Mumbai chawl girl tops CA exams
byMumbai: Daughter of a migrant Tamilian, an autorickshaw driver here and living in a small tenement, Prema Jayakumar is now on top of the world,…
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Cold wave returns to Kashmir
bySrinagar: Temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir again fell several notches below the freezing point Wednesday with the return of cold wave conditions. A weather official…
BJP dumps Gadhkari, Rajnath Singh new president
byNew Delh: Rajnath Singh was today unanimously elected the new president of Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Nitin Gadkari who decided against a second term till…
‘For a woman’s safety, mindsets need changing’
byNew Delhi: The gruesome gang-rape and death of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi last month has brought alive the issue of safety of women in…
Rajat Gupta seeks reversal of insider trading conviction
byNew York: Rajat Gupta, a former Indian-American director of Goldman Sachs Group, has asked a US court to reverse his insider trading conviction, objecting to…
Karnataka BJP government crisis simmers, 2 cabinet ministers resign
byBangalore; Public Works Minister C.M. Udasi and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, loyalists of former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, quit the Karnataka cabinet today as part…
Alleged Hizbul Mujahideen duo held for circulating fake currency notes
byMumbai: Two men, allegedly belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen, have been arrested here for circulating fake currency notes in the country and conducting a recce…
HIV-affected children stage play
byJaipur: HIV-affected children under the care of Rays, an NGO that provides shelter, education and other facilities to them, staged a play on environment…
Avalanche hits Himachal hamlet, 35 yaks killed
byShimla: An avalanche hit Himachal Pradesh’s remote hamlet in the picturseque Sangla Valley Tuesday, killing more than 35 domesticated yaks. However, there was no…
Murder accused Himachal legislator to take oath
byShimla: A Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator, who has been booked for murder by Haryana Police, will take oath of office and secrecy here Thursday,…