Two Indian firms to build Ethiopian roads
Addis Ababa: Two Indian companies have been awarded contracts worth over 2 billion Br (over $100 million) to build roads in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Roads Authority…
Hockey is now more about power than skill: Olympian Jaswant Rajput (Interview)
Kolkata: He was part of the hockey team which won independent India’s first Olympic gold medal, but Jaswant Singh Rajput, who played both as a…
Congress-SP war escalates, will they divorce?
Lucknow: From calling BJP leader L.K. Advani honest to billing Congress leaders “cheats” and “conspirators”, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is steadily upping the ante against…
NIT Agartala students face suspension over Facebook comment
Agartala: A disciplinary panel of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here has proposed to suspend 57 students for six months over a comment on…
Villagers lock up teachers over girl’s suicide
Gurgaon: Angry villagers near here locked up the teachers of a government senior secondary school Thursday after a girl student committed suicide at her home…
Shutdown by separatists not so successful in Srinagar
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) A shutdown called by separatists in the Kashmir Valley partially affected life here Thursday. While banks, post offices and government offices…
Tamannaah says ‘Himmatwala’ not exact copy of original
Mumbai: Southern actress Tamannaah says her Bollywood debut “Himmatwala” may be described as a remake, but it is not an exact copy of 1983 film…
Big B in awe of ‘Lincoln’
Mumbai: He watched “Lincoln” twice in just two days and Amitabh Bachchan says he is not only filled with the “historical significance” of the film,…
Sino-India ties: Xi keen to start from where Hu, Wen left
Durban: The new Chinese leadership under President Xi Jinping has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it will continue to pursue the positive groundwork laid down…
Not going for pardon, says emotional Sanjay Dutt
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been convicted under the Arms Act for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, said Thursday that he would…