Amnesty urges Omar to adopt zero tolerance to rights abuse
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Amnesty International Sunday urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take a stand of “zero tolerance” for…
Sri Lankan Tamil party seeks UN probe into deaths
Colombo, March 31 (IANS) A Sri Lankan Tamil political party said Sunday that it will continue to push for a UN mechanism to investigate…
Roof over roads to tap solar power?
Gandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) India’s major roads may double up as solar highways, if an innovative proposal by some scientists gets the government’s approval….
A Mumbai priest remembered, in new Pope’s act
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Even as traditionalists took umbrage at Pope Francis I washing the feet of two young women on Maundy Thursday, some…
Ex-finance company official held for fraud
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A former finance company executive, accused of a Rs.1.5-crore fraud, has been arrested, Delhi Police said Sunday. Vishwanath Tantri,…
NC-Congress joined hands in J&K to enjoy power: Sayeed
Jammu, March 31 (IANS) Patron of the main opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said here Sunday that…
Karnataka election will test BJP’s new team: Congress
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Congress party Sunday said the Karnataka assembly elections in May would be the “first test” for the Bharatiya…
(After 2) Right to Education haunted by teacher shortage? (April 1 is the 3rd anniversary of RTE Act’s implementation)
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Three years since it came into being and promised free and compulsory education to all children in the 6-14…
Hazare starts all-India tour from Amritsar
Amritsar, March 31 (IANS) Warning that India was headed to “disaster”, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Sunday began his year-long, all-India campaign from Amritsar’s historic…
Zoos with poor facilities may lose elephants
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Zoos that can’t provide enough space and proper facilities for the upkeep of elephants – one of the star…