Human development should get precedence: Pakistani women’s group

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The concerns of human development should take precedence over old issues like Kashmir, and women should be part of the peace process between India and Pakistan, members of a Pakistani women’s delegation said here Saturday. The delegation from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province led by Mossarat Qadeem, advisor to the governor and executive […]

Six injured as car rams into rickshaws in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Six people were injured when a speeding car rammed into the cycle rickshaws they were sleeping on, police said Saturday. Six people, most of them rickshaw pullers, were sleeping on their vehicles parked by the road-side in Sarai Rohilla area in north Delhi, when a car rammed into them and toppled […]

Manmohan wanted to contact Pakistani militants: Yasin

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) JKLF leader Yasin Malik has said then Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh wanted him to contact militants in Pakistan. Malik told Rajat Sharma in his TV show “Aap ki Adalat” that the request was made to him in 2006, two years after Manmohan Singh became prime minister. According to Malik, Manmohan […]

Ink attack on Maharashtra minister

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Aug 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat was targeted Saturday in an ink attack here by an alleged Shiv Sena activist, an aide said. The incident occurred when the senior Congress leader was about to sit in his car in Rajapur village after attending a function in Ahmednagar assembly constituency, he said. An […]

BJP, JMM workers clash in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Aug 23 (IANS) Five people and two policemen were Saturday injured in clashes here between BJP and JMM activists over the booing of Chief Minister Hemant Soren during an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said. Hundreds of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) activists gathered near the airport, at Hinoo Chowk and Birsa Chowk, […]

Ficci wants labour laws shifted to state list

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) Friday urged the government to shift labour laws from the concurrent to the state list with a view to attract more investment. “There is a need to shift labour from the concurrent list to the state list for allowing state governments […]

‘Doki’ comes to India

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Globally popular animated series “Doki” will premiere in India Sep 1 to cater to young inquisitive minds in its own unique way. The series, to be showcased on Discovery Kids, will see the character of Doki and his team embarks on several interesting journeys to find answers to questions about science, […]

Teenager’s hand chopped off in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) A teenager in Tamil Nadu whose left hand was chopped off by a man from his village for sitting crosslegged is recovering in hospital, police said Friday. “The boy is recovering after undergoing an amputation operation. We did recover the severed hand but the doctors said it was too late to stitch […]

Renowned Kannada writer Ananthamurthy dead

Bangalore, Aug 22 (IANS) Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee U.R. Ananthamurthy passed away here Friday after a brief illness. He was 82. Ananthamurthy, who was admitted in a private hospital last week for treatment following infection and fever, was put on multi-support system as his condition turned critical earlier in the day, hospital sources said. […]

32 killed in Iraq violence

Baghdad, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 12 others wounded Friday in incidents of violence in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, police sources said. Five people were killed and 12 others injured, all of them Shias, when three roadside bombs exploded in Himreen area in northern Diyala, a police source told Xinhua. […]