US spying on EU offices
Berlin, June 30 (IANS) The US National Security Agency (NSA) not only monitors the communications of European citizens, but it also has an eavesdropping…
10,000 just an estimate, thousand bodies still lying around: Uttarakhand minister
Dehradun, June 30 (IANS) Uttarakhand Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi Sunday did not discount the state assembly speaker’s claim that 10,000 people have perished…
Makeup, hair, clothes an actor’s vital tools: Vidya Balan (Interview)
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Vidya Balan is often praised for her acting skills and is not one to fear experimenting with her looks….
Two killed in Kashmir firing
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Two people were killed in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday allegedly in firing by security forces. Residents of Markundal village in…
India’s first midnight satellite launch set for Monday
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) The countdown for the Monday midnight launch of an Indian navigation satellite is progressing smoothly with the liquid fuel filling…
The anatomy of Narendra Modi — the man and his politics (Book Review)
Book: ‘Narendra Modi – The Man, The Times’; Author: Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Publisher: Tranquebar; Pages: 409, Price: Rs.495 (Cloth) When he was six years old,…
India’s space science to be in public good
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) As India gears up for the July 1 launch of its first dedicated navigational satellite, noted space scientist Y.S. Rajan…
Garbage girl’s next mission: Cleaning up Uttarakhand’s hills
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) This Briton, known as the “garbage girl” of the mountains, has her work cut out even as authorities struggle to…
Rana is absolutely fine, says Rajamouli
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Southern actor Rana Daggubati, who faced minor injuries here Saturday while rehearsing action scenes for upcoming Telugu period-drama “Baahubali”, is…
Assam’s Kaziranga national park readies to tackle floods
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) With the water level in the Brahmaputra and some of its tributaries rising, authorities at Assam’s famed Kaziranga National Park…