11 killed, 50 missing as rains lash Uttarakhand: NDMA
byNew Delhi/Dehradun: Eleven people were killed and nearly 50 were reported missing as thousands remain stranded in landslips set off by incessant rain in…
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Four-year programme brings DU at par with global universities
byNew Delhi: International students who have come to study at Delhi University have hailed the transition to the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), saying it…
Tamil Tiger fronts operate in Germany: Sri Lanka
byColombo, June 17 (IANS) The Tamil Tiger rebel front organisations are still operating in Germany under the guise of community organisations, the Sri Lankan…
Goa awaits ‘political entertainment’ in Digvijay Singh
byPanaji, June 17 (IANS) The appointment of the controversy-prone Congressman Digvijay Singh as general secretary of three states, including Goa, has already sparked off…
Chandy rules out resignation, judicial probe
byThiruvananthapuram, June 17 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, rebutting allegations of the Left opposition over a cheating case involving a woman in frequent…
TRS, BJP legislators suspended for two days
byHyderabad, June 17 (IANS) All legislators of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were Monday suspended for two days from Andhra…
Minor fire in Delhi hospital
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in the paediatric ward of the central government-run Safdarjung Hospital here Monday. No one…
GDP, Green carry Spurs past Heat
bySan Antonio, June 17 (IANS) San Antonio Spurs outscored defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 with the help of outstanding performances of GDP (Manu Ginobili,…
Besiktas elects new chairman
byAnkara, June 17 (IANS) Fikret Orman was elected the chairman of Besiktas football club for a second time by winning an overwhelming majority of…
‘India must focus on jobs for growth’
byWashington, June 17 (IANS) India must make employment a key driver of its growth strategy as higher economic growth by itself does not create…