Teacher held for molesting girl students in China
byBeijing, May 29 (IANS) A 55-year-old primary school teacher in central China has been arrested for allegedly molesting a number of female students, officials…
May, 2013
Jayalalithaa inaugurates Hogenakkal drinking water scheme
byChennai, May 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday inaugurated the Rs.1,928-crore Hogenakkal Drinking Water Project through video-conferencing from the state secretariat…
India, Japan differ on CTBT in joint statement
byTokyo, May 29 (IANS) India and Japan continue to differ on the contentious issue of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) even though Japan…
Sensex edges lower; healthcare stocks gain
byNew Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday closed lower on the back of profit-booking, snapping three days of…
Chandy announces health initiatives in tribal areas
byThiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday announced a slew of health initiatives for tribal areas in Palakkad district, where 28…
Indian diaspora’s painful past on a beautiful island
byPointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe): They came from distant India to verdant Gudaeloupe, a group of French islands in the French West Indies, with dreams in their…
S&P upgrades RIL on clarity in business strategy
byMumbai, May 29 (IANS) Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Wednesday said it has upgraded Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) ratings due to improved…
Probe ordered into student’s suicide in Bengal
byKolkata, May 29 (IANS) Human rights panels Wednesday ordered a probe into the suicide of a Class 9 student after allegedly being tortured and…
Gurunath’s police custody extended till May 31
byMumbai, May 29 (IANS) A Mumbai court Wednesday extended till May 31 the police custody of Board of Control for Cricket in India chief…
Retired Major General gets two-year jail
byChennai, May 29 (IANS) A CBI special court here Wednesday sentenced retired Major General A.K. Gupta and Lt. Colonel S.S. Kadian respectively to two-…