Mamata would not lend us her ears: Barasat’s villagers
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday went visiting a village in North 24 Parganas district rocked by…
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Federer confident before Wimbledon
byHalle (Germany), June 17 (IANS) Seventeen-time major champion Roger Federer says he feels fit and confident before the start of Wimbledon where he will…
Jayalalithaa reshuffles cabinet, drops two ministers
byChennai, June 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday reshuffled her cabinet, dropping two ministers and adding two, and also reallocating three…
Oscar Fernandes: Long-time Congress organisation man (Profile)
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Becoming a minister for the first time in the UPA-II government Monday, Oscar Fernandes, a senior Congress leader from…
Girija Vyas: Poet and champion of women’s rights (Profile)
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Girija Vyas, who was sworn-in as cabinet minister in the Manmohan Singh government Monday, has a long eventful political…
Indian fugitive hands himself over to Dubai police
byDubai, June 17 (IANS) An Indian man, who had fled the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly killing his wife, has handed himself over…
Mahindra’s Locatelli takes double win at Misano
byMisano (Italy), June 17 (IANS) Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV…
UPA will get a third term: PM
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said he is confident that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will get a third…
Sis Ram Ola: Veteran Rajasthan leader returns to Centre (Profile)
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Inducted into the Manmohan Singh government Monday, Sis Ram Ola, a veteran Congress leader from Rajasthan, had also served…
Prime accused in Kerala cheating case arrested from Coimbatore
byThiruvananthapuram, June 17 (IANS) The prime accused in a cheating case that saw two members of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s office lose their jobs…