Higher rates will help increase domestic gas output: Moily
Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Friday said higher rates will help raise domestic gas production and cut dependence on imports. While the government had in June approved a new formula for pricing of all domestically produced natural gas, the Cabinet on Thursday allowed the same principles to also... read more »
Jamia: The brave new face of Muslim girls
By Meha Mathur New Delhi – Asma Naseem began her primary education in 1990 in a small village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. Six months after she started going to her two-room school, her family decided that she deserved a better education. Her father then shifted, with four-year-old... read more »
Great cinema will emerge from Pakistan, Bangladesh: Naseeruddin Shah
Mumbai – Seasoned Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah says “we are too happy with ourselves” but the future belongs to SAARC nations like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka in terms of good cinema. Naseer, who has been part of Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor and director duo... read more »
Supreme Court ruling has pushed us backwards: Vikram Seth
By Shilpa Raina New Delhi – Writers don’t need to talk on every subject but they must not keep quiet if they witness injustice, says celebrated author-writer Vikram Seth, speaking out on the recent Supreme Court ruling that he says “has pushed us backwards, and now you will be a... read more »
Hazare softens stand on Lokpal
Softening his stand on the Lokpal issue, social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday suggested moving ahead with the amended Bill presented in the Rajya Sabha and said improvements in the... read more »
US hopes diplomat’s arrest won’t hit bilateral ties
The U.S. has expressed hope that the diplomatic row over the arrest of Indian Deputy Consul-General in New York will not affect bilateral ties with India, which has strongly reacted to... read more »
Protests in Pakistan over Mollah’s execution
Islamabad – Pakistani activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami held protests in various Sindh towns giving vent to their anger over the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war... read more »
Mollah’s hanging ‘saddens’ Pakistan interior minister
Islamabad – Pakistan Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed “deep grief” and concern over the execution of war criminal and leader of Jamaat-e-Islami,... read more »
Irrfan bags best actor trophy at Dubai film fest
Dubai – Acclaimed Indian actor Irrfan Khan won the best actor award for his brilliant performance in “The Lunchbox” at the! 10th edition of Dubai International Film Festival... read more »
