Nine injured as quake rocks J&K
byJammu, May 1 (IANS) At least nine people – seven children and two teachers – were injured when a 5.8-intensity quake rocked Jammu and…
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Infrastructure key to development: Young MPs
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Development of infrastructure is critical to ensure development, said young parliamentarians who have come together to write a book…
Quake on Himachal-J&K border rattles north India
byNew Delhi/Kishtwar: Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8…
Two Metro stations closed as Sikhs block tracks
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Two Metro stations in Delhi were closed Wednesday afternoon as Sikh protesters came onto the tracks with placards and…
Turkmenistan president falls from horse
byMoscow, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov narrowly escaped injuries after falling from a horse during a national horse racing event Sunday,…
Minister among new Windies Board directors
byPort of Spain, May 1 (IANS/CMC) St. Kitts and Nevis government minister, Richard Skerrit, has been appointed a director of the West Indies Cricket…
Putin puts film of Lev Yashin’s life on Cabinet agenda
byMoscow, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered that the country’s Cabinet debate shooting a film of legendary football goalkeeper Lev…
Sarabjit’s family returns home, wants Manmohan to quit
byAttari (Punjab), May 1 (IANS) Holding both the Indian and Pakistan governments responsible for his plight, the family of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit…
Indian death row convict’s case to be reviewed in Singapore
bySingapore, May 1 (IANS) An Indian national is among two death row convicts in Singapore whose sentences were sent back to court for review,…
Kerala diaspora survey begins
byThiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) In a first of its kind, a survey on the exact number of Keralites living abroad commenced from the city’s…