Boston bombing relief fund raises $20 mn
byWashington, April 24 (IANS) A relief fund for the Boston Marathon bombing victims has raised $20 million in just over a week, authorities announced….
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Stage set for Dalai Lama’s peace message at Oregon University
byHis Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to address students, faculty members and the amassed public at the University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena…
Reddit apologises for Indian student’s witchhunt
byWashington, April 24 (IANS) Reddit, a popular social news and entertainment website, has apologised for posts on the site that had led to speculation…
Need to strengthen panchayats: PM
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) There was need to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system to ensure inclusive development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here…
Man held for rape bid on teen daughter
byBhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) A man in Odisha, who had been released from jail six months ago and faces several criminal cases, has been…
Where are the women candidates, asks Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, April 24 (IANS) There are only 36 women candidates for the 272 National Assembly general seats, a Pakistani daily said Tuesday while noting…
Man held in Gurgaon for raping minor stepdaughters
byGurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A man was arrested here Wednesday for allegedly raping his stepdaughters, aged 7 and 14, police said. Sachin, 26, had…
‘Powerless’ Srinagar decks up to receive the ‘Darbar’
bySrinagar: It’s that time of the year when the Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat makes its annual move to this summer capital following a…
Akhilesh heads for Harvard to share Kumbh success mantra
byLucknow, April 24 (IANS) Accompanied by a battery of officials and two ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday left for the US…
Is a fifth Kerala Congress on the anvil?
byThiruvananthapuram, April 24 (IANS) In Kerala where politics revolves around various allies of the rival fronts, three of four factions of the Kerala Congress…