Airports Authority to develop 50 new low-cost airports
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) State-owned Airports Authority of India will develop 50 new low-cost airports across 11 states. According to the Prime Minister’s…
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Boulder crushes two in Nepal
byKathmandu, June 28 (IANS) Two Nepalese who were returning after surviving the recent flash-floods and landslides in Uttarakhand were crushed to death by a…
Parties welcome SC verdict on Bengal panchayat polls
byKolkata, June 28 (IANS) Welcoming the Supreme Court’s order directing a five-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal starting July 11, political parties here Friday…
Munde’s poll spending remarks create stir
byMumbai, June 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Friday demanded action against BJP leader Gopinath Munde for confessing that he spent Rs.8 crore…
Now, book train tickets through mobile phone
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Keeping in mind the high mobile phone penetration in India, the railways Friday launched an SMS-based ticketing system aimed…
Rescuers yet to reach calamity-hit Himachal village
byShimla: Rescue teams are yet to reach a village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district that was severely hit by flash-floods and landslides 12 days…
Another prisoner, said to be Indian, dies in Lahore jail
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Another prisoner, believed to be Indian, died in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail this week but Indian authorities said Friday…
Chopper crash victims’ kin may get special pension
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Families of the victims of the chopper crash in Uttarakhand may get special pensions from the government, the National…
Humid Friday in Delhi after rainy start, more showers likely
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A wet, pleasant morning gave way to a sunny, humid day in the capital Friday with the maximum temperature…
Sharath to spearhead Indian challenge at Asian TT
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal will be heading a 10-member team in the Asian Table Tennis Championships to be held…