India
State seeks Centres nod for NH widening
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei has sought Centres clearance to take up four-laning of 52-km stretch of the..
File report on 25% quota for poor children
CHENNAI : The Madras High Court has directed the State government to file an action taken report (ATR) on the representations from..
Woman jumps into Kathjodi
CUTTACK: Only 10 days after the horrific incident of a woman being pushed off the Mahanadi river barrage, similar fears were raise..
ED seeks to record scam suspects
HYDERABAD: Speeding up probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought courts permission to record statements of some of the accus..
'China developing Internet for offensive operations'
The Pentagon says China is engaging in cyber activity focused on computer network exploitation.
India's debts stood at Rs 39,38,474 crores
The external debt as on March 31, 2011 includes Rs 1,752 crores as outstanding debt from USA.
Soon, foreign players in domestic carriers likely
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to consult senior ministers to build a consensus on the contentious issue.
NRI is first Muslim Lord Mayor of UK town
Leicester previously had Hindu and Sikh Lord Mayors, but Abdul Razak Osman is the first Muslim to hold the high office.
Breastfed babies may gain less weight: study
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed for six months at least.
US sanctions 2 Taliban and Haqqani network leaders
As a result of the sanctions, all property in the US in which Bakht Gul or Abdul Baqi Bari has an interest is blocked.
TRAC flays state government
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Trivandrum Residents Apex Council (TRAC), a forum of residents associations in the district, has alleged..
Government has turned blind eye to farmers
BANGALORE: Farmers are living in pitiable conditions, thanks to the pro-capitalist policies of the state and Central governments...
Delhi: Policeman killed for trying to stop tempo
According to eyewitnesses, the tempo broke through the barricades and ran over the policeman.
Five-metre-long iron rod removed from mans face
KOCHI: A team of doctors of KIMS hospital successfully removed a five-metre-long iron rod which pierced the face of Mohammad..
Lone guard seizes red sanders
VELLORE: A forest guard attached to the Gudiyattam Range single-handedly chased a mini-van containing 1.5 tonnes of red sander log..
Dengue virus strains identified: Minister
TIRUNELVELI: Two virus strains - viruses 1 and 3 - were the cause behind the 16 dengue deaths reported in Tirunelveli district in ..