A ‘Spring Thunder’ that keeps shaking the Indian state
byIt would have remained – and forgotten — as another localised peasant-police clash had not the lanky Charu Mazumdar called it the start of…
Opinion
Hindu seers, scholars break bread with widows
byVaranasi, May 27 (IANS) In a rare experience for the city, a large number of high caste Hindu seers and Sanskrit scholars Monday shared…
Bengal appoints first woman graduate from Toto community
byKolkata, May 27 (IANS) The first woman graduate from the endangered Toto community in West Bengal will be appointed a social worker in a…
Sick man Europe
byThe ramification of the European Union (EU) formation in 1950 in hope to achieve peace and prosperity may be seen as a blunder in…
What is Life?
byAlmost no one can deny that they think about this question quite often. Whenever I think about it, my answer always comes in the…
Samson saves Kerala pride as Sreesanth stays behind bars
byThiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) Teenage sensation Sanju V. Samson appears to have saved the day for Kerala after he bagged the best young cricketer…
IPL 6 Sponsors in costly fix
byWith fresh disclosures tumbling out everyday in the ongoing investigation into the notorious bookie-player nexus in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 6, things…
Tihar inmates land jobs for good behaviour
byNew Delhi: The lure of easy money and a comfortable life led 30-year-old Pradeep to ditch his job as a mechanic and indulge in a…
Meghalaya rebel group now has women’s armed wing
byShillong, May 26 (IANS) The breakaway faction of the A’chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B), a rebel outfit in Meghalaya, has raised a women’s militant…
Varanasi seminar to mull over condition of widows
byLucknow, May 25 (IANS) Hindu seers and Sanskrit scholars are set to gather in Varanasi Monday to oppose the treatment meted out to widows…