Salman Khan promises to feature in Prem Soni's next film
Mumbai: Despite the tepid response to "Main Aurr Mrs Khanna", Salman Khan has promised director Prem R. Soni that he will do his next movie. "No matter what people say about 'Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna',...
View ArticleKobad Ghandy fit for narco test- Doctors
New Delhi: A team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Thursday declared in a city court here that leader of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)...
View ArticleThe last of the Jarawas: Living on handouts
Port Blair: As we drove from this capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands towards the Mayabandar forest reserve, four Jarawa children blocked the road with bamboo poles and demanded "paan" (betel...
View ArticleOf virgin beaches and Indian history lessons
Port Blair: Along with its crystal clear blue water, long white sand beaches, mangrove-lined creeks and diverse marine life, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands also provide the visitor with vital insights...
View ArticleSikh groups protest religious meet, police open fire
Ludhiana: Police in this largest city of Punjab opened fire and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse Sikh protesters who tried to disrupt a religious conference of a controversial sect leader. At least...
View ArticleOne million revelers at Times Square to usher in 2010
New York: Hundreds of thousands of New Year's Eve devotees braved freezing temperatures and snow mixed with cold rain waiting to watch the ritual dropping of the crystal ball announcing 2010 in Times...
View ArticleKashmir blast kills policeman
Srinagar:A policeman was killed when an explosion rocked the compound of the joint interrogation centre (JIC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district Tuesday morning.Constable Ramesh Kumar of the...
View ArticleAndaman Nicobar islands to have more airbases
Port Blair: With hundreds of uninhabited islands in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago making it vulnerable from the security perspective, India is planning to open more airbases in the islands.Indian...
View ArticleMonsoon reaches Andaman Islands
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Monday, setting the stage for the annual monsoon rains to hit Kerala on time -- May 30."The southwest monsoon has set in over parts...
View ArticleMagnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Andaman Nicobar Islands
Chennai: A massive earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sunday at 00.56 a.m. with epicentre at 160 km west of Nicobar Islands at the depth of 35 km. The...
View ArticleAndaman jolted, tremors in states (Second Lead)
Chennai/New Delhi: A string of earthquakes jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period Sunday. The tremors were also felt in southern and eastern India. There was some panic but no...
View ArticleMagnitude-6.1 quake hits Andaman
New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 4.39 a.m. Saturday, but there was no immediate report of any casualty or damages. The quake struck 159...
View ArticleAndaman asked about semi-naked dance
New Delhi: The Indian government Wednesday asked the Andaman and Nicobar administration to explain how half naked tribal women were forced to dance for tourists. Terming the incident "obnoxious and...
View ArticleWe will improve market condition: Pranab
Kolkata: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said he was concerned over signs of weakness in the Indian economy and announced that the central government would soon unveil measures to improve...
View ArticleNatarajan says no to missile firing range in Andamans
New Delhi: The environment ministry has rejected an Indian Navy proposal to test fire missiles at the Tillachang sanctuary in the Andaman and Nicobar islands as a firing range would destroy the habitat...
View ArticleAffordable electricity for all in five years: PM
New Delhi: Affordable access to energy is one of the main challenges which the world faces today and India will ensure electricity to households in the next five years Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
View ArticleSimple mechanism could treat allergies
Washington: A discovery based on a synthetic molecule could pave the way for quick-acting remedies for a host of acute allergic reactions an international team of researchers has found.Researchers from...
View ArticleNo radar in Andaman, government says
New Delhi The government has decided not to set up a radar station in Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to the perceived adverse impact on the habitat of the highly endemic Narcondam Hornbills. The...
View ArticleAssam's village of magic now more of a tourist hotspot
Mayong: An eerie silence envelopes Assam's Mayong village, well known for its magic and sorcery, as one drives towards it from the nearby city of Guwahati. With a history that is bound to scare the...
View ArticleHeadley dodges life, gets 35 years jail for Mumbai attack
Chicago: Pakistani-American David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack by Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), dodged the life sentence as expected, with a court here...
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