Farmers take part in traditional cattle race in Kerala village
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 06:45pm
Cattle-racing in Chidali village of Kerala's Palakkad district attracted farmers from different parts of the state on Friday.
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Pakistan Army continues ceasefire violations in Jammu region
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 06:28pm
Major General Om Prakash Commander of the Jammu Division of the Indian Army said the Pakistani Army has been violating the ceasefire to assist militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.
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Omar asks people to shun violence
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 06:24pm
Asking people to shun violence, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his government is vigorously working to facilitate internal and external dialogues to address the state’s political issues and help cultivate permanent peace.
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Maoists kill three of a family in West Midnapore
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:58pm
Three members of a family were killed Friday in West Bengal's West
Midnapore district by Maoists on suspicion that they were police
informers, police said.
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Goa's top sports award mired in controversy
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:54pm
Goa government's top sports excellence award named after former
cricketer Dilip Sardesai is mired in controversy, after a section of
the media published the name of the winner earlier this week, days
before it was officially announced.
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Shirdi now connected to Mumbai by rail
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:54pm
The famous temple town of Shirdi, the abode of the Saibaba, was put on the country's railway map with the inauguration Friday of a tri-weekly superfast train connecting it with Mumbai.
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Chetak chopper crashes, pilots escape with minor injuries
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:52pm
A two-seater Chetak helicopter of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
crashed while taking-off during a training mission here Friday. The two
pilots escaped with minor injuries, HAL said.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate foreign fund flow
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:52pm
A bill aimed at putting a check on the huge flow of foreign funds to religious and social ogranisations is all set to become a law after the Lok Sabha Friday passed the legislation.
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A fish that 'walks' in water
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:44pm
The angler fish, which is mostly found in the ocean depths, appears to saunter along on four legs on the ocean floor, new pictures have revealed.
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Three Air India employees to get Arjuna Awards
Friday - Aug 27, 2010, 05:42pm
Three sportspersons from Air India, including woman cricketer Jhulan Goswami, will be presented with the Arjuna Awards by President Pratibha Patil here Sunday, an Air India official said.
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