South Africa could become World Champions: Miller
Auckland, March 22 (IANS) Ahead of their semi-final clash against co-hosts New Zealand, South Africa's middle order batsman David Miller on Sunday
Hindu Kush turning warmer, say experts (March 22 is World Water Day)
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) There are strong indications that the Hindu Kush, a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas, would be warmer and precip
Technology signs out tradition in Himachal assembly, saves money
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) Technology has literally signed out the tradition of desk-thumping in the Himachal Pradesh assembly. And the environment-fr
Citizen-monitoring, crowdsourcing new-age alert tools (Tech Feature)
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Crowdsourcing information can aid in early warning, says an American researcher who is working to scale up a satellite-bas
Farmers interests vis-a-vis corporates fully protected: Modi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured farmers that their interests in relation to private industry will remain
13 Ethiopians successfully undergo cardiac surgeries in India
Kochi, March 22 (IANS) Thirteen Ethiopian patients, between the age group of 1-18 years, will return to Africa on March 27 after correcting congeni
World War I comes alive in Delhi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) World War I era weapons, uniforms, communication equipment and scenes came to life here as the Indian Army marked the ce
ICC announces bids for World Cup mementos
Wellington, March 22 (IANS) With the buzz around the World Cup semi-finals, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday came up with an uniqu
Pained by farmers woes: Modi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was pained by the sufferings of the farmers and farm workers and vowed to
Modi greets Bihar on foundation day
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the state of Bihar on its foundation day."On Bihar Diwas, my heartfelt gree
Surprised by rumours against land acquisition bill: Modi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was surprised by the rumours spread against the land acquisition bill.Addre
Ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir assembly over terror attacks
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) Confusion and noise marred the budget session proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Sunday as the opposition dema
Elemental tales of human history (Column: Bookends)
Numbering over 100, they, in various simple and complex combinations, are part of us and our world in all senses, making up everything in, on, with
Indians would rather spend on shoes, not books: Publisher Ashok Chopra
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Indian publishing industry is keeping the written word alive in different formats but the gradual decline in readers
Warm Sunday in Delhi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning in the national capital and the minimum temperature was recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius, s
Sonia has always been active leader: Jairam
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has always been an active and vocal leader and her recent work of going out, meeting peo
REC to provide Rs.24,000 crore for Telangana power projects
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) The Rural Electrical Corporation (REC) Limited, a central government enterprise, has come forward to fund power projects
UP rail accident toll rises to 38, Sonia meets victims
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The toll in the train derailment in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district rose to 38 on Saturday. Congress president Sonia Ga
Bangladesh 'made to lose' in World Cup: Hasina
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her country was "made to lose" the cricket World Cup quarterfinal against I
Hurdles in Roopa Ganguly contesting Kolkata civic polls
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Projected as the BJP's face in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election, actor-turned-politician Roopa Ga
