‘Offensive matter on Facebook, Twitter will be removed’
New Delhi : The Indian government will not allow social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to host “objectionable” content and will take steps…
34 die in Afghanistan triple bombings
Kabul : Thirtyfour people were killed in massive explosions that rocked Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after the Bonn conference…
FDI in retail: Time India removed its blinkers
The opposition to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail business by some opposition parties in India is utterly regressive. FDI in retail will…
Gigantic planets holding billions of tonnes of diamonds
Washington : Recent findings have revealed that some stars in the Milky Way could be harbouring carbon super earths — gigantic planets completely bereft…
Ministers to brief Congress chiefs on flagship schemes
New Delhi : In a bid to improve implementation and ensure that benefits percolate down to the most marginalised, union ministers will brief Congress…
Triple bombings rock Afghanistan
Kabul : Massive bombings rocked Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after the Bonn conference that focussed on the strife-ridden nation’s…
Maoists set ablaze mobile tower equipment, truck in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : Maoists Tuesday set ablaze the equipment of a mobile phone tower and a truck in Odisha in two separate incidents, police said….
Equity central to global deal on climate change: Natarajan
Durban : India is open to discussion on a new legally binding climate change treaty but the principle of equity — the right of…
Dev Anand was a stylish man with impeccable manners: Vyjanthimala
Mumbai : Yesteryears’ actress Vyjanthimala remembers Dev Anand as an educated and cultured co-star with whom she gave all time hit “Jewel Thief”. She…
A Tibetan charity settles Indian slum children
Dharamsala : They are from the slums here, mostly children of migrant labourers from Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Around 57 young ones are getting a…