Assam tribals seek work, food in Tripura
byAgartala: In search of food and work, around 160 tribals from 46 families from Assam have taken shelter in Tripura, officials said here Friday. The…
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Karnataka BJP problems mount as legislator quits
byBasvakalyan (Karnataka): Karnataka’s ruling BJP suffered another jolt as a legislator loyal to its former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, quit the party and assembly today, bringing…
Russian-run taxis give Goa cabbies heartburn
byPanaji: A chartered flight from Moscow lands. A family of five ash-blonde Russians steps out, clears immigration and gets ready for the sun. They see…
Vivek Oberoi, I salute you: Naomi Watts
byMumbai: Hollywood actress Naomi Watts is “touched” by Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi’s work for the rehabilitation of the tsunami-hit families in Tamil Nadu. She has…
No logic in shifting gang-rape victim, say Delhi doctors
byNew Delhi: As the 23-year-old gang-rape victim struggles for life in Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital, doctors in the national capital said moving her abroad in…
Two militants killed in Kashmir gunfight
bySrinagar: Two militants were killed and three security personnel injured today in a gunfight between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Kashmir’s district headquarters town…
President’s son, CPI-M leader draw Bengal’s ire
byKolkata: Sexist comments by President Pranab Mukherjee’s son and Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee and prominent CPI-M leader Anisur Rahman dominated media space and was the…
Ratan Tata retires, Cyrus Mistry takes over Saturday
byMumbai: There was no event to mark the occasion, no speeches and the icon himself was not even there at Bombay House to see the…
Himachal seeks help for tapping water infrastructure
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh today sought liberal financial assistance from the central government for developing water resource infrastructure in the state. Speaking at the National…
Nearly nine million Russian are drug addicts
byMoscow: Almost nine million Russians regularly take illicit drugs, according to the country’s Federal Drug Control Service head Viktor Ivanov . “About 8.8 million Russians…