Free sanitary napkins for students in government schools
New Delhi : In order to promote personal hygiene among young girls, the Delhi government Monday launched a scheme to distribute free sanitary napkins…
194 nonagenarians to cast vote in Himachal bypolls
Shimla: More than 190 nonagenarians are eligible to vote in the Himachal Pradesh assembly bypolls slated for Nov 30, an official said here Monday….
FDI roll back unlikely at all-party meeting
New Delhi : The government is not likely to go back on its decision to allow 51 percent FDI in retail at Tuesday’s meeting…
Rajasthan government’s nod to third national park
Jaipur : The Rajasthan government Monday gave its nod to the proposal of declaring Kumbhalgarh and Tatgarh-Raoli areas of the state as a national…
Dalai envoy praises India’s ‘free democracy’
New Delhi : The Dalai Lama’s envoy here lauded India’s “free democracy” and said New Delhi has done “the right thing” by letting the…
NHRC to collect facts on Kishenji killing
New Delhi : Taking note of allegations that Maoist leader Kishenji was killed in a staged shootout, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday…
Smiles and hugs as Kanimozhi, four others get bail
New Delhi : It was at 3.45 p.m. when Justice V.K. Shali entered court number 35 in the Delhi High Court and immediately announced…
Stomach that! 421 coins, bolts found in man’s belly
Raipur : It took S.N. Yadav a few moments to make sense of what he saw in the operation theatre. After all, it isn’t…
Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser, police tell apex court
New Delhi : Delhi police Monday told the Supreme Court that yoga guru Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser and was responsible for the events culminating…
Praveen Kumar ruled out of first three ODIs against Windies
Cuttack : India’s pace spearhead Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the first three ODIs against the West Indies, starting here Tuesday. The…