In what could be considered the resurrection of an erstwhile ‘Janata Parivar’ icon, schools in Uttar Pradesh have been directed to declare Friday a holiday on account of the birth anniversary of late prime minister Chandra Shekhar. A note from a principal of a school in Noida to parents on Thursday evening said that the […]
Angry and shocked over the alleged snooping on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ family by successive Congress governments, concerned citizens here termed it a “national shame” and demanded to know the truth that is purportedly buried in secret government files. United in rage, a large section of eminent personalities and commoners alike have called for the […]
Having basked in envious glory for the past few decades, the Gandhi bastions of Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh seem to have fallen on bad times after the ascendancy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the centre. With the union government red-flagging an ambitious mega food park project of Congress vice […]
President Pranab Mukherjee called on the youth of the country to lead India to the high table of the international community, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Addressing the first batch of NIT scholars’ “In-Residence” programme, the president said he was impressed by their willingness to take on challenges with courage and find solutions. “If the […]
Mukesh Singh, one of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape, on Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to an order a CBI inquiry and prosecution of the maker of the controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter”. Advocate M.L. Sharma, appearing for convict Mukesh, alleged that the film is “outcome of fraud and conspiracy” […]
Big Boss 5 contestant Pooja Mishra on Wednesday filed molestation charges against unidentified people in Udaipur, over 400 kms from here, police said. Mishra, in her complaint, has alleged that she was offered a drink laced with some drugs because of which she fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up in the morning […]
The movement for net neutrality gained further strength on Wednesday as individuals and organisations voiced their support alike, including technology evangelist Sam Pitroda and the Times Group. “#NetNeutrality is the only way forward for India of the future. Short-term issues cannot be allowed to create fog and confusion in the minds of people #NetNeutrality,” Sam […]
About a month after being controversially released from a jail, separatist leader Masrat Alam was here on Wednesday booked for unlawful activities. But he was not arrested. Alam was part of a procession that gathered in uptown Hyderpora locality of Srinagar city to welcome hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani who returned to the […]
After losing its peak autumn tourist season last year due to unprecedented floods, Kashmir is bedecked with flowers to receive tourists this year. The good news is that tourists are already arriving here in encouraging numbers. In the first week of April, which traditionally marks the beginning of Spring tourism in Kashmir, 10,000 tourists arrived […]
Diesel, which is normally used in automobiles, buses, trucks and even railway engines and is considered “dirty”, has been turned into a clean fuel for cooking and lighting in rural areas courtesy a device developed at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), an NGO in Phaltan, Maharashtra. Called “Lanstove”, the diesel-powered gadget is claimed to […]