US immigration reform prospects brighten
byWashington, April 8 (IANS) Prospects of comprehensive immigration reforms to resolve the issue of over 11 million undocumented immigrants, including an estimated 260,000 Indians,…
India
Double subordinate courts to deal with load: Kabir
byNew Delhi: Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Sunday urged chief ministers to double or at least increase the number of judicial officers in…
Judge-population ratio grossly inadequate: PM
byNew Delhi: Terming India’s current ratio of 15.5 judges per million people as “indeed grossly inadequate”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday urged states to…
Barfi!’ wins top honours at TOIFA
byVancouver: The story of a deaf and mute boy, “Barfi!” turned out to be the top winner at the maiden edition of the Times…
Indian social club in UAE turns 46
byAbu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS) An Indian social club that started in a small building way back in 1967 is celebrating its 46th anniversary…
Sonia-Manmohan debate useless, says Congress; hasn’t delivered, charges BJP
byThe issue of dual power centres has hit the ruling United Progressive Alliance prompting both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress to dismiss…
Ramdev offers to bring truce between Modi, Nitish
byPatna: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today offered to help resolve the differences between Chief Ministers Nitish Kumar of Bihar and Narendra Modi of Gujarat….
Rajinikanth lauds film on organ donation
byChennai: Superstar Rajinikanth has appreciated the team behind the recently released Tamil thriller-drama “Chennaiyil Oru Naal” (CON) for highlighting the importance of organ donation…
Fine imposed on convicts to help stop ragging: Kachroo
byShimla: The fine imposed on four convicts punished for the 2009 ragging death of Himachal Pradesh medical student Aman Kachroo will be used for…
India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile
byBhubaneswar: India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The test was…