US delegation meets Modi, praises Gujarat
byAhmedabad: A delegation from the US, including members of the House of Representatives and business leaders, Thursday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and lauded…
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Two Indian firms to build Ethiopian roads
byAddis Ababa: Two Indian companies have been awarded contracts worth over 2 billion Br (over $100 million) to build roads in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Roads Authority…
Hockey is now more about power than skill: Olympian Jaswant Rajput (Interview)
byKolkata: He was part of the hockey team which won independent India’s first Olympic gold medal, but Jaswant Singh Rajput, who played both as a…
Congress-SP war escalates, will they divorce?
byLucknow: From calling BJP leader L.K. Advani honest to billing Congress leaders “cheats” and “conspirators”, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is steadily upping the ante against…
NIT Agartala students face suspension over Facebook comment
byAgartala: A disciplinary panel of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here has proposed to suspend 57 students for six months over a comment on…
Villagers lock up teachers over girl’s suicide
byGurgaon: Angry villagers near here locked up the teachers of a government senior secondary school Thursday after a girl student committed suicide at her home…
Shutdown by separatists not so successful in Srinagar
bySrinagar, March 28 (IANS) A shutdown called by separatists in the Kashmir Valley partially affected life here Thursday. While banks, post offices and government offices…
Tamannaah says ‘Himmatwala’ not exact copy of original
byMumbai: Southern actress Tamannaah says her Bollywood debut “Himmatwala” may be described as a remake, but it is not an exact copy of 1983 film…
Sino-India ties: Xi keen to start from where Hu, Wen left
byDurban: The new Chinese leadership under President Xi Jinping has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it will continue to pursue the positive groundwork laid down…
Not going for pardon, says emotional Sanjay Dutt
byMumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been convicted under the Arms Act for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, said Thursday that he would…