US university honours to Indian engineer
Bangalore, May 4 (IANS) Anil Rajvanshi, a renewable energy pioneer of India, Saturday was honoured by the University of Florida, one of the leading universities in the US, for his "groundbreaking"...
View ArticleBad news dogs Goa's picture-perfect Vagator beach (Environment Feature)
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) Vagator, one of Goa's more picturesque beaches and a stunning backdrop for Bollywood cult classics like "Dil Chahta Hai", is in the news for the wrong reason. After an attempt by...
View ArticleTrain derails in Maharashtra
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 4 (IANS) The engine and four coaches of a passenger train derailed here in Maharashtra Sunday, officials said, with unconfirmed reports saying three people may have been...
View ArticleThree killed in Maharashtra train derailment
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 4 (IANS) Three passengers were killed and around 50 injured when the engine and four coaches of a passenger train derailed here in Maharashtra Sunday, police officials said....
View ArticleMaharashtra train derailment toll climbs to 21
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 5 (IANS) The toll in Maharashtra train derailment Sunday climbed to 21 after three more passengers died Monday, officials said here. Raigad police official P. K. Patil said...
View ArticleDust storm likely in Delhi
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) It was a hot, sunny Monday in Delhi with a minimum temperature of 26.0 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast dust storms in some areas of the city. "The sky will become...
View ArticleUK and US-educated banker seeks changes in Bihar (Election Special)
Muzaffarpur (Bihar), May 5 (IANS) Akshya Verma, 28, an Oxford educated banker who quit his high-profile job in London, opted out of his sharp-cut business suits to wear kurta and jeans as he contests...
View ArticleEC can inquire into paid news allegations, says SC
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said that the Election Commission was empowered to inquire into the allegation of paid news if the expenses for the same are not being reflected in the...
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Massive protest against Bhagana rape case
Author(s):Â SK VyasProtest against Bhagana rape case being staged in New Delhi.New Delhi, May 5, 2014: Hundreds of activists, journalists, academics, students today joined hands in support of the victim...
View Article2G case: Raja begins replying to over 1,700 questions
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A special CBI court hearing the 2G spectrum case Monday started recording statement of former telecom minister A. Raja. He was handed over 1,700 questions running into 824...
View ArticleWill Asansol stay red, turn green or get saffron hue? (Election Special)
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, for long a red fortress held by the CPI-M, is witnessing a fierce battle for ballot where the Trinamool Congress backed by its...
View ArticleSix killed in Nepal bus accident
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 24 injured Monday in a bus accident in eastern Nepal, local police said. "The injured people are receiving treatment in a hospital," Pancha...
View ArticleDelhi bus driver shot in road rage incident
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A 32-year-old bus driver was shot in the stomach by a property dealer here in an incident of road rage, police said Monday. The shooting was reported around 9.30 p.m. Sunday...
View ArticleTwo held for trying to rape mute Kolkata woman
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Two people were arrested for abducting and trying to rape a mute woman inside a moving vehicle here, police said Monday. Bapi Das and Uttam Bakuli were arrested Sunday night...
View ArticleLalit Modi elected Rajasthan cricket president
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) Lalit Modi is back on the Indian cricket scene as elected president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) after the Supreme Court (SC) appointed observers announced the poll...
View ArticleKudankulam n-power plant generates 876 MW
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) The first 1,000 MW unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) touched a peak power generation of 876 MW Monday, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSCO)....
View ArticleSouth Korean diver dies during sunken ferry search
Seoul, May 6 (IANS) A civilian diver died Tuesday while searching for bodies from the South Korean sunken ferry, a media report said. Lee, 53, fell unconscious five minutes after diving into the water...
View ArticleExplosion rocks school building in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) An explosion occurred Tuesday inside a school building in a Baramulla village where a polling station is being set up for Wednesday's Lok Sabha election from Jammu and Kashmir....
View ArticleOver 50 JD-U lawmakers in touch with BJP: Sushil Modi
Patna, May 6 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi Tuesday said over 50 legislators from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United are in touch with his party as they are unhappy with the chief minister....
View ArticleGovernment sanction for probing senior officers not needed: SC
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday quashed Section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act that mandates the CBI to take prior sanction of the government before investigating...
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