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National News
Jyoti Basu in hospital, condition stable
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Marxist patriarch and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was Sunday admitted to a private hospital here following breathing problem and old age r... More
Court forcing men out of homes for domestic violence
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Gaurav Sharma has just lost his house to his estranged wife, and he is not the only man ordered by the court to surrender his home as courts seek to crac... More
Maoists kill two Chhattisgarh cops
Raipur, July 12 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas shot dead two district force (DF) personnel in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district in a remote forest area Sunday morning, police said.
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Five killed, 15 injured in Delhi Metro bridge collapse
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) In one of the worst accidents involving Delhi Metro, a bridge under construction in a congested area of south Delhi collapsed Sunday, killing five people... More
Tweeting away, Tharoor shows the way (Capital Buzz)
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Move over Press Information Bureau (PIB), Twitter's here! It seems web's latest micro-blogging sensation could be the best public relations tool yet for... More
Chemicals sector attracts highest foreign investment
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Despite the global slowdown, the chemicals sector witnessed the highest growth in foreign investment in 2008-09, says a report by an industry lobby.
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Between slum and public toilet, a monument lies neglected
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) It is an imposing 15th century monument from the Lodhi dynasty that is being taken over by a slum, its illegal residents brazenly unconcerned about both... More
Maharashtra boat accident toll rises to 19, eleven missing
Nagpur, July 12 (IANS) The death toll in Saturday's accident in Maharashtra's eastern Bhandara district where two boats carrying women farm labourers overturned in the Wainganga r... More
From Maoism to mainstream: A surrender gone wrong (Feature)
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) It was a sweet surrender for Kandiri Lohar of Orissa four years ago. Away from the life of a Maoist rebel, towards marital bliss, a job, land and a lif... More
Shopian report 'character assassination': victims' relatives
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) The relatives of the two women found raped and murdered in Kashmir's Shopian town have rejected the judicial commission report which, while indicting loca... More
Crack in Delhi Metro's pillar caused accident: construction workers
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A large crack in a pillar of the underconstruction bridge of the Delhi Metro in south Delhi could have caused its collapse early Sunday, killing five peo... More
A temple where the deity goes hic (Feature)
Sardana, July 12 (IANS) This temple in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district doesn't have an idol or a priest and devotees don't make floral offering. They offer liquor to the deity --... More
Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Marxist patriarch and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was admitted to a private hospital Sunday following breathing trouble, hospital sources ... More
Haryana to keep tab on inter-state movement of animals
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) In light of the recent surge in animal carcasses being discovered in various towns of the state, the Haryana police have decided to keep a strict vigil ... More
Romance of ravines dying out for India's bandits? (Feature)
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) The sloping, forested ravines along the Uttar Pradesh-Madhya Pradesh border are part of Indian folklore, igniting popular imagination with stories of the c... More |
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