For Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims, Shivratri bridges a gap
byJammu : As bells tolled in the temples of Lord Shiva Monday, what emerged was a heartening story of healing wounds between Hindus and…
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Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
byPatna : Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here. “It is…
Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
bySrinagar : Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in…
Road accidents cost India 1 lakh crore every year
byNew Delhi : India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International…
Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI wins in Mumbai, Thane civic polls; MNS gains
byMumbai : The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance Friday came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations elections, while the…
Mayawati misused funds for rural health, says PM
byKanpur : Attacking the Mayawati government ahead of the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday charged it with…
Rahul, Akhilesh, Jayant: Young brigade leads dynasty charge in UP
byNew Delhi : The old order changeth, yielding place to the new… Alfred Tennyson’s immortal words are playing out again in the dusty heartlands…
Outrage as two Indians die in Italian ship firing
byNew Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram : India Thursday summoned the Italian envoy and protested over the shooting of two Indian fishermen by security officials of an Italian…
BJP hits out at PM’s ‘deafening silence’
byNew Delhi : The BJP said Thursday that Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma’s promise of increased quotas for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh was another…
UP polls third round , 58 percent turnout
byLucknow : The third round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ended on a peaceful note Wednesday with an estimated 57-58 percent of the…