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  • know more about the majestic fort of maharashtra the

    Know more about the Majestic fort of Maharashtra: The Daulatabad Fort

    May 02, 2013 6:55 IST

    New Delhi: Situated on a hill and surrounded by a 40 ft. deep trench in the city of Devagiri , this fascinating fort becomes impossible for intruders to approach.The fort is situated on an isolated

  • india seeks sarabjit family wants pm to go

    India seeks Sarabjit, family wants PM to go

    May 01, 2013 19:56 IST

    Attari/New Delhi, May 1: India Wednesday made a fervent appeal to Pakistan to release critically injured death row prisioner Sarabjit Singh or at least to shift him to a third country for "proper treatment", even

  • un regrets anti rape law not reflecting verma panel views

    UN regrets anti-rape law not reflecting Verma panel views

    May 01, 2013 19:22 IST

    New Delhi, May 1: The United Nations Wednesday expressed regret that the anti-rape law passed by the government after the December 16 gang-rape incident did not fully reflect the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma

  • delhi autorickshaw taxi fare hike approved

    Delhi autorickshaw, taxi fare hike approved

    May 01, 2013 22:56 IST

    New Delhi, May 1: Delhiites would soon have to pay more for travel in autorickshaws as the city government Wednesday approved a proposal for a fare hike of Rs.6 for the first two kms and

  • maharashtra day not everyone is celebrating

    Maharashtra Day: Not everyone is celebrating

    May 01, 2013 18:54 IST

    Mumbai/Nagpur, May 1: The 53rd Maharashtra Day celebrations saw events of vastly different hues: While youths in Mumbai pledged to make the state drug-free, farmers in Vidarbha observed a "black day" Wednesday.Over a thousand youths

  • curfew lifted for seven hours in assam

    Curfew lifted for seven hours in Assam

    May 01, 2013 18:15 IST

    Guwahati, May 1: The curfew imposed in parts of Golapara district in Assam after police firing two days ago was lifted Wednesday for seven hours.Goalpara Deputy Commissioner Preetam Saikia said there was improvement in the

  • know about trishund ganapati temple where three trunk

    Know about Trishund Ganapati Temple, where three trunk Ganesha resides

    August 29, 2014 12:07 IST

    New Delhi: As the name suggests “Trishund” actually means three trunks. Amidst of narrow lanes of Somvar Peth area of Pune lies a temple dedicated to Lord Ganesh. It was constructed by Bhimjigiri Gosavi. This

  • marriage laws amendment bill referred to gom

    Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill referred to GoM

    May 01, 2013 17:57 IST

    New Delhi, May 1: The controversial Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill was on Wednesday referred to a Group of Ministers after differences cropped up over clauses dealing with a woman's right to marital property in case

  • mizoram restricts pork sale as fever kills over 600 pigs

    Mizoram restricts pork sale as fever kills over 600 pigs

    May 01, 2013 17:17 IST

    Aizawl, May 1: Over 600 pigs have died from swine fever and about 12,200 have been infected in the past two months in Mizoram, officials said here Wednesday.“The endemic swine fever caused the death of

  • tight security for pak prisoners in maharashtra jails

    Tight security for Pak prisoners in Maharashtra jails

    May 01, 2013 16:26 IST

    Mumbai, May 1: Following the brutal assault on Indian national Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistan jail, security of neighbouring country's prisoners in Maharashtra jails has been tightened, a senior police official said.Additional Director General of

  • army chief briefs ccs on chinese incursion

    Army chief briefs CCS on Chinese incursion

    May 01, 2013 22:52 IST

    New Delhi, May 1: The Indian Army chief, General Bikram Singh, Wednesday briefed the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh."The CCS met today and the army chief briefed us on

  • tremors prompt avalanche alert in bhaderwah

    Tremors prompt avalanche alert in Bhaderwah

    May 01, 2013 15:03 IST

    Bhaderwah (J-K), May 1: An avalanche alert has been issued for people living in the Bhaderwah-Chamba border belt after tremors shook the valley in Doda district today.  “We have alerted people living in the foothills

  • three tiger cubs born in bihar reserve

    Three tiger cubs born in Bihar reserve

    May 01, 2013 14:39 IST

    Patna, May 1: A tigress gave birth to three cubs in Bihar's only tiger reserve -- the second such development in the area in one-and-half years, an official said Wednesday."It is a positive development for

  • two naxals killed in chhattisgarh

    Two Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh

    May 01, 2013 14:27 IST

    Raipur, May 1: Two Naxals were killed today in an encounter with security forces in Maoist-hit Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.The cadres of Daula Dalam of Maoists were gunned down by a joint team

  • delhi lahore bus makes emergency stop at ambala

    Delhi-Lahore bus makes emergency stop at Ambala

    May 01, 2013 14:20 IST

    Ambala (Har), May 1: The Delhi-Lahore bus made an emergency halt for about 90 minutes here this morning after a young woman passenger took ill.According to police, the 21-year-old woman started vomiting when the bus,

  • mumbai metro trial run successful

    Mumbai Metro trial run successful

    May 01, 2013 18:03 IST

    Mumbai, May 1: On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful trial run of the state's first Metro railway Wednesday.Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the three-km long trial run of

  • sikhs protest against sajjan kumar s acquittal

    Sikhs protest against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

    May 01, 2013 16:21 IST

    New Delhi, May 1: Sikh groups protested here Wednesday demanding stringent punishment for Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was acquitted the day before in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Holding placards that read

  • 5.8 magnitude earthquake felt in j k

    5.8 magnitude earthquake felt in J&K

    May 01, 2013 13:36 IST

    Baderwah/Srinagar, May 1: A moderate intensity earthquake rocked Jammu and Kashmir today but there were no reports of any casualties so far.“A tremor measuring 5.8 on the richter scale was recorded at 12.27 PM today,”

  • up headless as top brass on a summer holiday

    UP 'headless' as top brass on a summer holiday

    May 01, 2013 12:56 IST

    Lucknow, May 1: Uttar Pradesh's top brass seems to have flown the coop, or at least the state! Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, senior ministers like Azam Khan and Shivpal Singh Yadav and even Chief Secretary

  • earthquake in j k tremors felt in delhi and parts of north

    Earthquake in J&K, tremors felt in Delhi and parts of North India

    May 01, 2013 15:07 IST

    New Delhi/Kishtwar, May 1: Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8 magnitude quake centred near the Jammu and Kashmir-Himachal Pradesh

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