newsKargil shivers at minus 21 degrees C
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Kargil town in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir Friday recorded minus 21 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest minimum temperature in the state so far."Kargil town
Tata Communications bags $20-mn deal from KION Group
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Tata Communications has won a $20 million multi-year contract from the KION Group, the second largest global manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse technology, a
World Cup Opening Events Feb 12
Melbourne, Feb 6 (IANS) Christchurch and Melbourne will host the opening events of the ICC World Cup on Feb 12.The Christchurch event will be a free, family-friendly event featuring appearances by
Six UP district magistrates shifted
Lucknow, Feb 6 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government late Thursday night transferred six district magistrates (DMs) and a divisional commissioner, an official said Friday.Of the six, N.P. Singh has
AAP leader served another notice in liquor seizure probe
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Naresh Balyan, the AAP candidate for Saturday's Delhi assembly polls, has been served another notice to join the probe in connection with the recovery of a large haul of
A new philosophy of money for the modern age (The Funny Side)
The kids were shocked when I told them that if they had been born in the olden days, they would have to hunt for their food. "But we don't even know where burgers live," said one."They live in
JD-U may be headed for split over CM Manjhi
Patna, Feb 6 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U appears to be headed for a split over the likely replacement of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi by his predecessor Nitish Kumar.A day after JD-U president
55,000 policemen to be deployed for Saturday's Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A total of 55,000 policemen, along with paramilitary forces would be deployed Saturday to maintain law and order and ensure peaceful voting in the Delhi assembly polls,
'Mistake for India not to join CERN'
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) It would be a "mistake" for India not to join CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which expects the Pakistani government to issue a notification by next
Benjarong hosts cuisine of Thailand's Lanna 'kingdom'
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) The ongoing Lanna food festival at the Benjarong Thai fine dining restaurant in Alwarpet here has quite a few surprises like a brinjal-based soup and a salad made with juicy
Fog delays 32 trains in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There was light fog in the morning here Friday, delaying 32 trains. The Met Office has forecast the sky will be clear during the day.The visibility in the morning was 600
More than liability, n-energy costs need to be addressed
The last few days have seen the revival of the dormant India-US nuclear deal, signed in 2008. It took six long years for the two countries to declare that issues relating to the deal have been
Six suspected cases of swine flu in Agra
Agra Feb 6 (IANS) Six suspected cases of swine flu were detected in this Uttar Pradesh city Thursday, an official said Friday.More than 60 cases have come to light in the state during the past few
Decoding the Mahatma, World Cup trivia, Geography (Books This Weekend)
An original analysis of who was responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's death, a reader-friendly guide spanning 40 years of the cricket World Cup and getting to know the incredible geography of India - the
Election to be quashed if crimnal record not disclosed: SC
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that suppression or non-disclosure of information about serious crimes by a candidate at the time of filing nomination interferes with the
Jamia Nizamia to mark centenary death anniversary of founder
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Jamia Nizamia, south India's biggest seminary, will organize a series of programmes from Feb 15 to mark 100th death anniversary of its founder Moulana Hafiz Anwarullah
JD-U calls Bihar legislators' meeting, CM refuses to resign (Lead)
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) JD-U president Sharad Yadav Thursday called a meeting of party legislators Feb 7, amid speculation that Jitan Ram Manjhi will be removed as the Bihar chief minister and
Nitish Katara murder case: Delhi HC verdict on punishment Friday
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will Friday deliver its judgment on the punishment to be awarded to three convicts in Nitish Katara murder case.A special bench of Justice Gita Mittal
Looking forward to France visit, Modi tells Fabius
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday told visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius that he was "looking forward" to his France visit in April.In a meeting with
Singapore President to visit India from Feb 8
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Singaporean President Tan Keng Yam will be on a state visit to India from Feb 8-11 to mark the 50th anniversary of bilateral ties.External affairs ministry spokesperson
