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Lessons for students in Indian heritage, courtesy culture ministry - Dt( 2008-06-17 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) How many school and college goers know about the little historical monuments tucked away in their neighbourhood? Or for that matter about the rich literary and theatre tradit  more ...

Kashmir readies for 200,000 Amarnath pilgrims - Dt( 2008-06-17 00:00:00 )
Srinagar, June 17 (IANS) Around 200,000 devotees are set to undertake the arduous pilgrimage to the Hindu cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir that begins Wednesday, with a three-tier security  more ...

Voluntary blood donation a mass movement in Tripura - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) Last year, impoverished rickshaw puller Amar Das was carrying a sick passenger and his wife to the Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital here. The 42-year-old rickshaw puller  more ...

CBI arrests compounder in Noida double murder, searches Durrani house (Night Lead) - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
The CBI team went to the Noida house of Durrani, with whom Talwar was allegedly into a relationship, after her name cropped up in the narco analysis of Krishna, the compounder of Talwar who was arrest  more ...

Fight between Nashik youngsters turns violent, 15 held - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
Two motorcycle-borne youths accidentally hit some youths who were standing on the roadside in Nashik's Bhaganpur area, leading to a fight between the two groups, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Na  more ...

He beats holy men at their own game - Dt( 2008-06-13 00:00:00 )
Kozhikode, June 13 (IANS) He walks barefoot over glowing embers, conjures up sacred ash with a wave of his hand or produces gold chains in the twinkle of an eye. But Narendra Nayak is no holy man prof  more ...

One killed in freak 'air accident' in Mumbai - Dt( 2008-06-13 00:00:00 )
The victim was identified as Shivaji Kashinath Koli. The roofs of at least 30 huts in jari Mari slums in Kurla east suburb, close to the airport in Santa Cruz, blew off due to the blast from the u  more ...

Amitav Ghosh topples Archer as best-selling author - Dt( 2008-06-12 00:00:00 )
The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction categories are: Non-fiction: 1. The Secret Author: Rhonda Byrne Publisher: Simon & Schuster Price: Rs.550.00 2. Eat Pray Love: One Woman's S  more ...

Guitar in hand, Agra teen aims for Guinness record - Dt( 2008-06-12 00:00:00 )
"He would have qualified last year itself but the minimum age requirement of 14 for the Guinness Book of Records has made it necessary that he perform again before an official from London," his father  more ...

How about some alternative rock with Indian flavour - Dt( 2008-06-07 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Guitar and bass are passé. Now it's instruments like the tabla, sitar, flute and harmonium that are being used to create 'alternative progressive rock' - a new genre that is f  more ...

Off to a 'cycling' start? Not on Panjab University campus - Dt( 2008-06-06 00:00:00 )
Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) Students and teachers alike are known to cycle their way around in campuses across the world - but a similar initiative on the Punjab University campus here has found few tak  more ...

Archer overtakes Jhumpa Lahiri, Byrne rules non-fiction - Dt( 2008-06-06 00:00:00 )
The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction categories are: Non-Fiction 1. "The Secret" Author: Rhonda Byrne Publisher: Simon & Schuster Price: Rs.550.00 2. "Crossed Swords: Pakistan I  more ...

'Caterpillar fungus' could be India's answer to Viagra - Dt( 2008-06-05 00:00:00 )
Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) Foreign drugs like Viagra and Cialis used for treating erectile dysfunction may soon get their Indian counterparts from a `caterpillar fungus' found in the high altitudes of Utt  more ...

Helping foreigners, NRIs adjust to a complex India - Dt( 2008-06-04 00:00:00 )
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) Josephine Agular is an African American who is very sad that she may have to leave Chennai without a single Indian friend after living here for two years! After all, understa  more ...

CBSE syllabi for Classes 11 and 12 under Bihar board - Dt( 2008-06-04 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Thousands of schools under the Bihar education board will follow the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum in Classes 11 and 12 from the new academic session  more ...

Delhi traffic scene 'pathetic' during rains: Judge - Dt( 2008-06-04 00:00:00 )
Justice J.D. Kapoor, while slapping a fine of Rs.2.5 million on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for water-logging in the capital's roads after heavy rains two years ago, also recommended cert  more ...

Owls, the new target of illegal bird traders - Dt( 2008-06-03 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Owls are becoming the latest target of illegal bird traders in India as they try ingenious ways to hoodwink the law with the demand for these nocturnal birds soaring in global  more ...

Karunanidhi tries to appease believers with Ram remark - Dt( 2008-06-03 00:00:00 )
"I have no issues with the Sethusamudram project being renamed after Ram if it helps the realisation of a dream of our late leaders Kamraj and Anna besides result in ending the state's isolation in th  more ...

Defence minister faints at NDA passing out parade - Dt( 2008-05-31 00:00:00 )
Antony was taking the salutes of the 312 cadets who are passing out when he felt uneasy. His aides asked him to take a seat but he fainted soon after. The minister was rushed to the military hospit  more ...

Ramdev takes 1,000 followers on Vedic cruise to China - Dt( 2008-05-31 00:00:00 )
The goodwill spiritual mission, "Yoga on Sea", is significant as it comes ahead of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to China June 4, said a spokesperson for the Patanjali Yogpeeth an  more ...