Jat community women talk of empowerment
byNew Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Female infanticide, alcoholism, illiteracy and child marriage were some of the social evils highlighted and discussed by women from…
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AMMA considers building shooting floor in Kochi
byKochi, June 30 (IANS) The 19th annual general body meeting of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) met Sunday and decided to undertake…
Kerry sees progress in Mideast peace talks
byRamallah, June 30 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday said progress was made in his efforts to revive peace talks between Israel…
Mercedes’ Rosberg wins British GP
bySilverstone, June 30 (IANS) Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won a thrilling and action-packed British Grand Prix here Sunday. The German driver won only 0.7…
NGO protests concretisation around Ghaziabad trees
byGhaziabad, June 30 (IANS) A voluntary organisation launched a protest here Sunday against concretisation of areas around trees along streets and in residential areas,…
Gurgaon’s Class 3 boy dodges abductors, returns home
byGurgaon, June 30 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper’s minor boy, kidnapped by suspected cab drivers, escaped from captivity and returned to his…
West Indies put India in to bat
byKingston, June 30 (IANS) The West Indies won the toss and elected to field first against India in the second Tri-Nation One-Day International (ODI)…
Anil Goswami India’s new home secretary
byNew Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Anil Goswami took over as union home secretary from Raj Kumar Singh who retired Sunday, a statement said. Goswami,…
Seven Slovaks held in Iran for violating laws
byTehran, June 30 (IANS) Seven Slovak citizens have been arrested in Iran for violating laws of the country. They travelled as tourists, but had…
GoM recommendations on CBI a farce, says Arun Jaitley
byNew Delhi, June 30 (IANS) While the union cabinet approved the recommendations by a Group of Ministers (GoM) for making the Central Bureau of…