Sitar snaps strings with the mortal world
Global ambassador of Hindustani classical music, Pt Ravi Shankar, passed away in San Diego, California early Wednesday at the age of 92.
View ArticleIn revenge, woman hurls acid at 4-year-old
Four-year-old Ayush More got caught in the crossfire when, after a tiff with his mother, a neighbour flung acid at his face in a fit of rage.
View ArticlePolice drill holes in our security net
No lesson learnt from 26/11 terror attack: Mock exercise throws up alarming lapses.
View ArticleNeyveli sees TN dues impasse ending soon
Neyveli Lignite Corporation is set to clear a major overhang on its stock by recovering the bulk of its outstanding dues before the end of this fiscal.
View ArticleVehicles, flats set on fire in Virar, cops clueless
Residents of Virat Nagar in Virar (W) were in for a shock early on Thursday as an unidentified man set a car, two bikes, a tempo, balconies of two flats and two trees on fire.
View ArticleShelter case: State accepts judges tips
The state government has accepted the recommendations given by judge Swati Chauhan who was appointed by the Bombay high court for monitoring the affairs of the Navjeevan Maheela Vastigruha.
View ArticleCome clean-shaven or else..., Panvel school warns boys
Parents of boys studying in St Josephs High School, New Panvel, say, lately, the school management has been insisting that boys come to school clean-shaven, and this is causing them all much mental...
View ArticleTeachers failed to unburden kids: CBSE
Atudents studying in CBSE schools across the country have been burdened with projects. Even class X students have not been spared although CBSE board exams are three months away.
View ArticleHome ministry to track foreign students
The Ministry of Home Affairs is developing a foreign students information system to monitor the activities of those coming from other countries to study here.
View ArticleNo SC relief for Mulayam Singh, Akhilesh Yadav in DA case
The CBI probe into the suspected amassing of wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income will continue to hang over like the Sword of Damocles on Maulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh.
View ArticleCabinets leash on PCs pet project
The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the constitution of a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to coordinate and fast-track projects worth Rs1,000 crore and more.
View ArticleCustodial death earns state Maha-shame
After the recent custodial death of Rafiq Shaikh, who was arrested by Dharavi police in a fake currency case, concerns have been raised over the safety of inmates and those in detention.
View ArticleMayawati gets her quota of joy
After a long time, the parliament is witnessing some political give and take, and the controversial constitutional amendment bill to provide for reservations in promotions for SC/STs government...
View ArticleMan held for duping Just Dial clients
The Mumbai crime branch recently arrested a 43-year-old man for misusing the services of Just Dial, a national search engine.
View Article2G price cut but players still wary
The cabinet on Thursday approved the recommendation of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to reduce the reserve price for unsold 1800 MHz spectrum by 30% for the next auction.
View ArticleGSK Consumer ups the ante in oral care
GSK Consumer, maker of Sensodyne Toothpaste, is getting into mouthwash, heating up the battle for oral care marketshare in India.
View ArticleSusan Rice withdraws as US secretary of state candidate, citing tough Senate...
Obama issued a statement saying he had accepted her decision and is grateful she will continue as the US ambassador to the United Nations. Hillary Clinton is planning to step down as secretary of state.
View ArticleIndian software consultant convicted of groping woman on Chicago flight
An Indian software consultant, on a work visa in the US, was convicted by a Chicago court of groping a woman while they were seated next to each other aboard an airplane.
View ArticleSouth Gujarat polls turn into party of booze & chicken
Adivasi men and women say its been a time of feasting with political parties wooing them with booze and chicken parties for over a week now.
View ArticlePAN card agent held for raping 19-year-old domestic help
The Santa Cruz police arrested a 33-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl on the pretext of helping her to get her PAN card made.
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