Malnutrition ought to take political centre-stage: Experts
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India needs to bring the malnutrition debate on the political centre-stage, experts noted Friday at the India launch of…
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Ankita in ITF singles final
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Ankita Raina hammered compatriot Shweta Rana 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of the ITF Women’s tennis tournament here…
Delhi to get its own Children’s Academy
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday announced that the national capital soon will have a Children’s Academy functioning under…
PM sets target for major infrastructure projects for 2013-14
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday set targets for development of key infrastructure projects, including airports, ports, roads and power…
PM, Sonia’s historic J&K visit delivered subtle message (News Analysis)
bySrinagar, June 28 (IANS) Few ever believed there could be an all-weather surface link between the Kashmir Valley and the rest of the country….
Power, fertilizer firms may get gas at lower prices: Chidambaram (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A day after approving a sharp increase in gas prices, the government Friday said it may subsidise the price…
Mandela and his comrades of Indian origin (Comment)
byNelson Mandela striding out of the Victor Vorester prison, outside Cape Town, on a sultry Feb 11, 1990 will remain etched on my mind…
Seemandhra ministers to oppose Andhra’s division
byHyderabad, June 28 (IANS) With the central government likely to announce soon its decision on carving out Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, ministers…
‘No epidemics reported, evacuation of the elderly a priority’ (Roundup)
byDehradun/New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Adequate steps have been taken to prevent outbreak of an epidemic in flood-hit Uttarakhand and there are no reports…
Three inmates killed in clash in Rajasthan jail
byJaipur, June 28 (IANS) Three inmates of a prison in Rajasthan were killed while another inmate and a guard were injured when a prisoner,…