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  • 11 important facts you should know about ravana

    11 important facts you should know about Ravana

    October 16, 2015 10:57 IST

    New Delhi: Though demon king Ravana is the prime  antagonist character in the epic Ramayana, yet most of the people are not aware of his background, his conquests  and his erudite knowledge.To put it in

  • kasab s mercy plea rejected

    Kasab's mercy plea rejected

    October 23, 2012 22:40 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23: India's home ministry Tuesday recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lone survivor among the 26/11 attackers, a government source said.The mercy petition made to the

  • twelve persons electrocuted as high tension wire falls on

    Twelve persons electrocuted as high tension wire falls on bus in UP

    October 23, 2012 21:53 IST

    Fatehpur, UP, Oct 23: Twelve persons, including the bus driver and conductor, were electrocuted to death when a high tension electric cable fell on a private bus  at Amauli bus stand near Jehanabad in Fatehpur

  • number of dengue patients in delhi shoots up to 720

    Number of dengue patients in Delhi shoots up to 720

    October 23, 2012 20:58 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23: Dengue continued to spread in the capital with 35 patients testing positive today for the mosquito-borne disease, taking the number of affected to 720.Thirty-three cases were reported from three municipal corporations

  • have full faith in cbi says v.k. singh

    Have full faith in CBI, says V.K. Singh

    October 23, 2012 20:31 IST

    Gurgaon, Oct 23: Former army chief Gen (retd) V.K. Singh said here Tuesday that he has full faith in the working of the CBI which is probing his allegations of a Rs.14-crore bribe offer made

  • feasts pandal hopping mark maha navami

    Feasts, pandal-hopping mark Maha Navami

    October 23, 2012 20:24 IST

    Kolkata, Oct 23: People relished community feasts, visited friends and relatives and went pandal-hopping Tuesday on Maha Navami, the fourth day of Bengal's biggest religious festival, Durga Puja.After a whole night of revelry on Maha

  • 180 000 abortions in delhi in five years

    180,000 abortions in Delhi in five years

    October 23, 2012 20:18 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23: More than 180,000 abortions took place in the Indian capital in the last five years, according to information provided to a RTI activist.The maximum number of cases came to light from

  • taj in dubai agra does not like it

    Taj in Dubai? Agra does not like it

    October 23, 2012 20:12 IST

    Agra, Oct 23: The reported move to build a Taj Mahal in Dubai has not gone down well here with people who think it amounts to desecrating a renowned tourist draw and a spiritual monument.The

  • did demon king ravana really have ten heads

    Did demon king Ravana really have ten heads?

    October 03, 2013 6:46 IST

    New Delhi: The demon king of Lanka Ravana is the central character in all versions of Ramayana.Ravana was known for his ten heads and was therefore known as Dashanan.  It could be that his mental

  • mohan reddy nominated iit hyderabad chairman

    Mohan Reddy nominated IIT-Hyderabad chairman

    October 23, 2012 20:01 IST

    Hyderabad, Oct 23: President Pranab Mukherjee has nominated B.V.R. Mohan Reddy as chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Hyderabad."It is a matter of immense pride to head the Board

  • sudden downpour catches delhi off guard

    Sudden downpour catches Delhi off guard

    October 23, 2012 19:57 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23: Strong winds and rain Tuesday afternoon caught Delhi residents off guard after days of pleasant sunny weather. The met office has forecast more rains in the evening."The rains are due to

  • did demon king ravana really have ten heads

    Did demon king Ravana really have ten heads?

    March 21, 2013 17:32 IST

    New Delhi: The demon king of Lanka Ravana is the central character in all versions of Ramayana. Ravana was known for his ten heads and was therefore known as Dashanan.  It could be that his

  • chronic constipation may raise risk of colon cancer

    Chronic constipation may raise risk of colon cancer

    October 23, 2012 18:16 IST

    Washington, Oct 23: People with chronic constipation may be at an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, a new study has claimed.In a study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific

  • smoking breaks are unfair feel 58 per cent employees in a

    Smoking breaks are unfair, feel 58 per cent employees in a survey

    October 25, 2012 6:15 IST

    London, Oct 25: Fancy a smoke? It might be putting off your colleagues. More than half of the workers resent colleagues who take smoking breaks and think the time should come out of their salaries,

  • cbi again questions tejinder singh ravinder rishi in bribe

    CBI again questions Tejinder Singh, Ravinder Rishi in bribe offer case

    October 23, 2012 17:29 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23: Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh, Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi and four others were again grilled by CBI today over the alleged bribe offer made by the retired general to the then

  • im militant fasih s father says his son is innocent

    IM militant Fasih's father says, his son is innocent

    October 23, 2012 16:32 IST

    Darbhanga, Oct 23: Family of Fasih Mohammed, a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist who has been deported to India after five months of detention in Saudi Arabia, has decided to move the Supreme Court for speedy

  • mumbai trans harbour sea link cleared

    Mumbai trans-harbour sea-link cleared

    October 23, 2012 15:07 IST

    Mumbai, Oct 23 : Work on the proposed second sea-link in the country, Mumbai-Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) is expected to get underway from January 2013, following a green signal by the government, an official said

  • sahitya akademi chief bengali writer sunil gangopadhyay dead

    Sahitya Akademi chief Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

    October 23, 2012 15:03 IST

    Kolkata, Oct 23: Legendary Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died here early Tuesday following a major cardiac arrest, family sources said.Equally acclaimed for his poems and novels in both West Bengal and

  • aspirin may arrest declining mental capacity

    Aspirin may arrest declining mental capacity

    October 25, 2012 6:17 IST

    Stockholm, Oct 25: A daily dose of acetylsalicylic acid, as big as a fourth of an aspirin, may arrest declining mental capacity among the elderly with high cardiovascular risk, says a new study.Researchers at Sahlgrenska

  • trs lodges complaint against telugu movie over anti

    TRS lodges complaint against Telugu movie over anti-Telangana scenes

    October 23, 2012 9:56 IST

    Hyderabad, Oct 23  :The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Monday lodged a complaint with police against makers of the Telugu movie 'Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu' over its allegedly anti-Telangana scenes.TRS spokesperson D Sravan filed the complaint

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