National News
Healthcare industry grew 42 percent in first quarter
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's healthcare industry registered 42.44 percent growth in net profit during April-June, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry... More
Rains bring cheer to Delhi Sunday
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Delhiites woke up Sunday to heavy rains lashing the national capital bringing welcome relief with a dip in temperature. The weatherman said more heavy thu... More
TV's a bad guru for yoga, warn experts
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Do you sit and perform complicated yoga postures day after day at home with only TV as your instructor? It may be time to turn the idiot box off, as exper... More
BJP will emerge from present crisis: RSS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders met L.K. Advani here Sunday morning and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would emerge out of the present tu... More
Junior doctors' strike claims 32 lives in Bihar
Patna, Aug 30 (IANS) Thirty two patients admitted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) have died amid a strike by junior doctors that entered its fourth day Sunday, au... More
Suniel Shetty thought of dad during funeral in 'Daddy Cool'
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Suniel Shetty had to deliver a long speech in memory of his character's father in his new film 'Daddy Cool'. And for the first time, the actor dug into his o... More
Himachal High Court judges to declare assets
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) After judges in Delhi and Kerala, judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court have also decided to follow the footsteps of Supreme Court justices and make thei... More
One day, rules will take them away from 'beloved Kashmir' (Feature)
Srinagar, Aug 30 (IANS) Her teachers rate Shazadi as an outstanding student. The girl studying in Class 4 speaks the Kashmiri language fluently. She wants to become a college teac... More
Unfair game: The Indian obsession with skin colour
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) 'Looking for a slim, homely and fair girl for our son' - that is usually how most matrimonial ads read, the stress being on the word 'fair'. Many say it i... More
Back up while driving to avoid damage to neck, spine
On a frightful Friday evening in mid-August when stormy winds blew away a portion of the roof at Delhi Airport, 41-year-old Preetha Nair was stuck at the wheels for four hours, ... More
I want to compose music for Bollywood films: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Interview)
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) He has been the face of sarod across the globe for years, created new ragas and collaborated with international orchestras, but now music legend Ustad Amj... More
I would love to work with Shah Rukh again: Parzaan Dastur
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) He popularised the line 'Tussi na jao' (Please don't go) as the cute Sikh kid in Karan Johar's 1998 hit 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hain'. Parzaan Dastur, now 17, pla... More
30 suspected Maoists arrested
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Thirty suspected Maoists were Saturday arrested with a cache of arms and insurgent literature in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said.
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Advani meets RSS chief
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Amid speculation of a possible leadership change in the crisis-hit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), veteran party leader L.K. Advani Saturday met Mohan Bhagw... More
Sri Lanka to resettle refugees with Indian support: Jayasinghe
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka will work for stronger ties with India and ensure the quick rehabilitation of Tamils displaced in the military conflict, Colombo's high commissi... More |