Hundreds of Falaks go unnoticed at Delhi’s shelter homes
New Delhi : A dilapidated red-stone building in the bylanes of Kashmere Gate in old Delhi is home to hundreds of girls — some lost, some [...]
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Indian economy may grow at 8 percent in 2012-13: Rangarajan
New Delhi : India’s economy may grow at 7.1 percent this financial year and inch up to 8 percent next fiscal if the global environment turns [...]
Opening up a treasure trove of Punjabi literature
New Delhi : Diplomat-writer Navdeep Suri opened a treasure chest of Punjabi literature with the launch of the “A Life Incomplete”, an English translation of his [...]
Supreme Court pulls up Modi on FIR against activist
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat government for filing a frivolous FIR against social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with the [...]
For Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims, Shivratri bridges a gap
Jammu : As bells tolled in the temples of Lord Shiva Monday, what emerged was a heartening story of healing wounds between Hindus and Muslims – [...]
Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
Patna : Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here. “It is a matter [...]
No government bailout for Kingfisher: Ajit Singh
New Delhi/Mumbai : Operations of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines continued to be disrupted for the third consecutive day Monday even as the government reiterated that it will [...]
Over 200 deities to gather for Mandi Shivratri
Mandi : The festival of Mahashivratri Monday is marked in a unique way in this Himachal Pradesh town, popularly known as Chhoti Kashi, as it sees [...]
When a tiger scares away 350 UP voters
Malihabad (Uttar Pradesh) : The overzealous state machinery might be sparing no effort to facilitate safe voting for a security-conscious Chief Minister Mayawati inside the premises [...]
Maoists luring villagers to grow poppy in Bihar
Patna : They indulge in extortion, but Maoists are also luring villagers to take up poppy cultivation over hundreds of acres of land in Bihar to [...]
Private jet market soars in India
New Delhi : Even as Indian commercial carriers are facing a tough time sustaining operations, aircraft manufacturers feel the demand for private jets in the country [...]
Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
Srinagar : Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in anticipation. What [...]
All’s well, disruptions due to bird hits: Kingfisher
Mumbai : The beleaguered privately-run Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) Sunday declared that despite flight disruptions in the past couple of days, it has not shut down any [...]
Road accidents cost India 1 lakh crore every year
New Delhi : India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International Road Federation [...]
Himachal govt fails to supply pulses for Shivratri : CPM
Shimla : The CPIM has strongly condemned the ruling Himachal Pradesh BJP government for failing to supply pulses to the ration card holders through PDS scheme [...]
Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI wins in Mumbai, Thane civic polls; MNS gains
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance Friday came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations elections, while the Raj Thackeray’s [...]
Mayawati misused funds for rural health, says PM
Kanpur : Attacking the Mayawati government ahead of the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday charged it with misusing the [...]
Rahul, Akhilesh, Jayant: Young brigade leads dynasty charge in UP
New Delhi : The old order changeth, yielding place to the new… Alfred Tennyson’s immortal words are playing out again in the dusty heartlands of Uttar [...]
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