Malaysian Hindu rights group supports ruling coalition
bySingapore, May 1 (IANS) A Hindu rights group in Malaysia has come out in support of the country’s ruling coalition ahead of the country’s…
May, 2013
Nine injured as quake rocks J&K
byJammu, May 1 (IANS) At least nine people – seven children and two teachers – were injured when a 5.8-intensity quake rocked Jammu and…
Clean energy fund underutilised, lacks of focus: Experts
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The national clean energy fund, which was launched in 2010 and has in its kitty over Rs.8,000 crore, is…
Infrastructure key to development: Young MPs
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Development of infrastructure is critical to ensure development, said young parliamentarians who have come together to write a book…
Quake on Himachal-J&K border rattles north India
byNew Delhi/Kishtwar: Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8…
Himachal to seek release of Rs.277 crore afforestation fund
byShimla, May 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said the state government would seek early release of Rs.277 crore for afforestation,…
Two Metro stations closed as Sikhs block tracks
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Two Metro stations in Delhi were closed Wednesday afternoon as Sikh protesters came onto the tracks with placards and…
Women’s squad protects women in Kolkata Metro
byKolkata, May 1 (IANS) Men beware! The salwar-clad woman you may have fixed your roving eyes on in a Kolkata Metro train could turn…
Turkmenistan president falls from horse
byMoscow, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov narrowly escaped injuries after falling from a horse during a national horse racing event Sunday,…
Three Russian n-submarines to be recommissioned
byMoscow, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three nuclear submarines of the Russian Navy currently under maintenance will be recommissioned by 2014, a Navy spokesman said….