Jharkhand cabinet recommends dissolution of assembly
byRanchi (IANS) The Jharkhand cabinet today recommended the dissolution of the state assembly just before the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) formally withdrew its support to…
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UN chief disappointed with Assad’s peace plan
byNew York (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is disappointed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s new peace initiative that was rejected by the opposition and…
Haryana announces Rs.2 lakh reward on runaway Himachal lawmaker
byChandigarh (IANS) The Haryana Police yesterday announced a reward of Rs.2 lakh on a newly-elected Himachal Pradesh legislator, wanted in the murder case of a…
Obama picks up a fight over his national security team
byWashington (IANS) Assembling his second term national security team, US President Barack Obama courted controversy as he named former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to head…
Jammu-Kargil flight launched
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil town which remains cut off from the country for six months due to heavy snow fall welcomed the first civil…
Government to disinvest stakes in Oil India, NTPC
byNew Delhi (IANS) The government will divest 10 percent stake in Oil India in the second fortnight of this month and follow this up by…
Bhagwat, Owaisi two sides of coin, says JD-U leader; BJP protests
byNew Delhi (IANS) Janata Dal-United leader Shivanand Tiwari said today that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi were “two sides of the…
Why criminal cases crawl through Indian courts
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Angammal was being sexually abused inside a police station for six days over a decade ago, her son was just a…
Asaram says rape victim should have begged, gets flak
byNew Delhi (IANS) Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu was today reported as saying that the Delhi gang-rape victim should have called her culprits brothers and recited…
Kilogram now weighs heavier!
byLondon: The humble kilogram – the standard measure of weighing – has become heavier, according to experts from a British university. The original kilogram is…