Modi will now seek wife, says Jharkhand minister
Ranchi – BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, now seeking iron scrap from the people for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue, will one day seek a wife from the common people, a Jharkhand minister said Monday, creating a political row. “Earlier, the BJP were seeking... read more »
Ensure free 700 litres water for all Delhiites: Congress
New Delhi – Shortly after the Delhi government announced provision of 700 litres of free water per day to every household with a water connection, the Congress Monday questioned the move and said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should ensure that every citizen gets the facility. “He had... read more »
Invited by Sharif to visit Pakistan, says Mamata
Kolkata – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief has invited her to visit his country. In a post on her Facebook page after receiving outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir in her office, Banerjee said he “has... read more »
Be united, else get ready to perish: Antony
Thiruvananthapuram – Defence Minister A.K. Antony sternly warned his party colleagues Kerala that if they can’t remain united, then they should be ready to perish. “Look, manifestos are all there and needed and that’s just one aspect, but the most vital ingredient is the... read more »
Low oxygen bad for breast cancer patients
New York – Breast cancer cells, when exposed to low oxygen conditions, trigger the production of two proteins that make the cancer cells spread fast — making the patient’s... read more »
Styling for films not cakewalk:Designers
Mumbai – With 100 years of Indian cinema, fashion in films also has seen a drastic makeover. Designers feel that making clothes for movies is not a cakewalk. Renowned designers like... read more »
Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf’s ailing mother
Islamabad – The Pakistani government Friday offered to send a special plane or air ambulance to bring former president Pervez Musharraf’s mother to Pakistan from... read more »
Where a tarpaulin cover is home: Visiting the riot displaced
By Rosamma Thomas Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) – At the Malakpur relief camp in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest of the dozen-odd for the victims of the riots... read more »
Nobody has died of cold in UP: UP Principal Secretary
Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh’s Principal Secretary (Home) Anil Gupta on Friday rejected charges that deaths of children in relief camps in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar District, had... read more »
