Indian American surgeon comes to Boston runners’ aid
byBoston, April 17 (IANS) Vivek Shah, an Indian American orthopaedic surgeon at Boston’s New England Baptist Hospital, was 25 yards away from finishing the…
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Egypt PM sentenced to one-year jail
byCairo, April 17 (IANS) Egypt’s Misdemeanor Dokki Court sentenced Wednesday Prime Minister Hesham Qandil to one year in prison and ordered his removal from…
Sports ministry assures unified front before IOC
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said the country will put up a unified front at the meeting with the International…
Himachal Congress government not acting on issues it was voted to power – Maheshwar Singh
byShimla: Finding the Virbhadra Singh government short on honouring a mandate secured three months ago, Maheshwar Singh, president Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), put it…
NCP leader’s minor son mows down three, kills child
byAurangabad, April 17 (IANS) The teenaged son of an NCP leader was arrested here after he lost control of the SUV he was driving,…
Jairam meets CPI-M leaders over land acquisition bill
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A day before an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday met leaders…
Kashyap, Sindhu advance in Badminton Asia Championships
byTaipei, April 17 (IANS) Parupalli Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu led the Indian charge at the Badminton Asia Championships winning the opening rounds of their…
Meghalaya fights rising crimes against women
byShillong, April 17 (IANS) Expressing concern over the growing crimes against women in Meghalaya, Home Minister Roshan Warjri Wednesday said the government has taken…
Allow Bhullar’s kin to meet him, NHRC tells home ministry
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the home ministry to allow the family of 1993 Delhi bomb…
Wednesday’s explosion is fourth terror attack in Bangalore
byBangalore, April 17 (IANS) The blast near the BJP office in Bangalore Wednesday is the fourth terror strike in the Karnataka capital, home to…