Anna Hazare starts new blog
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra) : Activist Anna Hazare Tuesday launched a new blog, an aide said. The blog has a lone opening article penned by Hazare…
Accused of bias, IAS officer beats self
Gurgaon : Hurt by allegations that he was biased, a senior IAS officer overseeing razing of illegal structures here hit himself with his shoe….
Rupee falls below 52 against dollar
Mumbai : The value of the Indian rupee Monday fell below 52 against the US dollar for the first time in over two and…
Ishrat Jahan shootout: ‘Now no one can call me a terrorist’s father’
Alappuzha (Kerala) : Gopinathan Pillai, the father of Pranesh Kumar Pillai alias Javed Shaikh who was killed allegedly by police in a staged shootout…
‘Tumhari Amrita’ most satisfying experience: Shabana
Mumbai : Shabana Azmi, who has been part of the Indian film industry for the past 35 years and has worked in about 120…
Sensex slips below 16,000 points; plunges 2.6 percent
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell below the psychological 16,000-mark Monday for the first time in almost one and a…
Pakistani traders do brisk business at trade fair
New Delhi : Traditional cotton textiles with embroidery, aromatic spices and handicrafts are among a wide array of goods that have emerged as huge…
Team Anna unhappy over reports of proposed Lokpal bill
New Delhi : Expressing unhappiness over the reported exclusion of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), judiciary, Group C and D employees, and the…
PDP wants army special powers revoked in entire state
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Monday said the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) should be revoked…
Mayawati resolution to split Uttar Pradesh passed
Lucknow : A resolution by Chief Minister Mayawati to split up Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states was passed by voice vote in the…