Eight inducted in union cabinet
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eight minister, mostly Congress party veterans, were inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ministerial council Monday in possibly the…
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Rains wreck havoc in tribal Himachal, leave 10 dead in Kinnaur
byShimla: Freak June rains have wrecked havoc in high altitude Indo-China border district of Kinnaur with as many as 10 people having lost their…
Russian judoka commits suicide after failure in Olympics
byMoscow, June 17 (IANS) Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide last Saturday because of her failure during the London Olympics, a judo official…
Junior Indian wrestlers win 17 medals at Asian championship
byPhuket (Thailand), June 17 (IANS) Junior Indian wrestlers won a rich haul of medals at the recently concluded Asian Junior Championships here. The grapplers…
Friends-turned-foes: JD-U, BJP spar in Bihar
byPatna, June 17 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party sparred in Bihar Monday, a day after their 17-year-old alliance ended in…
K.S. Rao – An engineer, serving fifth term in parliament
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Kavuri Sambasiva Rao, who took oath as minister Monday, is an engineer who is serving his fifth term in…
Quebec soccer body reverses its turban ban
byMontreal, June 17 (IANS) In a big relief for the Sikh community, the Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) has been forced to withdraw its turban…
Congress willing to align with like-minded, secular parties: Maken
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Congress is watching carefully the political situation in Bihar where the JD-U and BJP parted ways and is…
BJP to expose Nitish Kumar’s ‘doublespeak’
byPatna, June 17 (IANS) A day after its 17-year-old alliance with the JD-U ended, an angry BJP Monday decided to expose the “doublespeak” of…
Mamata loses cool with villagers protesting gang-rape
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) Faced with demonstrations from villagers over a gang-rape and murder in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…