Stranded TN pilgrims to be be flown back to Chennai
byChennai, June 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday announced that the 399 pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand due to floods will be…
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Kerry to take part in US-India Strategic Dialogue
byNew Delhi June 23-25 to chair the inter-agency delegation on the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue. The dialogue, inaugurated in 2009, is a forum…
After turmoil, Advani and RSS chief meet
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) BJP leader L.K. Advani and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met here Thursday for the first time after Advani revolted…
Kedarnath tragedy was only waiting to happen
byDehradun : In the aftermath of the grave tragedy that has hit Uttarakhand, the lobby that was clamouring for development works in this small…
Narine holds on to number one spot in ODI rankings
byLondon, June 20 (IANS/CMC) West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine has maintained his number one position in the ODI bowling rankings. After taking five…
Was Char Dham Yatra stopped after heavy rain warning ?
byDehradun : Though the number of dead in the gruesome tragedy that hit Uttarakhand is officially being put at a little over 200, senior…
Dynamo Kiev signs Dutch international Lens
byKiev, June 20 (IANS) Ukrainian football club Dynamo Kiev has signed Dutch international striker Jeremain Lens from PSV Eindhoven. “The transfer to Dynamo is…
400 Nepalis stranded in Uttarakhand
byKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) At least 400 Nepalis, on pilgrimage to the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, are stranded in the Indian state of Uttarakhand…
Injury concerns force Blake to withdraw from Nationals
byKingston (Jamaica), June 20 (IANS/CMC) Injury concerns have forced double Olympic silver medallist Yohan Blake to pull out of the Jamaica National Senior Championship…
Kedarnath shrine safe, everything else destroyed: official
byDehradun, June 20 (IANS) The ancient Kedarnath shrine has survived the devastating floods in Uttarakhand but virtually everything around it has been destroyed, an…