Gujarat, Karnataka bypolls on Sep 13
Byelections to one vacant seat in the Gujarat Assembly and two seats in the Karnataka Assembly will take place on September 13, the Election Commission announced on Friday.
Karl Marx died poor, Charles Darwin, Dickens richer
Aug. 12: No wonder! The enemy of capitalism Karl Marx left just £250 to his name while Charles Darwin, the naturalist who preached the “survival of the fittest” theory in the evolution of species, own
For 'harassed' men, Independence Day will be sugarless
A clutch of Indian men are preparing to mark a "sugarless" Independence Day this year as a symbol of the bitter life they have been handed out by women who harass them and even deny them parenting rig
World Bank announces $900 million for Pak floods
The World Bank has announced a grant of $900 million for relief and reconstruction work following the floods in Pakistan that have cost the nation around Rs 250 billion, a media report said on Friday.
CAG raps Mayawati government for pulling down stadium
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has rapped the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh for pulling down a sports stadium here to make room for the expansion of a monument with statues
Man with 32 wives inspires Nepal film
An 86-year-old former soldier, who married 32 times, has inspired the current commercial hit "Kanyadan" in Nepal with his 31st wife's son making it and acting in it as well.
Shovit Basnet, a vetera
MakeMyTrip valuation soars 90 per cent on Nasdaq debut
MakeMyTrip, a pioneering Indian online travel portal, has made a dream debut on the US markets with its shares soaring over 90 per cent after listing on the Nadaq, catapulting its valuation to $800 mi
IAF to receive all six C-130J airlifters in 2011
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive the first two C-130J special operations aircraft from the United States in February 2011 and the remaining four ordered by the end of the year.
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President to address the nation on I-Day eve
President, Ms Pratibha Patil will address the nation on Saturday, the eve of the 64th Independence Day, an official statement said on Friday.
The address will be telecast live over all Doordarshan a
Parliament, executive let down Bhopal victims: Chidambaram
The political establishment and executive let down the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy by allowing the judiciary to deal with its aftermath, the home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said on Thursday.
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