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…
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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…
Law to let IIMs award degrees under consideration: IIM-C director
byKolkata: The union human resource development ministry is considering introduction of a legislation empowering Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to award degrees instead of…
BJP parliamentary board to decide on Modi as PM candidate
byNew Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday avoided a direct reply on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be the…
Kejriwal breaks 15-day-long fast, attacks Dikshit
byNew Delhi: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ended his 15-day-long fast with a spirited attack on the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government for its “inability” to…
Silent Conversations and the Coming of Internet Devta
byBefore the Internet, such things happened only between Man and God, in a language that had no script, like the Revelations. But while these…
GOPIO to honour American charity, three others
byWashington, April 6 (IANS) The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has selected AmeriCares, the non-profit global health and disaster relief organization,…
Three Delhi Police cops thrashed in two incidents
byNew Delhi: Three Delhi Police personnel, including a constable and two head constables, were beaten up by two drunk men and five men dressed…
Six dead, 500 ill after drinking water in Ghaziabad
byGhaziabad: Six people died and at least 500 people fell seriously ill after drinking contaminated ground water in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, officials…
Dead SFI leader’s family ‘disgusted’ by Mamata’s comments
byKolkata: Family members of Students Federation of India (SFI) leader Sudipto Gupta Friday expressed disgust over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dubbing his…