Congress leader invites JD-U to join UPA
Patna: A senior leader of the Congress in Bihar Monday invited the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) to join hands with the UPA “to strengthen secular…
National Geographic to air special series ‘Inside IPL’
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Television channel National Geographic later will this year air a special series that will reveal the facts behind the…
Bengal election panel moves court against state government
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) After days of stalemate, the West Bengal Election Commission Monday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking rejection of the panchayat…
Kejriwal supporters halted on way to Dikshit’s house
New Delhi: Aam Admi Party (AAP) volunteers were Monday stopped as they headed to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s house to deliver lakhs of…
Getting Bangalore to the ballot box, and more
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) With its large floating population, Bangalore, India’s tech hub, has the dubious distinction of a consistently poor turnout in elections….
Nothing to fear about FBI probe, says Jack Warner
Port of Spain, April 1 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA Vice president Jack Warner says he has nothing to fear following international media reports that he…
Sensex trades flat; metal, automobile stocks plummet
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading flat in late afternoon trade Monday owing to uncertainty over the…
Early intervention can help tackle autism (April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day)
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Six-year-old Tanvi Roy flaps her hands continuously for hours, while Ankit Prakash, 17, doesn’t go to the toilet but…
Delhi Police now face ire over French circus
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) More than 2,000 people, including children, from the capital and the National Capital Region (NCR) were denied entry at…
Di Canio named Sunderland’s new coach
London, April 1 (IANS) Paolo Di Canio has become the new coach of English Premier League club Sunderland, replacing Martin O’Neill to save the…