Man loses son in Boston blasts; wife, daughter injured
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) Bill Richard, father of eight-year-old Martin who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, said he was trying hard to…
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Kovalainen returns to Caterham as reserve driver
byBahrain, April 17 (IANS) Finnish racing driver Heikki Kovalainen has returned to Caterham and will drive for the Formula 1 team in the first…
Vocalist Chandrika Tandon releases Gandhi-inspired new album
byNew York, April 17 (IANS) Grammy-nominated world musician Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon has released her third album, ‘Soul March’, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March…
Woman thrashed in Punjab
byLudhiana, April 17 (IANS) A woman was brutally assaulted with iron rods and sticks by a group of men in Punjab’s Ludhiana district –…
Stress can increase mental alertness
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that stress is not all bad, after all — some bit of it can push one to…
Dharamsala to get underground power lines, Rs.120 crore project in pipeline
byIn order to enhance beauty of the town, Dharamsala will soon be cleared of all airborne electric supply wires and ground poles. The information was provided…
‘Muslim’ parties in India (To go with: Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India)
by— Indian Union Muslim League (based in Kerala) — Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Andhra Pradesh) — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) (Assam) — People’s Democratic…
40 killed, 300 injured in Pakistan quake, says official
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and over 300 injured in a powerful earthquake that rattled Pakistan Tuesday, an official…
Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India (Special Feature)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Six decades after India’s partition made Muslim politics a dirty word, parties founded by Muslims to espouse the cause…
Madonna could face Russia ban
byLos Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Madonna could be banned from future trips to Russia, for backing the Pussy Riot singers. At the gigs,…