Two die as flood situation worsens in Bihar
Alert was sounded after two persons died as the overall flood situation aggravated on Monday in Bihars Gopalganj, Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts with rivers maintaining rising trends. ���We have sounded alert across the state with aggravation of.
A restaurant for vultures
With the winged scavengers teetering on the brink of extinction, innovative measures are being undertaken to save the vultures. In a bid to conserve the fast dwindling vulture population, Gadchiroli forest division has established Vulture Restaurants.
Every rupee spent benefits people
ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday dismissed arguments that the spending of Rs.460 crore on the Mars orbiter project was a waste of money. He asserted that the countrys 50-year space programme had ���no wrong priorities��� and ���it is only right .
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Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam said the two countries had discussed possible further assistance to improve transport in and out of the islands congested capital. Mr Hu Jintao pledged to speed up the.. It may not be correct to assume that, put in the opposition, it will act much like its siblings in Kerala and Tripura where the party, unlike in Bengal, has at no stage enjoyed a perpetual lease to govern. But Bengal is a different story, where, though��.
Takeaways from Modis China visit
In the two days that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in China, he has announced a slew of bilateral agreements ��� ranging from finding a political solution to the border issue, to strengthening cultural ties. The Prime Minister, whose packed.
Child actor Taruni Sachdev among victims of Dornier crash
We are ourselves trying to contact the family members of all the unfortunate devotees, but they have gone to Kathmandu to claim the bodies,��� an official of ISKCON, Juhu, told The Hindu on Tuesday. Ms. Tarunis demise was mourned by the Hindi and .
Modi launches My Clean India campaign
Clean India, but his Clean India dream is still unfulfilled,��� Mr. Modi said, speaking in Hindi. Referring to the winning logo, which features Mahatma Gandhis round-rimmed spectacles, Mr. Modi said, ���When I saw that logo, I felt as if Gandhiji is.
Odia gets classical language status
Odia is billed as the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic group and the case for making it a classical language was also premised on the fact that it has no resemblance to Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu. The proposal was moved by the.
Dainik Bhaskar group official taken to court over sexual harassment allegations
Speaking to The Hindu, the complainant said: ���We found the NCW quite ineffective and sometimes biased, which is why we have filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court against the inaction of the NCW.. and tremendous power in the company had.
RS passes Bill on transgender rights
In a rare action, a private members Bill protecting and providing rights for transgenders was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The Bill also guarantees reservation in education and jobs, financial aid and social inclusion. This is the first time.
NCT Act governs Capital, Rajnath reminds Kejriwal
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has told Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to iron out his differences with the Lieutenant-Governors office at the earliest, highly-placed sources told The Hindu. Mr. Singh gave this advice to Mr. Kejriwal and Deputy.
Amit Shah given charge of UP
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modis close confidant and BJP general secretary Amit Shah has been given the charge of Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Shah is facing several criminal charges. BJP president Rajnath Singhs decision to put Mr. Modis chosen person.
Dont insist on Aadhar, warns SC
As an example, he referred to NCT governments notification on March 9, 2015, insisting that couples require Aadhaar cards to get their marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act. In fact, senior advocate Anil Divan pointed out that the Bombay.
BJP Exposed | So Sue me
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal released a video on Monday alleging that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sher Singh Dagar tried to bribe their MLAs in a bid to form government in Delhi. ���The dirty... The development that the BJP claims to have brought about in the States governed by it during the last decade would have been impossible without the groundwork that was already laid by the Congress... from the publishers of THE HINDU��.
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Get in sync with reality, Congress tells RSS
The Congress on Friday slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his controversial comment that rape was mainly prevalent in urban India and it did not happen in rural areas, asking the saffron outfit to get in sync with reality. ���He [Mr. Bhagwat] is very.
India loses 3 million girls in infanticide
In an alarming trend, girl child numbers in India have shown a sharper decline than the male children in the decade beginning 2001, leading to a skewed child sex ratio. On the eve of the International Day of the Girl Child, government on Tuesday said.
Rahuls top aides move into top gear
���Farmers had achieved a lot of prosperity during the rule of UPA and we want to remind the current government that they will only be with a party that helps them. When you see a person with a pink turban in Delhi you will know he is from Haryana,��� Mr.