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Government planning ways to tackle mounting plastic waste

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 8 min read

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Agencies):Concerned over the high amount of plastic being dumped into the environment and the consequent clogging of drains, the government i...

Separate school for HIV positive kids - boon or bane?

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 4 min read

NAGPUR, Dec 16 (Agencies):A novel experiment of running a special school for HIV positive children here is embroiled in a bitter controversy and faces the prosp...

Speeding car hits three policemen in Delhi

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 1 min read

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Agencies): Four people, including three beat policemen were injured on south Delhi's Lodhi Road when a speeding car hit them. The incident oc...

India can't trust Benazir Bhutto, says Narayanan

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 3 min read

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Agencies): : Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto isn't inspiring confidence in Delhi. National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has s...

Ability Unlimited to dance away their disabilities

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Agencies): A group of artists have not let their disability come in the way of realising their dreams. "Just like Lord Krishna, my guruji has...

India set to answer Pakistan's cruise missiles

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Agencies): Today is the 36th anniversary of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War. But the military threat from across the border is ...

BJP-Congress ad war rages in Gujarat

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 5 min read

AHMEDABAD, Dec 16 (Agencies):The polling closed in Gujarat Sunday, but the advertisement war between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress raged unt...

Two die after consuming homoeopathic cocktail

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 2 min read

NAGPUR (MAHARASHTRA), Dec 16 (Agencies):A lethal combination of a homoeopathic tonic and alcoholic drinks has claimed at least two lives and impaired the vision...

Long queues in Gujarat as BJP, Congress claim victory

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 8 min read

AHMEDABAD, Dec 16 (Agencies):Hundreds of thousands of men and women stood in long queues to vote in the final phase of Gujarat's assembly elections Sunday as bo...

New disaster warning technology on anvil

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 4 min read

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Agencies): India may soon have a satellite technology-driven emergency warning system, devised by an Indian itself, providing forewarnings on...

Four years of UPA: Cong discussing publicity campaign

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Agencies): As the UPA completes four years in office, senior Congress leaders today held a brainstorming session on carrying out a publicity ...

Suspected Huji militant arrested in Delhi, RDX recovered

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Agencies): A suspected militant of Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HUJI) was arrested by Delhi police and 3.1 kg of deadly RDX reco...

Over 25 per cent voting in Karnataka election by noon

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 3 min read

BANGALORE, May 22 (Agencies): Over 25 per cent of the 1.17 crore electorate cast their votes across 69 constituencies in eight districts of North Karnataka regi...

Govt may decide Friday on fuel price hike

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 7 min read

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Agencies): The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may meet tomorrow to consider raising petrol and diesel prices among other mea...

Talks only way to resolve Kashmir dispute, says J&K minister

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 1 min read

SRINAGAR, May 22 (Agencies): Welcoming resumption of talks between India and Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Transport Minister Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has said it i...

US keen on India to join International Energy Agency

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Agencies): The US wants India to increase its engagement with the International Energy Agency (IEA), set up in the mid-1970s to help develope...

Sixteen injured in CPI(M)-Trinamool clash at Nandigram

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 2 min read

NANDIGRAM, May 22 (Agencies): Sixteen people were injured in bomb explosions and clashes between CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress supporters with counting for the ...

Negotiations on for release of hijacked Joranian ship crew

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 3 min read

MUMBAI, May 22 (Agencies): Negotiations are on for safe release of the Joranian ship crew, that includes 10 Indians, which was hijacked five days ago near Somal...

TN CM reverses decision not to celebrate birthday

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 2 min read

CHENNAI, May 22 (Agencies): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi today reversed his decision not to celebrate his 85th birthday on June 3, say...

Meghalaya farmers asked to go for additional job

Staff Reporter · Sep 16, 2008 · 2 min read

SHILLONG, May 22 (Agencies): Meghalaya Agriculture Minister E C B Bamon today asked farmers to look into additional income generating activities as the state ca...

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