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  • varanasi among world s 10 oldest cities

    Varanasi among world's 10 oldest cities

    December 05, 2012 6:23 IST

    New Delhi: There are many ancient cities still surviving across the globe, of which our Varanasi, earlier known as Kashi, is one. Many ancient cities like Pompeii, Hampi  were devastated  either because of natural disasters

  • bill in rs seeks 2 yr jail for child labour employers

    Bill in RS seeks 2-yr jail for child labour employers

    December 04, 2012 16:27 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 4: A bill seeking two-year jail term for child labour employers, and ban on employment of children below 14 in all occupations and of adolescents below 18 in hazardous occupations was introduced

  • 2 500 militants in pakistan camps govt

    2,500 militants in Pakistan camps: Govt

    December 04, 2012 16:22 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 4: Government today said terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is still intact with reports of presence of about 2,500 militants in various camps across the border.“The terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan or Pakistan occupied

  • ec asks govt. to defer cash transfer scheme

    EC asks govt. to defer cash transfer scheme

    December 04, 2012 15:34 IST

    New Delhi,Dec 4: Voicing concern over announcement of direct cash transfer scheme during the operation of Model Code of Conduct, the Election Commission has directed the government to keep in abeyance its implementation in Gujarat

  • deoband fatwa appointment of muslim women as receptionist

    Deoband fatwa: appointment of Muslim women as receptionist is anti-Islamic

    December 04, 2012 15:13 IST

    Muzaffarnagar, Dec 4: Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa against appointment of Muslim women as receptionists, calling it illegal and against sharia law.The fatwa was issued after a query on November

  • srinagar records lowest temperature of season

    Srinagar records lowest temperature of season

    December 04, 2012 14:23 IST

    Srinagar, Dec 4: Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar witnessed its coldest day of the season Tuesday as the temperature dropped to around three degrees Celsius here.Leh town was the coldest at minus 12.2 degrees

  • govt relaxes tourist visa rules

    Govt relaxes tourist visa rules

    December 04, 2012 14:07 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 4: In a boost to the tourism industry, India has relaxed its tourist visa rules by lifting restrictions imposed on foreign visitors to have a two-month cooling off period between subsequent visits.However,

  • curfew continues in srinagar

    Curfew continues in Srinagar

    December 04, 2012 14:00 IST

    Srinagar, Dec 4: Curfew imposed in parts of the city following sectarian clashes continued for the seventh day today."Curfew will continue in Zadibal and Nowhatta police station areas and Urdu Bazaar police post area as

  • on navy day india remembers operation trident

    On Navy Day, India remembers Operation Trident

    March 21, 2013 18:06 IST

    New Delhi:  December 4  is celebrated as Navy Day in India. This was the day when the Indian Navy played a significant role in the bombing of Karachi harbour in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. 

  • three haryana families face social boycott

    Three Haryana families face social boycott

    December 04, 2012 11:25 IST

    Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 4: The families of three youths, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana following a diktat by a panchayats (village council).The

  • norway court postpones sentencing indian couple family

    Norway court postpones sentencing Indian couple, family anxious

    December 04, 2012 10:55 IST

    Hyderabad, Dec 4: A court in Norway has postponed to Tuesday sentencing an Indian couple facing criminal charges of maltreatment of their child, heightening the anxiety among their family members here.The exact reasons for the

  • 10 facts one should know about india

    10 facts one should know about India

    December 16, 2013 7:47 IST

    New Delhi: India's civilization goes back to the days of  pre-Indus Valley as far as recorded history can travel back in time. There has been continuity and breaks though, making Sir Mohammed Allama Iqbal to

  • ready to join sting probe says zee chairman subhash chandra

    Ready to join sting probe, says Zee chairman Subhash Chandra

    December 03, 2012 22:56 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Zee Group Chairman Subhash Chandra today informed police that he is prepared to appear before them in connection with the alleged extortion bid by two senior editors of his channel within

  • shiv sena workers burn pak flag to protest karachi hindu

    Shiv Sena workers burn Pak flag to protest Karachi Hindu temple demolition

    December 03, 2012 22:27 IST

    Phagwara, Punjab, Dec 3 : Activists of Shiv Sena today burnt the Pakistan's national flag and effigy of its government to protest the “demolition of a century old temple in Karachi.”Led by Sena's state vice-president

  • bail pleas of zee news editors dismissed

    Bail pleas of Zee News editors dismissed

    December 03, 2012 21:09 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3 : The bail pleas of two Zee News channel editors, arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs. 100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's group firm for not telecasting reports linking

  • paris hilton dances with orphans prays at siddhivinayak

    Paris Hilton dances with orphans, prays at Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai

    December 03, 2012 20:42 IST

    Mumbai, Dec 3 : American socialite and fashion designer Paris Hilton today paid obeisance at the famous Siddhivinayak temple in Dadar here.A huge crowd was present to cheer Hilton as she went to the temple.

  • delhi govt opposes running of hookah bars by city restaurant

    Delhi govt opposes running of 'Hookah' bars by city restaurant

    December 03, 2012 20:14 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Opposing the mushrooming growth of hookah bars in restaurants, the city government today told the Delhi High Court that youngsters are getting attracted to these bars and it may affect their

  • now foreigners can register online in himachal

    Now foreigners can register online in Himachal

    December 03, 2012 20:01 IST

    Shimla, Dec 3: Foreign tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh would now be able to register themselves online with various foreigner registration officers through an interactive police web portal, a top police official said here Monday.“Any foreigner

  • two dead five hurt in mumbai building collapse

    Two dead, five hurt in Mumbai building collapse

    December 03, 2012 19:46 IST

    Mumbai, Dec 3: Two people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured when part of a building collapsed here in central Mumbai Monday, officials said.“The victims have been been identified as Amrita Shukla,

  • tibet owes its religion to india tibetan pm in exile

    Tibet owes its religion to India: Tibetan PM-in-exile

    December 03, 2012 17:16 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Attributing the success of the Tibetan democratic experiment in exile to Indian values and traditions, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Monday said that the country "owed its religion to India"."Tibet owed

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