Mayawati supports food scheme, says 'better late than never'
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati today supported Centre's food security scheme but disapproved of its step to bring an ordinance, saying the measure should have been discussed in Parliament and passed...
View ArticleAndhra Pradesh private companies sell power to other states
Hyderabad: A strange power game is being played out in the state. Around 700 MW worth of private power projects nearing completion, or recently completed, have no mandate to sell power to the state....
View ArticleMayawati supports food scheme, says ‘better late than never’
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Saturday supported Centre’s food security scheme but disapproved of its step to bring an ordinance, saying the measure should have been discussed in...
View ArticleDigvijay joins criticism on plan panel’s poverty criteria
Amid mounting criticism of poverty reduction estimates by the Planning Commission, Congress leader Digvijay Singh Saturday joined Union minister Kapil Sibal in questioning the criteria for fixing...
View ArticlePak violates ceasefire for fifth time in July, heavy firing continues
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir): Pakistan violated the cease-fire for the fifth time this month, with its troops still indulging in heavy firing on an Indian post in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday....
View ArticleNon-Telangana ministers, MPs oppose Andhra Pradesh division
New Delhi: As Congress and UPA government appear to be veering towards formation of a separate Telangana state, ministers and MPs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
View ArticleKochi Biennale 'art car' on auction block
New Delhi: A hand painted car 'Maximum Nano' signed by Malayalam megastar Mohanlal and previously displayed at the Kochi-Muziris art bienalle is one of the highlights of the upcoming Saffronart...
View ArticleStudent dies after eating biriyani
Thiruvananthapuram: An MBBS student died of suspected food poisoning after she ate biriyani that was bought from a hotel in Kazhakootam on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The girl identified as...
View ArticleAligarh Muslim University revokes ‘decent’ diktat
Aligarh: A circular at a girls’ hostel of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) advising students to wear 'decent clothes like salwar kameez' has sparked a furore, prompting the varsity to withdraw it....
View ArticleWorld’s oldest man is in Gingee
Villupuram: Going by his ration card issued in 2005, A. Rangasamy Gounder of Jambodi village near Gingee, is now 123 years old and could well be the oldest human known in history—overtaking Jeanne...
View ArticleAfter one year, MangaloreHome Stay experience still haunts victims
Mangalore: The time was around 7 pm. The day, July 28. And what should have been a happy gathering of young people celebrating the birthday of a friend turned into a nightmare at the Morning Mist Home...
View ArticleCrime file: Woman disrobed in public; couple found burnt to death
Woman disrobed, hair cut off Nellore: Unidentified masked persons cut the hair of a woman and set her clothes on fire after forcibly disrobing her at the Nagulapadu village in Addanki mandal on...
View ArticlePolling peaceful in Seema
Anantapur/Kurnool/Kadapa: Barring a few incidents of violence, the second phase of polling held in Dharmavaram in Anantapur, Rajampeta in Kadapa and Nandyal in Kurnool districts for the posts of...
View ArticleKashmir Grand Mufti video: Digvijay Singh slams him for 'double speak' on music
Srinagar: Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday criticised Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Bashiruddin Ahmad saying the video showing him enjoying music had exposed his "double speak"."Double speak...
View Article555 alleged fake encounters reported between 2009-13; 138 in Uttar Pradesh:...
New Delhi: Even as CBI probes the Ishrat Jahan and Sadiq Jamal alleged fake encounter cases, at least 555 such alleged extra judicial killings have been reported in the country, including 138 in Uttar...
View ArticleMaharaja of Faridkot's daughters to inherit assets worth Rs 20,000 crore
Chandigarh: Daughters of the erstwhile Maharaja of Faridkot are set to inherit his estates and assets worth a staggering Rs 20,000 crore following a local court's ruling after a 23-year-old legal...
View ArticleTelangana to rock Hyderabad as parties plan protests while Centre works out...
UPA coordination committee to decide by July 31 New Delhi: A meeting of UPA Coordination Committee has been called on July 31 to take a view on the vexed Telangana issue amid indications from the party...
View ArticleCM to chair governing body of Innovation Zone
Kochi: The reconstituted governing body of Kerala Technological Innovation Zone will hold its first meeting at chief minister Oommen Chandy’s chamber at the secretariat at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Chandy...
View ArticleTelangana issue: Cong MLA tenders resignation
Visakhapatnam: P Ramesh Babu, a Congress legislator from Pendurthy Assembly constituency in the district, has resigned from his post to protest the Congress decision to form a separate Telangana state....
View ArticleSeemandhra protests Telangana decision
New Delhi: Protests over the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh are being reported from the coastal areas and the Rayalaseema region. Road transport in these areas has come to a grinding halt, while shops,...
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