Mandela International Day launched
byCape Town, June 19 (IANS) The UN and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) Wednesday launched the Mandela International Day, even as the…
Politics
Kamduni’s women want probe on Mamata’s allegations
byKamduni (West Bengal), June 19 (IANS) Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief…
Jayalalithaa requests Gogoi for rhino pair
byChennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi to spare a pair of the greater one-horned…
HC stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed a government order prohibiting auto-rickshaws from displaying advertisements and posters. A division bench…
Displaced by Yamuna, ignored by Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Yamuna river in Delhi, which resembled a drain only a week ago, swelled up after the rains, breached…
MMK to support Kanimozhi in Rajya Sabha polls
byChennai, June 19 (IANS) Muslim party Manithaneya Makkal Katchi’s (MMK) two legislators in the Tamil Nadu assembly would vote in favour of DMK’s Kanimozhi…
National Conference blasts Congress leader Fotedar
bySrinagar: Reacting strongly to Congress leader M.L. Fotedar’s claim that the National Conference (NC) gave up its autonomy demand in 1975, senior NC leader Muhammad…
Mamata has CPI-M phobia: Biman Bose
byKolkata, June 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister is suffering from a CPI-M phobia, the Left Front said Wednesday, accusing her of violating the…
Monsoon catches Delhi unawares this year too
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Submerged roads, crippled traffic, people wading in knee-deep water mixed with sewage — these are common scenes in the…
‘Unwell’ Advani does not meet RSS chief
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A scheduled meeting Wednesday between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and L.K. Advani was deferred after the…