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It’s time for the second anniversary of the fateful day that shocked and jolted the nation out of its wits – 26/11. It is also a time to remember the thousands of innocent lives that were lost that day and especially the bravehearts who risked their lives to save the nation.
What better way to commemorate [...]
The film, ‘Peepli Live’ has got itself embroiled in another controversy as the face-off between its director, Anusha Rizvi and producer, Aamir Khan seems far from over.
The satire, which has received critical acclaim and widespread response from all over the globe, depicts how unscrupulous politicians and media try to take advantage of farmers’ suicides and [...]
Great news is here for the 11 million Non-Resident Indians residing in various parts across the globe. In an unprecedented attempt to boost two-way engagement, the government decided to strengthen democracy even further by giving voting rights to NRIs.
In its monsoon session, the Parliament had passed the Representation of People (Amendment Bill), 2010 to sanction [...]
The Indian contingent at the Asian Games Village is a happy bunch with India bagging its 7th gold medal and moving to the seventh spot in the medal tally. The seventh gold medal was fetched by tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman who created history by being the first Indian to win a singles Asian Games gold [...]
India defeated New Zealand by a resounding an innings and 198 in the third and final test match of the series. The visitors were bowled out for a meagre 175 runs in 51.2 overs in their second innings in reply to India’s mammoth 373 run lead in the first innings.
Spinners Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha [...]
Whoever said India is the land of hidden talent was definitely right on the mark. This statement was proven right by small town lady, Rahat Taslim, became the 1st female crorepati on the popular game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. Hailing from a mediocre family from Jharkhand, Rahat took stitching jobs to help supplement her husband’s [...]
An ‘incentivisation’ scheme proposed by the Human Resource Ministry has been downsized by the Finance Department. The scheme was aimed at helping states set up their colleges and universities and expand institutions in technical and higher education but the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) suggested it be cut down.
The HRD Ministry had initially put forward its [...]
The all important NH- 33 connecting the cities of Ranchi and Jamshedpur remained stuck for six hours from early morning as angry villagers threw down the gauntlet to Maoists in reply to yesterday’s massacre in Baruhati.
This is, possible, the first public protest carried out against the brutal Maoist killings. Four villagers, including an eight year [...]
Gone are the days when school children would treasure their lifetime visits to the Disneyland. In these days of cutting edge technology, amusement parks and joyrides are now passé.
The latest to allure students is an expensive yet enriching trip to none other than the world’s biggest space research center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better [...]
Good news is here for railway passengers. The railway authorities finally seem to have had a wake-up call and have turned their attention to customer care.
In collaboration with CRIS, the railway authorities are designing a 24-hour customer care feedback program which is all set to be launched by December.
To voice their grudges, the passengers can [...]