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  • online du admission hampered by website glitches

    Online DU admission hampered by website glitches

    June 05, 2013 18:14 IST

    New Delhi, June 5: Thousands of students who were about to register online for the new four-year undergraduate course with Delhi University were not able to do so, as the university website suffered a technical

  • mp govt gives rs 1 cr cash rewards to sushil kumar vijay

    MP govt gives Rs 1 cr cash rewards to Sushil Kumar, Vijay Kumar

    June 05, 2013 16:10 IST

    Bhopal, Jun 5:  Madhya Pradesh government gave away cash rewards of Rs one crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively to Indian sportspersons, who won silver and bronze medals in 2012 London Olympics.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister

  • 24 pilgrims trapped in two cable cars in tn rescue

    24 pilgrims trapped in two cable cars in TN, rescue operations on

    June 05, 2013 15:58 IST

    Palani (Tamil Nadu), Jun 5: About 24 pilgrims were trapped intwo cable cars which stopped mid way to a hilltop temple today, some 100-feet-high from the ground, official sources said.The cable cars, meant to transport

  • govt bus torched in meghalaya

    Govt bus torched in Meghalaya

    June 05, 2013 15:00 IST

    Shillong, June 5: A government transport bus was today burnt down by suspected tribal militants in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district but no one was injured in the incident, police said.Heavily armed militants numbering four

  • girls once again outperform boys in up intermediate exams

    Girls once again outperform boys in UP Intermediate exams

    June 05, 2013 14:52 IST

    Allahabad, June 5: Girls outperformed boys once again in the intermediate exams held by the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board, results for which were declared here today.  A total of 25.48 lakh candidates had appeared

  • chhattisgarh opposes nctc says it violates federal structure

    Chhattisgarh opposes NCTC; says it violates federal structure

    June 05, 2013 15:52 IST

    New Delhi, June 5: Opposing the setting up of the anti-terror body NCTC in its present form, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said it violates the federal structure of the Constitution.The Chief Minister of

  • environment day agra seems to have lost the battle to

    Environment Day: Agra seems to have lost the battle to pollution

    June 05, 2013 14:20 IST

    Agra, June 5: Even after 20 years of judicial activism, major policy pronouncements and projects worth millions of rupees, this Taj city remains pock-marked with mounds of garbage. Air and water pollution threaten the health

  • world environment day india s green mission caught in funds

    World Environment Day: India's green mission caught in funds' crunch

    June 05, 2013 14:03 IST

    New Delhi, June 5: India's ambitious plans to fight climate change by enhancing the forest cover at a cost of Rs. 46,000 crore by 2020 have been stuck with no funds available since it was

  • need to set up mechanism for safety of women children pm

    Need to set up mechanism for safety of women, children: PM

    June 05, 2013 13:55 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 5: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought setting up of an institutional mechanism for safety and security of women and children, especially in urban areas, saying collective action was required for their

  • no place for terrorism in islam darul uloom deoband

    No place for terrorism in Islam: Darul Uloom Deoband

    June 05, 2013 13:46 IST

    Muzaffarnagar, Jun 5: There is no place for terrorism in Islam, leading Islamic seminary Darul-uloom Deoband's Vice Chancellor Maulana Abdul Khalik has said.  Khalik said this during his address at the foundation laying ceremony of

  • chhattisgarh maoist strike direct attack on freedom say cms

    Chhattisgarh Maoist strike direct attack on freedom, say CMs

    June 05, 2013 13:18 IST

    New Delhi, June 5: The May 25 Maoist strike in Chhattisgarh was a "direct attack on democracy and freedom", chief ministers of various states said in a unanimous resolution Wednesday."It was a direct attack on

  • kashmir university plans to introduce chinese language at

    Kashmir University plans to introduce Chinese language at IFL

    June 05, 2013 12:49 IST

    Srinagar, Jun 5: Kashmir University is planning to introduce Chinese language as a subject at its Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmad has said.  “Besides German, French and Russian already being taught

  • ladakh comes to kolkata in photographs

    Ladakh comes to Kolkata in photographs

    June 05, 2013 12:34 IST

    Kolkata, June 5: Ladakh's picturesque snowy mountains, topped with clear blue skies are now within the reach of Kolkata's photography enthusiasts.Unleashing the magic of the region called the "roof the world", self-taught photographer Surajit Hari

  • bengalis are most widely travelled people in india

    Bengalis are most widely-travelled people in India

    June 05, 2013 11:44 IST

    Kolkata, Jun 5 : To satiate the wanderlust of Bengalis, with a record 20 per cent of the state's population hitting the travelller's trail any time of the year, the land of undulating terrain Jharkhand

  • soldiers throw six youth out of moving train

    Soldiers throw six youth out of moving train

    June 05, 2013 11:39 IST

    Lucknow, June 5: Six young men who had, by mistake, occupied a coach reserved for army personnel were thrown off a moving train by soldiers in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.The incident occurred on board

  • naxal violence has no place in democracy manmohan singh

    Naxal violence has no place in democracy: Manmohan Singh

    June 05, 2013 13:59 IST

    New Delhi, June 5: Taking a strong stand against Maoist attacks like the May 25 strike against Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday that such violence has no place in a

  • cabinet approves bill to amend registration act for

    Cabinet approves bill to amend Registration Act for calculating land values

    June 05, 2013 10:15 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 5: In a move that would benefit land owners, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the Rural Development Ministry's proposal to amend the century-old Registration Act to ensure greater accuracy in calculating

  • 358th urs of emperor shah jahan from today

    358th Urs of emperor Shah Jahan from today

    June 05, 2013 9:44 IST

    Agra, Jun 5: The 358th annual ‘Urs' celebrations of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is all set to begin at Taj Mahal from today with a host of programmes lined up as part of the three-day

  • 25 check dams built in jharkhand forest areas

    25 check dams built in Jharkhand forest areas

    June 05, 2013 9:35 IST

    Ranchi, Jun 5: Twenty-five big check dams have been constructed in 11 forest areas as part of conservation of water in Jharkhand, a senior forest official said here yesterday.  Launching water conservation campaign by non-governmental

  • acute water crisis in mumbai today

    Acute water crisis in Mumbai today

    June 05, 2013 9:17 IST

    Mumbai, Jun 5 : Mumbaikars faced an acute shortage of water today due to water supply repair works undertaken by BMC.BMC plans to repair two 1,200 mm valves and work on giving a cross-connection under

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