India to launch seven satellites Feb 25
byChennai: The Indian space agency will Feb 25 put into orbit seven foreign satellites including an Indo-French collaborative satellite SARAL and thus earn much wanted…
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Fashion designer Anand Jon pleads guilty to sex charge
byNew York: India-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, locked up in California for raping and sexually assaulting models, has pleaded guilty to one count…
Pakistan fires at Indian posts on LoC
byJammu: Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district late Thursday, an army spokesperson said…
Oil firms to review prices Feb 15
byKolkata: State-run oil companies will review fuel prices Friday and consult on a probable price hike, Indian Oil Corporation chairman R.S. Butola said Thursday. “We…
Swine flu: Avoid crowded places
byNew Delhi: With reports of nearly 500 cases of swine flu from across the country this season, doctors and experts say the viral disease sees…
No move to have working CM : 7 Himachal Ministers
byShimla: Terming it as absurd and mischievous, seven of the nine cabinet ministers in the Virbhadra Singh cabinet have dismissed reports about a move…
Maharashtra village hits Rs.125 crore jackpot
byChandrapur: This sleepy, little village tucked away in the lesser known district of Chandrapur in Maharshtra is humming with life as its residents have…
Action will be taken for Allahabad stampede, says Akhilesh
byAllahabad: Action will be taken against officials if found guilty of lapses for the Feb 10 stampede due to the Kumbh Mela rush at the…
India’s consumer price inflation rises to 10.79 percent
byNew Delhi: Inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 10.79 percent in January as compared to 10.56 percent in the previous month,…
Bihar village bans jeans, T-shirt for girls
byPatna: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar’s Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and…