newsUnclaimed bag in Varanasi village triggers panic
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) A large unclaimed bag containing items resembling army shells was recovered from a village field in Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh Friday, triggering panic, police
India, Pakistan to celebrate richness of Urdu in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani writers Intizar Hussain, Javed Akhtar, Ashok Vajpayee, and Nida Fazli, among others will participate in an Urdu festival in Delhi to celebrate and
India look to extend winning run in World Cup (Preview)
Perth, Feb 27 (IANS) The below-par performance in the tri-series involving Australia and England had snatched the favourites tag away from India going in to the World Cup.However, back-to-back
De Villiers powers Proteas to 408/5 against Windies
Sydney, Feb 27 (IANS) An unbelievable, unbeaten 162 from just 66 deliveries by captain AB de Villiers powered South Africa to 408/5 against the West Indies in a World Cup Pool B contest at the
Essar was wooing Gadkari, says Congress; BJP dismissive
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Congress said Friday that corporate house Essar was wooing BJP leader and now cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari when it offered him a holiday on its French cruise. The
Subsidies aren't best weapon to tackle poverty: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Price subsidies did not have a transformative effect on the living standards of the poor, though they helped poor households to weather inflation and price volatility, the
Resident doctors protest over security issues
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Resident doctors working in government hospitals Friday staged a protest following the delay in improving security conditions in hospitals here.As a part of the protest,
EC to connect voter identity cards with Aadhar
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) will connect voter identity cards with Aadhar, Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Friday.Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the
BJP refuses to comment on Gadkari's French cruise
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The BJP Friday refused to react to a media report about Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari taking a French cruise along with his family, which was sponsored by a top
Mufti meets Modi, finalises cabinet
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Friday to finalise the cabinet of a PDP-BJP government in Jammu and
Sikkimese woman raped in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A 25-year old woman from Sikkim has allegedly been raped in the national capital, police said Friday.The victim in her complaint said she was raped by a doctor Thursday at
VHP calls Kandhamal shutdown over ban on Togadia
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Odisha's Kandhamal district Saturday to protest the ban on the entry of its top leader Pravin
Justice Roy sworn in as Supreme Court judge
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Justice Amitava Roy was Friday sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court.He was the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. With his elevation, the strength of the apex court
On the how's, why's and what's of alcoholism in Goan society (Book Review)
Book: One For The Road; Author: Biula V Cruz e Pereira Publisher: Goa 1556; Pages: 320; Price: Rs.350Goa and alcohol have a complex equation, but there could be a lot of misunderstanding over this,
Defence Allocation: Need for Structural Review (comment)
Traditionally the defence allocation in the finance minister's budget speech on February 28 receives predictable and perfunctory mention. The minister assures the house that national security is of
Kerala speaker unwell
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) The health of Kerala Speaker G. Karthikeyan, who is undergoing treatment of the liver at a hospital in Bengaluru, has taken a turn for the worse and is now
Sunny Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a sunny, windy Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.1 degrees Celsius, slightly below the season's average."The day ahead is likely to be
Nehru's 'Mann ki Baat' (Book Review)
Title: Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers (1947-1963); Author: Edited by Madhav Khosla; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Books; Pages: 334; Price: Rs.599Narendra Modi
Moderate intensity tremor jolts Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A moderate-intensity earthquake Friday jolted Kashmir although no loss of life or property has been reported so far, an official said."A moderate-intensity earthquake
Lightning kills eight in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) Eight people were killed in Uttar Pradesh as lightning struck them, officials said Friday.Heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning lashed many parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh
