Kerala makes strides in e-governance
byThiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s e-governance initiatives has gained momentum with more stakeholders from participating organisations as well as the general public using it effectively. Kerala State IT…
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Jaipur Literature Festival to lose money, sponsors exit
byJaipur: The sixth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival is running on a negative budget of over Rs.1.5 crore (approx $278,000) with several sponsors pulling…
Dharamsala ready for ODI, all hotels jam packed
byDharamsala: It is an atmosphere of festivities out here at this lovely hill town, located in the lap Himalayan foothills, as it prepares to…
Air India ranked world’s third worst airline
byWashington: Air India has been rated world’s third least safe airline after China Airlines and TAM Airlines, according to a report from a website that…
Patriotic song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon” turns 50
byMumbai: It is a song that is sung on every patriotic occasion, had moved India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to tears and its strong…
Headley gets 35 years in jail for Mumbai terror attack
byChicago: Pakistani American David Headley, who played a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, received a 35 year jail term Thursday from a…
Top consumer court backs Karnataka fisherman in insurance claim
byNew Delhi: A fishing vessel battles the high seas and fails to return to land. A few years later, it is made out that the…
Would have sought more punishment for Headley: Khurshid
byNew Delhi: India would have sought “much more” punishment for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Headley had he been tried here, External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid…
Six killed in Mumbai slum fire
byMumbai: At least six people were killed and seven injured in a fire that gutted over 50 hutments in southern Mumbai’s Mahim area early Friday,…
Cricket fever grips Dharamshala town
byDharamshala: The long awaited International cricket has finally arrived in Dharamshala town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The town nestles in the backdrop…