Thane building collapse toll rises to 45
byThane (Maharashtra): Even as the death toll in Thursday evening’s seven-storey building collapse rose to 45, disaster management and fire brigade officials Friday continued…
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Jamaica claims its athletes were targeted for drug testing
byKingston (Jamaica), April 5 (IANS/CMC) Jamaica claims that its athletes have been unfairly targeted for drug testing at the just ended Carifta games in…
Dravid receives Padma Bhushan
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Batting great Rahul Dravid received India’s third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a…
Governor flooded with petitions on Sanjay Dutt sentence
byMumbai, April 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan has been flooded with at least 60 representations either seeking or opposing clemency for Bollywood actor…
Musharraf’s nomination papers rejected
byIslamabad, April 5 (IANS) The nomination papers of Pakistan’s former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for the upcoming general elections were rejected Friday from…
Ross Taylor joins CPL
byBridgetown (Barbados), April 5 (IANS/CMC) New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has become the latest international cricketer to link up with the inaugural Caribbean Premier…
Quit if you can’t abide by constitution, Katju to Jayalalithaa
byHyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markanday Katju Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to suspend 30 policemen…
Pietersen meets teammates at Kotla
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Dashing England batsman Kevin Pietersen turned up at the Delhi Daredevils’ training session here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Friday…
Classic ‘Chashme Buddoor’ takes viewers back to era of innocence (IANS Movie Review)
byFilm: “Chashme Buddoor”; Cast: Farooque Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Ravi Baswani and Rakesh Bedi; Director: Sai Paranjpye; Rating: **** The idea of releasing the original…
Genes linked to Alzheimer’s discovered
byWashington, April 5 (IANS) Scientists have detected genes related to Alzheimer’s disease that could provide a new tool for therapy, says a recent study….