New Zealand favourites but India fantastic, says Warner
Melbourne, March 12 (IANS) Australian swashbuckling opener David Warner on Thursday said co-hosts New Zealand’s new ball bowlers and consiste
CPI-M refutes Modi's views on Left rule
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday quoted official data to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims that West Bengal suffered
Undeterred Mooney's sole focus on beating Pakistan
Adelaide, March 12 (IANS) Ireland's pacer John Mooney on Thursday said he is not affected by a Zimbabwean newspaper article that his country's cric
INTACH documenting traditional Jagannath pilgrimage route
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) The INTACH has started listing and documenting a 484-km-long traditional route that was once used by thousands of pilg
Keep close surveillance on Masrat, Centre asks Sayeed
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Jammu and Kashmir government has been told to keep "close surveillance"
Big B to attend unveiling of Gandhi statue in London
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will attend an event in London, where a statue of late Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi, known for his n
US scientist questions green nod to Indian hydel projects
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) A top American researcher has questioned the scientific accuracy of environmental impact assessment reports for India's hy
Congress should accept coal block responsibility: Naidu
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Not just an individual but the Congress party should take the responsibility for the coal block allocation case, Parliam
HC refuses to immediately lift ban on BBC documentary
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to immediately revoke the ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary
Modi's next radio address to be on farmers
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will address farmers in his next 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address which wil
De Villiers, Behardien take South Africa to 341/6
Wellington, March 12 (IANS) Skipper A.B. de Villiers (82-ball 99) and Farhaan Behardien (64 not out in 31 balls) powered South Africa to 341/6 in 5
HC quashes look out notice against Greenpeace activist
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Granting relief to Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was stopped from flying to London in January, the Delhi High Co
UDF nominee Sakthan elected Kerala assembly speaker
Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 (IANS) Kerala assembly's former deputy speaker N. Sakthan, fielded as the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) nominee
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 12.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below th
Sonia Gandhi leads solidarity march for Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday led a solidarity march from the party headquarter here to former prime minis
Harvard top world university, No Indian varsity in list
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Harvard University of the US has remained number one in a global ranking of 100 most prestigious education institutions,
Uttarakhand assembly budget session starts on positive note
Dehradun, March 11 (IANS) The budget session of the Uttarakhand assembly began on Wednesday on a positive note and Chief Minister Harish Rawat than
22.7 percent border with Bangladesh unfenced: Rijiju
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) About 6.3 percent of India-Pakistan border and 22.7 percent of India-Bangladesh border comprises unfenced riverine stret
To make Punjabis proficient in English, Badal wants British teachers
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) Punjab students, especially those in rural areas, could soon be dealing in the Queen's language if Chief Minister Parka
Uttar Pradesh gears up to meet power crisis during summer
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered a complete overhaul of the power scene in the state ahead of the onset o
