PM’s regret – bills stuck due to ‘impatient’ opposition
byOn Board PM’s Special Aircraft, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said his great regret as prime minister was that many bills…
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Indian professor, Oprah honoured at Harvard
byCambridge (Massachusetts), May 31 (IANS) Sir Partha Dasgupta, Indian-born professor of economics at the University of Cambridge, UK and talk show celebrity Oprah Winfrey…
Maoist-PLA links broken, says government
byImphal, May 31 (IANS) The tie-up between Maoists and the Manipur-based People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been broken, according to a senior official in…
Indian-American wins 2013 spelling bee in the US
byWashington, May 31 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old Indian American Arvind Mahankali won the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee breaking a personal four-year losing streak. Arvind, of…
IPL scandal ‘shocking’, says Sachin
byNew Delhi: Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar today described the spot fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) as “shocking and disappointing”….
Girl burnt to death by friends’ mothers
byBhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) An 11-year-old girl was allegedly burnt to death by two women for letting out that their daughters too were part…
Europe will emerge stronger from downturn: German envoy
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Europe will “emerge even stronger” from the current economic crisis, said German Ambassador Michael Steiner here. In a globalised…
IPL scandal ‘shocking’, says Sachin
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar Friday described the spot fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) as…
Congress wins Karnataka assembly seat
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling Congress Friday won a keenly contested assembly seat, taking its tally in the 225-member house to 122. The…
Developments over past two weeks shocking, disturbing: Tendulkar
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Two weeks after the spot fixing scandal broke, damaging Indian cricket’s reputation, master batsman Sachin Tendulkar Friday spoke out…