to retake Iraq's second largest city of Mosul from the
'Up In Smoke' star June Fairchild dead
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS) Actress June Fairchild, best known for her role as the Ajax Lady in Cheech and Chong's film “Up In Smoke”, has died at the age of 68.Fairchild passed away
Pork can be India's Cheap Protein Fix
Panaji, Feb 20 (IANS) Eating pork could be a cheap protein fix for Indians and cultivation of rapidly multiplying pigs will boost income for rural farmers as well as increase exports, says a study
Michael Jackson's daughter builds garden at neverland
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS) Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has built a Zen garden at the Neverland ranch.According to a source, the 16-year-old, who made an apparent suicide
Toonz to produce Jamillah & Aladdin with Kindle, Mediamax
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) Technopark-based Toonz Entertainment is working with award-winning international production houses Kindle Entertainment (Britain) and Mediamax (Canada) on
Beyond IT, Hadoop can help India's Healthcare
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) With the huge amount of data being generated in India's healthcare sector, experts believe sophisticated software tools like Hadoop can help "sort and make sense" of the
Modi wishes Arunachal, Mizoram on Statehood Day
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood day.Extending his greetings to the people of Arunachal Pradesh,
Seven Congress workers held for blocking Patnaik's cavalcade
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) At least seven workers of the opposition Congress party were arrested in Bhubaneswar for blocking Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's cavalcade here, police said
Dhoni's magic, parenting woes and Hinduism (Books This Weekend)
With the Indian team riding high after registering their first win in the 2015 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan, we have a book on the struggles and triumphs of Indian cricket team captain