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PM ,Sonia to visit Uttarakhand
New Delhi: PM Manmohan Singh and Congress Prseident Sonia Gandhi are likely to vist the flash flood and landslides affected parts of Uttarakand due to incessant rains.They are to conduct an aerial survey of the area...
Odisha Govt distributes free mobile phone sets among farmers
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday distributed 5,000 mobile phone sets among farmers while launching the scheme. "The farmers can access the market information related to agriculture...
Unprecedented flash floods in Uttarakhand: Over 100 dead,500 still missing
Haridwar: The monsoon that hit North India early is continuing to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, killing more than 100 people and leaving over 70,000 tourists and pilgrims stranded. The death toll is expected...
Rain batters Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh: Death toll rises to 81
New Delhi: Monsoon rains wreaked fresh havoc in northern India leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslips as the death toll climbed to 81 and hundreds of pilgrims bound for Himalayan...
Missing Indian National-Believed to be in Pakistan
Mumbai: Hamid Nehal Ansari, an engineer studying for his MBA from Mumbai worked as a lecturer at the Management College in Mumbai until.Hamid decided to pursue an alternative career in aviation and lined up a job...
Police officer loses control over the wheel: Five killed
Pune:In an tragic incident which occured, five people were killed when a Deputy Superintendent of Police lost control over his SUV near Pune last evening, police said...
Stranded Himachal CM evacuated from Kinnaur
Shimla: Nearly afetr 60hrs being stranded, finally Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, was evacuated on Tuesday morning...
Bihar bandh:clashes between the BJP-JD(U) supporters
Patna: The once upon a time friends have turned foes , exactly two days after the Janata Dal (United) called it quits with Bharatiya Janata Party, clsashes have taken place outside the BJP office here, leaving many injured...
New UPA ministers: Oscar gets Road and Highways, Kharge made Railways Minister
New Delhi: In perhaps the last reshuffle and expansion of the Union Council of Ministers, Mallikarjun Kharge was today made the Railways Minister as eight more were inducted with...
Rain furry in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Uttarakhand has been struck with rain fury. Torrential rains has caused landslides and swept away several roads and bridges in Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts.
Minor rape survivor, dumped near metro station, is stable
Gurgaon : A five-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted and raped by unidentified persons and later dumped near a Metro station, is stable now. Doctors treating the minor rape survivor said that her condition is now stable.
JD U breaks ties with BJP, removes saffron ministers in Bihar
Patna:In a major setback to NDA ahead of next years Lok Sabha election, JD(U) today broke its ties with BJP in Bihar in protest against the elevation of Narendra Modi, bringing to an end a 17-year-old alliance
Google balloons to provide net access
Christchurch : Google is launching internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online. Eighteen months into work,
Bangalore-based artist selected for Dubai award
New Delhi : Bangalore-based artist Anup Mathew Thomas, whose works featured at the Kochi biennale, is among five winners of Dubais Abraaj Group Art Prize. Besides Thomas, the other winners are Abbas Akhavan...
Cong MLA makes strong pitch to support Nitish govt after split
Patna : As the Congress party adopted a wait and watch policy with regard to the likely split between BJP and JD(U), a state Congress legislator today made a strong pitch to support the Nitish Kumar government...
Petrol to cost Rs 72.96 per litre in Bangalore
New Delhi : A litre of petrol in Bangalore will now cost Rs 72.96, up from Rs 70.33, after oil companies effected a Rs-2 increase in petrol prices from Saturday midnight. This is the second hike in a fortnight.
Ishrat Jahan case: High court rapps CBI for delay
New Delhi : Gujarat High Court on Friday rapped the CBI for delay in filing its charge sheet in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, asking it to ascertain the genuineness of the encounter instead of focusing on...
IGI Airport Delhi, gets worlds second best airport award
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport has been named the worlds second best airport in the 25-40 million passengers category by the Airport Council International. The airport also has been adjudged ...
Prince William has Indian roots
London: Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, will be first British king with proven Indian ancestry, DNA analysis has revealed. The DNA analysis of saliva samples taken from the Duke of Cambridges...
