BJP was opportunistic in Karnataka, says Advani
byNew Delhi: Terming the electoral outcome in Karnataka not surprising, BJP leader L.K. Advani today said the party had erred in not taking immediate…
Opinion
‘Indian comprehensive healthcare not ready yet’
byKolkata: There are miles to go before comprehensive healthcare becomes a reality for the people of India, agreed people’s representatives, bureaucrats and economists at…
Small US town is big draw for democracy lovers
byGettysburg (Pennsylvania), May 12 (IANS) This small town just an hour and a half drive away from Washington has a population of a mere…
Malaysian pilot on world record attempt in Kolkata
byKolkata, May 11 (IANS) Malaysian pilot James Anthony Tan, a dyslexia patient attempting to fly half-way around the world in a single-engined aircraft, touched…
Indian mothers give up their dreams for their children: Survey
byNew Delhi, May 11 (IANS) An overwhelming 77 percent of Indian mothers stopped pursuing their dreams after their first child was born, even though…
Politicians made capital out of Sarabjit’s death
byChandigarh: They were of no use to him when he was alive. But when Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh died after being beaten up inside…
Muslims must stop playing loathsome politics with Vande Mataram
byAs a law abiding Muslim of India, my head hung deep down in shame as I had read the news of Shafique-ur-Rehman Barq, BSP…
Biggest ever Mumbai clean-up drive Sunday
byMumbai, May 10 (IANS) To mark the birthday of renowned social worker and community leader Appasaheb Dharmadhikari Sunday, more than 15,000 of his followers…
Gehlot to fund kidney transplant of merit student
byJaipur, May 10 (IANS) Impressed by a 17-year-old student who figured on the state merit list and also cleared the first stage of the…
70,000 km around the world in six months – to document the diaspora (Travel Feature)
byNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) There are an estimated 25 million people of Indian origin settled across the globe. In perhaps the first such…