States on high alert after Kishanji killing
New Delhi : Security forces were on high alert in several states Friday, fearing Maoist violence a day after the killing of the top…
Saffron growers of Kishtwar upset over ‘bias’ towards Valley
Jammu : Saffron growers in the remote mountainous district of Kishtwar in Jammu region claim they “grow the best saffron” but the “incentives go…
Woman journalist arrested in Dey killing
Mumbai : A woman reporter with an English newspaper here was Friday arrested for alleged involvement in senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey’s killing, police said….
Comments from India Inc on foreign equity in retail trade
New Delhi : India Inc overwhelmingly welcomed the decision to allow up to 51 percent foreign equity in multi-brand retail trade and 100 percent…
A health resort turns toxic due to industrial pollution
Gadi Srirampur (Jharkhand) : Four-year-olds Kaushal Kaul and Priti Kumari are unlike the chirpy children one would expect them to be — both have…
India’s ‘bold’ retail opening will reduce prices: US body
Washington : A major US trade association has hailed Indian cabinet’s “bold” move to approve opening of India’s vast multi-brand retail sector to foreign…
Kishanji’s death big loss but movement will continue: Varavara Rao
Kolkata : Describing the death of top Maoist leader Kishanji as a “big loss” for the left wing rebels, Maoist ideologue P. Varvara Rao…
India’s retail stocks open strong after foreign equity nod
New Delhi: Retail stocks in India opened on a strong note Friday on the back of the decision the previous evening to open up…
Kishanji: The media-savvy cold-blooded rebel
Kolkata : Tall and slim, the AK-47 assault rifle wielding Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji was the field general and media savvy leader of…
Karzai opens Facebook, Twitter accounts
Kabul : Afghan President Hamid Karzai has opened personal accounts on social network Facebook and micro-blog Twitter, a presidential spokesperson said. After opening the…