Sharif must use ‘third chance’ to break cycle of revenge
byThe fledgling democratic process in Pakistan has churned out a leader, who now has the rare opportunity to chart a new positive and peaceful…
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Home guards keep Delhi buses safe at night
byNew Delhi: They sit quietly, keeping a careful watch on passengers as the bus travels through the city in the dead of the night, ready…
Wedding blues: Three Bihar grooms spurned in 24 hours
byPatna, May 13 (IANS) Three bridegrooms in Bihar returned home dejected in 24 hours after their brides turned them away as “unsuitable”. Sanju Kumari…
Social support helps ease pain in breast cancer patients
byLos Angeles, May 13 (IANS) New research conducted by an assisted care centre based in the US shows that breast cancer patients who have…
EU gives $85 mn humanitarian aid to Syria
byBrussels, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Commission announced Sunday the allocation of an additional 65 million euros ($84.5 million) in humanitarian aid to…
UP’s oldest prisoner dies at 107 years
byLucknow, May 13 (IANS) Ram Kali, 107, Uttar Pradesh’s oldest prisoner, died late Sunday at the Bulandshahr jail, 403 km from here, police said….
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…
‘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…