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Snowfall, rains continue to keep north India shivering
New Delhi: Cold wave continued to prevail in north India as snowfall and rain lashed several parts of the region bringing down temperatures and affecting normal life. Manali and parts of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh were disconnected due to heavy snowfall while Jammu and Kashmir continued to reel
Education system should be open: Rahul Gandhi
BANGALORE: We need a smart phone type of education — open and connected,'' AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi's opening remark at an interaction with 600 students here on Saturday. Using social networking platforms such as twitter, webcasting and video-conferencing, Rahul shared his vision on educa
E-rickshaw hits Vijayawada roads
Vijayawada: City-based Sri Bhanu Silks and Services promotes the vehicles A new avatar of auto-rickshaw has hit the city roads. People waiting for bus at a bus stand on Eluru Road on Friday saw a glimpse of the new moving machine operated on battery. Painted in blue, the four-seater passenger-fri
Mumbai intl airport T2, Sahar elevated road open for public
The much-awaited Terminal 2 of the Mumbai international airport and the Sahar elevated road corridor was opened for the public today. The 2.2 km Sahar elevated road that connects Western Express Highway (WEH) with the new Terminal 2 of the International Airport was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chie
Communal Violence Bill
“Any third power may easily enslave India so long as we Hindus and Mussalmans are ready to cut each other’s throats.” – Mahatma Gandhi, 1921. These words of the Father of our nation deserve to be etched in gold. He laid paramount emphasis on religious tolerance or secularism, which along with equal
Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decade
CHENNAI: If your child was born in the last couple of years, he or she is likely to live five years more than children born a decade ago. Statistics released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare show that life expectancy in India has gone up by five years, from 62.3 years for males
Delhi assembly can't pass Jan Lokpal Bill without Centre's nod: home ministry sources
The union home ministry is seeking legal advice on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's plan to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi assembly without seeking the Centre's permission, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalthreatening to quit and bring down his two-month-old government over the p
Visa on arrival in India: Six-month wait for UAE confirmation
The Government of India’s decision to ease visa-on-arrival facility for 180 countries is seen as a welcome step by the travel and tourism industry in the UAE, but a final decision regarding the inclusion of the UAE on the list of visa-free countries is still be to be notified by the Indian Ministry
'Don't need hard-hearted people,' Chidambaram hits back at Narendra Modi after 'Recount Minister' dig
Narendra Modi today slammed Finance Minister P Chidambaram, saying under his leadership the country's growth has plunged to new lows. Calling Mr Chidambaram a "Recount Minister" in a dig at the Congress leader's victory in the 2009 elections on recount, the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate said
Partition activated communal disharmony in our society’ says H.R.Bhardwaj
Bangalore :Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Centre for Harmony and Development, launched its ‘Asian Forum for Harmony’ by Governor H. R. Bhardwaj here at Raj Bhavan, on January 31. The organisation which has been working for peace and harmony in the country for the last 20 years now spread its wings across
Magazine says terror accused Aseemanand linked RSS to attacks
New Delhi: Some of the worst recent terror attacks in India, which collectively killed more than 100 people, were allegedly sanctioned by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS - this is what Swami Aseemanand, imprisoned on charges of facilitating those attacks, has reportedly revealed to the Carav
Woman allegedly raped by godman shot dead in court premises in UP
Mathura: A rape survivor was gunned to death by unknown people in the premises of a court in western Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district yesterday. The 25-year-old woman was on her way to give her statement in the court where she had been fighting a case of rape against a local godman, Govindanand Te
Government fails to table anti-communal violence bill
In a major embarrassment for the government, attempts to introduce the anti-communal violence bill in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday were thwarted as the entire opposition united against the bill. An ugly spat between members from the ruling Congress and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party erupted wh
10 killed in Pune bus tragedy
Ten tourists from Porbander in Gujarat died and 35 others injured late on Monday when a luxury bus in which they were travelling fell into a deep ditch on the ravines of the Khambatki Ghat along the Pune-Solapur highway. The police said the Kolhapur-Mumbai luxury bus was travelling through the s
In Mumbai, Shiv Sena protests against Pakistani band
Mumbai: A group of of 50 workers from political party Shiv Sena barged into a press conference being held by Pakistani band Mekaal Hasan in Mumbai, demanding that the musicians return immediately to their country. The band, which plays Sufi rock, was scheduled to announce a joint concert with In
Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna
NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering ceremony in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The two joined the list of 41 eminent
BJP offered Rs. 20 crore to split my party, says AAP MLA Madan Lal
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Madan Lal has accused the BJP of offering him Rs. 20 crore to split his party and pull down the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi. Madan Lal today alleged that he had been approached by men close to BJP leaders Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley but gave no proo
'AAP doesn't treat women as humans,' says founder member as she quits
New Delhi: One of the founding members of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Madhu Bhaduri, has quit the party alleging mistreatment of the women leaders. "I have just one issue, and that is humanity. And women are humans. In this party, women are not considered humans," said Ms Bhaduri, w