Activists call for debate on India’s nuclear power programme
byChennai: The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) has called for a national debate on India’s ambitious nuclear power programme and making it an issue…
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Education in Uttarakhand suffers neglect
byDehradun : Even as the deteriorating standard of education in Uttarakhand is crying for attention, the state had to bear a loss of about…
This man strives to keep Islamic art calligraphy alive
byMumbai: Islamic art has been Mohammed Jamshed’s biggest passion for over two decades. So much so that he weaves in calligraphed holy verses from Quran…
Apex court sets Pakistani virologist free
byNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday set free octogenarian Pakistani virologist Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who had challenged the life imprisonment given to him for a…
Wal-Mart probe by retired judge: Kamal Nath
byNew Delhi: A retired judge would hold the inquiry into reports on lobbying by Wal-Mart to open the way for foreign equity in retail trade…
Uttrakhand resident bags IMC Inclusive Innovation Award
byMumbai: Awarded for his product – electricity and cooking coal from pine needles – Uttrakhand-based Rajinish Jain has been conferred the IMC Inclusive Innovation Awards…
Tendulkar should assess his career like Ponting: Akram
byNew Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels it is difficult for Indian selectors to give any sort of retirement advice to Sachin Tendulkar and,…
83 km of India-Pakistan border yet to be fenced
byNew Delhi: A total of 83.22 km of India-Pakistan border is yet to be fenced. In a statement in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, Minister of…
Time has come to dismiss parliament: Hazare
byNew Delhi: The time had come to dismiss parliament, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said Tuesday while announcing a nationwide tour against the United Progressive Alliance…
Kerala to introduce seaplanes to attract tourists
byThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism will introduce seaplanes and special bogies in trains to attract visitors to the state, a minister said Tuesday. “We have got proposals…