'Diamond' made of 10,000 blood slides a hit in Kochi fair 
Kochi, March 22  (IANS) A huge sparkling 'diamond' made  of 10,000 discarded blood slides strung together by stainless steel  wire and neatly stacked 
Land ordinance set to lapse? (News Analysis) 
New Delhi, March 22  (IANS) Facing a road block in  parliament and widespread protests, the government has now decided to go  slow on the contentious 
Fourth 'Border Haat' may open in Tripura next month 
Agartala, March 22  (IANS) The fourth 'border haat'  (market) along the India-Bangladesh border is likely to be inaugurated  next month to boost trade
Rein in militants, Mufti tells Pakistan 
Jammu, March 22  (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief  Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Sunday urged Pakistan to control  militants who have carried out te
Two held for Duping Insurance Customers 
New Delhi, March 22  (IANS) Two people have been  arrested here for cheating hundreds on the pretext of reviving their  lapsed insurance policies, pol
I get along with Indians really well: Maxwell 
Sydney, March 22  (IANS) Australia's explosive batsman  Glenn Maxwell on Sunday said the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL)  had helped him to get 
Fire in parliament reception 
New Delhi, March 22  (IANS) A fire broke out at the reception area of parliament house on Sunday afternoon, the fire service said.The  fire apparently
Celebrate Bhagat Singh's martyrdom as Desh Diwas: Kejriwal 
New Delhi, March 22  (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind  Kejriwal on Sunday urged the nation to celebrate 'Shaheedi Divas' on  Monday as "Desh Divas" 
Modi to pay homage to Bhagat Singh, Martyrs 
Chandigarh, March 22  (IANS) Marking his first visit to  Punjab after assuming office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on  Monday pay homage to free
I feel ashamed: Modi on farmers woes 
New Delhi, March 22  (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra  Modi on Sunday said he felt "ashamed at times" about the sufferings  caused to farmers and farm w
Dhoni's World Cup-winning bat on display 
New Delhi, March 22  (IANS) Days before India play Australia in a World Cup semi-final at Sydney,  the iconic bat of Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dho
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