Jul 21 2010
Delhi University reopened Wednesday to thousands of anxious first-year students stepping into a new phase of their lives and police personnel mounting strict vigil to check any ragging incidents. All colleges opened at 8 a.m. and most planned...
Jul 21 2010
The mysterious disappearance of Congress leader Nishant Patel from his hotel in Hardoi in the small hours of Monday ended up with his equally mysterious resurfacing at Lucknow on Tuesday evening.
Apr 27 2010
Communist and opposition parties in India are holding nationwide protests against rising food and fuel prices. The Communist-governed states of West Bengal, Tripura and Kerala are likely to be worst hit by the 12-hour strike called by the parties.
Apr 26 2010
India’s cricket board has suspended IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations in the worst crisis to hit the Indian game this century. At an emergency meeting on Monday the Indian cricket board, the BCCI, named an interim chairman and said...
Dec 23 2009
In what comes as big trouble for the Indian Army Chief’s right hand man — Lt General Avadesh Prakash, who has been indicted in a land scam, the Judge Advocate General recommended court martial. As the army’s Military Secretary, Prakash...
Dec 4 2009
The Prime Minister expressed deep concern over the violence in the state and assured them that the documents and compact discs submitted by the Left leaders would be sent to the Home Ministry for a “proper and thorough probe”, CPM leader...
Nov 21 2009
For millions of children in India, childhood is an elusive dream, as a UN report has revealed that 5,000 children below five die every day. It may be a shocking statistic but the United Nation’s Status of the World’s Children 2009 says, it...
Nov 9 2009
Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said Monday. The downpours sent a mass of mud slamming into about 20 houses in the outskirts...
Nov 5 2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told chief ministers from 29 Indian states to end exploitation of tribal people. Speaking at a conference in Delhi, Mr Singh said there had been a “systematic failure” to give tribal people a stake in...
Nov 2 2009
It’s the night before the Hindu festival Dussehra and Dr. Rishma Dhillon Pai is preparing for a long day come morning. One patient has already scheduled a cesarean section for the auspicious occasion, and another just checked in for the same, even...