Anil Goswami appointed home secretary
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Anil Goswami, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, will Sunday take over as the…
Bengali classics, encyclopaedias launched in Braille
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Visually impaired readers can now lay their hands on classics like Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s “Srikanta”, Ashapurna Devi’s “Kishore Galpo” or…
Delhi sees rain Saturday evening
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Rains brought relief from humidity and heat to people in Delhi and NCR Saturday evening, a day which had…
Penguin signs Ravi Subramanian for multi-book deal
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Penguin India has acquired the publishing rights for Ravi Subramanian’s “The Bankster”, “The Incredible Banker” and “If God was…
Boston group to distribute $61 mn to marathon victims
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The One Fund Boston, a non-profit group created for the benefit of the Boston Marathon bombing victims, will distribute nearly…
Demands to name Mumbai’s Eastern Freeway after Thackeray, Ambedkar
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Barely a fortnight after the Eastern Freeway was inaugurated, demands have been made to name it after late Shiv Sena…
Cop shot at by chain snatcher
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was shot at by a snatcher after he foiled his bid to snatch a woman’s…
Youth dies in Shimla from lightning strike
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) A youth died in Shimla after being struck by lightning Saturday, police said. Santosh, a student of M.Com, was returning…
IOC postpones deadline for IOA to amend constitution
Lausanne, June 29 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has informed the suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that it has extended the deadline to…
Bring back black money from overseas: Jayalalithaa
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) The central government could have avoided a hike in fuel prices by taking steps to bring back the black money…