‘Shirdi Sai’ first Telugu film to release in Africa: Nagarjuna
Chennai: Southern superstar Nagarjuna says his “Shirdi Sai” will be the first Telugu film to release in Africa and that the story will be…
Sachin Pilot first serving minister to join Territorial Army
New Delhi: Congress MP Sachin Pilot Thursday became the first serving union minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the Territorial Army,…
Delhi gets first woman e-rickshaw driver
New Delhi: A single mother of two Thursday become the national capital’s first woman electric rickshaw driver. “I couldn’t have been happier,” 33-year-old Kohinoor…
Laptops: Window to the world in rural schools
Khairat (Maharashtra): For Walter Bender, co-founder of the One Laptop Per Child initiative, watching 20 children display great familiarity and skills with their XO…
Korn Concert 2012: Metal mayhem rocks Delhi
New Delhi: A crowd of over 5,000 people, most of them dressed in black, swayed to the tunes of Grammy award-winning metal band Korn as…
PDP assures socio-economic growth of Chenab Valley
Doda: Jammu and Kashmir’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today assured the formulation of a comprehensive action plan for the socio-economic growth of…
36 die as firecracker factory catches fire
Chennai: At least 36 people were killed and more than 75 injured when a powerful explosion Wednesday tore through one of the biggest fireworks…
Living atop a tree, he campaigns for the environment
New Delhi: Brikesh Singh is getting ready to climb another tree, this time inside a tiger reserve, and stay there for a month –…
Falling prices, few buyers make Himachal financially powerless
Shimla: Falling prices of electricity generated in the state and lack of buyers have left Himachal Pradesh virtually powerless, financially. Besides tourism and horticulture,…