Fog claims 15 lives in Uttar Pradesh
byAgra : Fifteen people have been killed in accidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad, Mathura, Agra, Mainpuri and Hathras districts as dense fog enveloped the…
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Indian triumphs in India-Pakistan wrestling tourney
byIslamabad : India emerged victorious in a three-phase tournament that saw burly Pakistani and Indian wrestlers pitted against each other. Indian wrestler Sutander Singh…
Elderly left to lead appalling lives in Britain
byLondon : Thousands of elderly people in Britain are suffering abuse and neglect at their homes, courtesy the very staff employed for their special…
Never thought Mao’s biography would be an expose: Writer
byNew Delhi : Her book ripped the veil off Mao Zedong’s regime and was described as a “bombshell of a devastating work” by the…
Both houses of parliament adjourned again
byNew Delhi : Both houses of parliament were again adjourned Thursday as opposition members as well as Congress MPs from the Telangana region disrupted…
Six children burnt to death in Bihar
byPatna : Six children were among eight members of a family that was burnt to death when their house caught fire in Bihar’s Motihari…
Vinod Mehta, Chetan Bhagat lead booklist
byNew Delhi : Noted journalist Vinod Mehta’s “Lucknow Boy” and Chetan Bhagat’s “Revolution 2020” continue their stint on the top of the non-fiction and…
Nokia Siemens Networks to cut 17,000 jobs globally
byHelsinki : Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to cut its workforce by 17,000 worldwide by the end of 2013, the company said in a…
Cyrus Mistry has multi-faceted business expertise
byMumbai : Cyrus P. Mistry, the newly-annointed heir of Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, brings to his job a rich and varied experience of…
Ratan Tata force behind group’s international foray
byMumbai : After two decades at the helm of one of the largest Indian conglomerates, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata Wednesday announced the name…