Quake jolts several parts of Maharashtra

Quake jolts several parts of Maharashtra Mumbai: Tremors shook some parts of Maharashtra early on Monday, barely 12 hours after the earthquake that rocked northern and eastern India, an official said The tremors were recorded around 6.20 am, but the intensity or its epicentre have not yet been confirmed, the official from the Seismological Monitoring Centre said. So far there is no information on loss of life or property from anywhere. Among the areas which were...
07:47 AM, Sep 19, 2011

Paschim Banga: Alphabet, history and lost chance

Begging Your Pardon |  Rituparna Chatterjee

The baptism of West Bengal was extraordinary in its plainness. From a popular standpoint, the growing clamour for a new name for the state had ...
05:51 PM, Aug 20, 2011

'Cong will choose leader after Kerala poll'

'Cong will choose leader after Kerala poll' Thiruvananthapuram: The general practice in the Congress was that it would not project a leader as chief ministerial candidate during campaign for assembly elections, former KPCC president K Muraleedharan, who was recently taken back to the party, said on Monday. Addressing a meet-the-press programme here, he said the leader of the Congress legislature Party (CLP) would normally be chosen by the Legislature Party after the elections and it would be...
02:06 PM, Mar 07, 2011

Latur: Teen abducted, killed; four minors held

Latur: Teen abducted, killed; four minors held Latur: Four college students have been arrested for allegedly abducting and killing a ninth standard student in Latur in Maharashtra. The victim Suraj was the son of a Zila Parishad member. Police say the four suspects belonged to poor families and had conspired to kidnap him hoping for Rs 1 crore in ransom. Suraj's friend, Yogesh Piple, studying in a local college, accompanied by Kishor Datar, Balaji Barkate and Vilas...
09:09 AM, Feb 15, 2011

BJP opposes parts of communal violence bill

BJP opposes parts of communal violence bill The bill empowers the Centre to send forces to communally disturbed areas. ...
02:27 AM, Dec 05, 2009

Argentine leaders throw chairs, punches in public

Argentine leaders throw chairs, punches in public At least 10 legislators were injured during the chaotic scuffle in Chaco. ...
10:00 PM, Dec 03, 2009

Californian legislature in the US passes Kirpan bill

Californian legislature in the US passes Kirpan bill It's a move that may decrease the number of "wasteful arrests". ...
05:34 PM, Sep 02, 2009
Social workers shocked at minister's attitude

Social workers shocked at minister's attitude

Dileep Deshmukh's suggestion of a separate school for HIV kids stuns social workers in Latur. ...
07:42 AM, Jul 13, 2009

Minister wants HIV kids out of regular school

Minister wants HIV  kids out of regular school Guardian Minister Dileep Deshmukh has openly backed the villagers. ...
07:24 AM, Jul 13, 2009

Latur school backs HIV ve kids, villagers unrelenting

Latur school backs HIV ve kids, villagers unrelenting School administration saw an alarming fall in attendance, villagers still biased. ...
02:41 PM, Jul 12, 2009

Impact: Latur school ordered to take back HIV kids

Impact: Latur school ordered to take back HIV  kids The Maharashtra government has ordered a probe into the incident. ...
04:54 PM, Jul 11, 2009

School asks HIV-positive students to leave in Latur

School asks HIV-positive students to leave in Latur All the eight HIV-positive students in the Latur school are orphans. ...
11:13 PM, Jul 10, 2009

HIV students shunned in Latur school

HIV  students shunned in Latur school Other students are not willing to come in contact with them. ...
03:22 PM, Jul 10, 2009

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan sacked

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan sacked Chander Mohan has formed another party with son Kuldeep Bishnoi. ...
02:40 AM, Dec 08, 2008

In Pics Mayhem in Parliament over Women's Bill

In Pics Mayhem in Parliament over Women's Bill Law Minister H R Bhardwaj was able to introduce the Bill by a voice vote. ...
05:57 PM, May 06, 2008