Assam facing power crisis
byGuwahati, June 7 (IANS) Assam has been facing a power crisis since Thursday evening after five central sector power generating stations in the northeast…
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11 held for human sacrifice in Assam village
byGuwahati, June 7 (IANS) A 55-year-old man was killed by villagers and later buried, in a bid to “satisfy a goddess” in a remote…
Sow the wind in Syria, reap the whirlwind in Turkey
byIt was October 2011. I knew this would be my last evening with the distinguished Turkish journalist, Mehmet Birand, as we looked over the…
My new hero – workman who blacked out two countries
byI once plugged in an appliance and accidentally blacked out my whole school. I was an instant hero. I later told the head teacher…
Evicted poor prone to human trafficking, says NGO
byKolkata, June 6 (IANS) Seven months after an alleged forceful eviction that rendered about 380 families homeless, over 1,000 mostly poor people here are…
President inaugurates tribal museum
byBhopal, June 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday inaugurated a tribal museum here and said it can serve as a useful focal point for…
German embassy, NGO spreading awareness about female foeticide
byNew Delhi: The German embassy here has tied up with an NGO to create awareness about the importance of protecting the girl child in the…
Universities should curb erosion of values in society: Mukherjee
byBhopal, June 6 (IANS) Taking note of the rise in crimes against women, President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday called on universities to take the lead…
Afghan envoy meets diaspora from his country in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Afghanistan Ambassador to India Shaida Muhammad Abdali today visited a north Kashmir hamlet to interact with residents whose ancestors migrated to the Kashmir…
Why BlackBerry Q10’s Rs.45,000 pricetag is a bad idea
byBlackBerry today launched the Q10 in India — the second of the two BB10 OS-based handsets that were first shown at the company’s global…