Two landmines recovered in Jharkhand
Ranchi, May 10 (IANS) Two landmines were recovered during a search operation in Jharkhand's Latehar district Saturday, police said. The two landmines, each weighing 50 kg, were found on the Herhanj-...
View ArticleHarvard don, pharma doctorate, painter-activist in Jadavpur poll (Election...
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) An intriguing battle - that of brain and political brawn - seems to be in the offing May 12 in West Bengal's Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat. A Harvard professor and an acclaimed...
View ArticleUmbrellas with political symbols soar high in Bengal summer (Election Special)
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Saving us from the scorching heat and nagging rains, the ever-lofty umbrellas are now at a new high. Decked up with symbols of political parties, these mobile shades are being...
View ArticleRahul's no to Third Front: Ploughing a lonely furrow? (Comment: Special for...
The implications of Rahul Gandhi's summary dismissal of the idea of Congress support for the Third Front are not clear. Nor is it clear whether the Congress vice president's views are the party's last...
View ArticleSword attack threatens to spike Goa's late night booze binges
Panaji, May 11 (IANS) A stunning twilight sword attack, a busted eye and a slashed neck could threaten Goa's plans to booze and party till 4 a.m. The Goa government has been forced to review its...
View ArticleTrinamool goes all out for Mamata's heir apparent (Election Special)
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Widely perceived as Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's heir apparent, her nephew and the party's GenNext face, Abhishek Banerjee, is getting "princely" treatment from...
View ArticleIn Varanasi, it's about weaver, river, poll fever (Election Special)
Varanasi, May 11 (IANS) For once, there is more politics than spirituality, or so it seems, in Varanasi, reputedly the most ancient living city on earth. All around there is frenetic political...
View ArticleVaranasi bobs with caps of different hues (Election Special)
Varanasi, May 11 (IANS) Varanasi is awash with caps -- of all political hues and colour. With political parties contesting the Monday Lok Sabha election giving away their caps to all and sundry, the...
View ArticleWhere have Bengal's buses gone? (Election Special)
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Traffic in the eastern metropolis has virtually come to a standstill, thanks to the withdrawal of a majority of buses from routine service for election duty as the Lok Sabha...
View ArticleCoolers, sprinklers help Delhi Zoo animals beat the summer heat
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Coolers, water sprinklers and seasonal summer food like beetroot and watermelon are some of the special arrangements Delhi Zoo has made to help the animals and birds beat the...
View ArticleSeven commandos die in Maoist attack in Maharashtra
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), May 11 (IANS) Seven police commandos were killed Sunday when Maoists set off a landmine in the thick forests of this district in Maharashtra, officials said. The incident...
View Article500 days on, crusaders keep Dec 16 fight alive (Feature)
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) "Shapath lo, balaatkaar mukt Bharat ki" (Pledge for a rape-free India), reads a banner at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the national capital. Inscribed below is "Damini",...
View ArticleFormer Maoist-turned-TRS leader shot dead
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) Unidentified persons Sunday shot dead a former Maoist leader and now a functionary of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Andhra Pradesh, police said. K. Ramulu, 40, was...
View ArticleGujarat coast used for narcotics smuggling: Congress
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Congress Sunday accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of major security lapses in his state's coastal region leading to narcotics smuggling. "On 22nd/23rd April,...
View ArticleFile FIR against Ajay Rai: EC to Varanasi authorities
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday asked authorities in Varanasi to file an FIR against Congress candidate Ajay Rai for displaying the party symbol at a polling booth there. Rai,...
View ArticleSC notice to EC on vote count procedure
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission on a plea seeking combined counting of votes from a constituency as a whole and not ward-wise. An apex court...
View ArticleJudgment doesn't obviate need to discipline bureaucracy (Comment: Active Voice)
Last week was exceptional. For the first time one saw a hole in the iron wall of protection the bureaucracy has been accorded in this country. A landmark judgment by the Supreme Court, declaring...
View ArticleIndia looking at bus service between Imphal, Myanmar
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Seeking to forge closer connectivity with the Asean grouping, India is looking at a bus service between Imphal in Manipur and Mandalay in Myanmar, and another road connection...
View ArticleForeign couple says Indian advocates charged Rs 3.5 cr fee
Dharamsala, May 12 (IANS) A foreign couple, who is involved in a legal tussle with a local charity being run by the Tibetan administration-in-exile here for more than five decades, is now locked in...
View Article53 school kids injured in Jammu road accident
Jammu, May 12 (IANS) At least 53 school children were injured Monday when the bus carrying them went off the road and fell into a canal in Jammu district. Police said the bus driver lost control as a...
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