Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. India

More From India

  • govt to monitor programme content on fm radio stations

    Govt to monitor programme content on FM radio stations

    October 23, 2012 9:45 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23 : The government is planning to set up a facility that will monitor the programme content that is broadcast on FM Radio stations during the 12th Five year plan.Information and Broadcasting

  • get that complete fav look this winter

    Get that complete fav look this winter !!!

    March 21, 2013 17:31 IST

    With winter  fast closing in, the  fashion world is gearing up to design an exquisite clothing line this season.  It's time to revamp your wardrobe and here's  a guide to help you with that complete

  • why do muslims sacrifice an animal on eid al adha

    Why do muslims sacrifice an animal on Eid al-Adha

    October 06, 2014 13:11 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 24: Eid al-Adha, also known as the 'Festival of Sacrifice', commemorates Abraham's (Ibrahim's) willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma'il) to God, before the God intervenes and gives him a ram to

  • significance of kanya puja during navratri

    Significance of Kanya Puja during Navratri

    October 09, 2013 6:42 IST

    New Delhi: Kanya puja is celebrated on the eighth and ninth day of Navaratri. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped and it is a custom to wash the feet

  • president visits his old school

    President visits his old school

    October 22, 2012 21:50 IST

    Kirnahar (WB), Oct 22: President Pranab Mukherjee today nostalgically recalled the first day he stepped into the Kirnahar Shib Chandra High School, where he studied from Class V to XI and said he had the

  • 33 fresh dengue cases in capital

    33 fresh dengue cases in capital

    October 22, 2012 21:33 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 22: There was no let up in dengue cases in the capital with 33 patients testing positive today, taking taking the total to 685.Two children have so far succumbed to dengue ever

  • britain ends 10 year old boycott of modi envoy says we re

    Britain ends 10-year-old boycott of Modi, envoy says we're not endorsing him

    October 22, 2012 21:29 IST

    Gandhinagar, Oct 22: Britain on Monday said its decision to re-engage with Gujarat should not be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, as it ended its decade-long boycott of the state over

  • govt notifies new pictorial warning for tobacco products

    Govt notifies new pictorial warning for tobacco products

    October 22, 2012 20:44 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 22: Government has notified new, stricter pictorial warnings for smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco with April 1 next year as the deadline for their implementation.A set of three pictorial warnings each

  • delhi lowers power tariff for first 200 units

    Delhi lowers power tariff for first 200 units

    October 22, 2012 20:35 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 22: In a bid to give some relief to the lower strata of people, the Delhi government Monday lowered the power tariff for the first 200 units in the national capital.According to

  • delhi govt to buy 1 100 new buses

    Delhi govt to buy 1,100 new buses

    October 22, 2012 20:21 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 22: The Delhi government Monday decided to introduce 1,100 new Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on the roads of the national capital."We have decided to buy 1,100 new DTC buses," said Chief Minister

  • sit grills kripashankar s son in da case

    SIT grills Kripashankar's son in DA case

    October 22, 2012 20:17 IST

    Mumbai, Oct 22: Days after former Mumbai Congress Chief Kripashankar Singh was questioned by the SIT, probing alleged amassing of disproportionate assets, his son was also grilled in this connection, police said today.  Kripashankar Singh's

  • russian president putin s india visit deferred to december

    Russian president Putin's India visit deferred to December

    October 22, 2012 21:07 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, earlier expected Oct 31-Nov 1, has been deferred to Dec 24, triggering speculation about differences over contentious issues like civil nuclear liability and a

  • a strong handshake can give a good first impression

    A strong handshake can give a good first impression

    October 24, 2012 7:30 IST

    Washington, Oct 22: A firm handshake can help you clinch a good deal or land you that perfect job!Strangers do form a positive image of those who proffer their hand in greeting, a new study

  • jackie shroff to lead campaign against female foeticide in

    Jackie Shroff to lead campaign against female foeticide in Bihar

    October 22, 2012 17:24 IST

    Patna, Oct 22: The Bihar government has roped in Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff to lead a campaign against female foeticide in the state.Shroff, who met Health minister Ashwini Choubey has agreed to lead the campaign

  • thousands gather at belur math on maha ashtami

    Thousands gather at Belur Math on Maha Ashtami

    October 22, 2012 17:11 IST

    Kolkata, Oct 22: Devotees gathered in thousands from across the country and abroad at Belur Math, the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, to watch 'Kumari Puja' or the worship of a

  • virtual queue booking begins for sabarimala pilgrims

    Virtual queue booking begins for Sabarimala pilgrims

    October 22, 2012 17:02 IST

    Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22: The Kerala Police has opened the online queue booking for Sabarimala pilgrims ahead of the upcoming pilgrimage season, a police official said here Monday.Under the unique queue booking system, devotees can make

  • im militant faish mehmood deported from saudi arabia to

    IM militant Faish Mehmood deported from Saudi Arabia to Delhi

    October 22, 2012 12:06 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 22: Fasih Mehmood, one of the founders of Indian Mujahideen, has been deported by the Saudi Arabian government to India, and is presently in the custody of Delhi Police Special Branch, sources

  • more than 60 milk in country unsafe govt

    More than 60% milk in country unsafe: Govt

    October 23, 2012 8:47 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 23: Over 68 per cent of milk in the country does not conform to the standards set by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the Centre has told the

  • world s smallest dog smaller than a cellphone

    World's smallest dog, smaller than a cellphone

    March 21, 2013 17:30 IST

    New York, Oct 22: A Polish puppy no bigger than its owner's mobile phone may be the smallest living dog on the planet.The teeny terrier Meysi weighed just about 44.7 grams at birth and is

  • eight durga puja revellers killed in bengal road accident

    Eight Durga Puja revellers killed in Bengal road accident

    October 22, 2012 11:26 IST

    Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, Oct 22 : Eight Durga Puja revellers, including three children and as many women, were killed and three others injured in a road accident in the wee hours today while they

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
X