China has 49,000 centenarians: Survey
China has around 49,000 people over 100 years of age, says a new survey.
The survey by the China Gerontological Society said that till July 1, the number of people over 100 years living on the Chines
Students arrested for killing old couple
Three students have been arrested for allegedly murdering the retired principal of a government polytechnic institute and his wife with sharp edged weapons in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police s
Half of Americans give Obama thumbs down
Exactly a year before the presidential polls, half of Americans say President Barack Obama does not deserve to be re-elected versus 40 percent who say he does, according to a new poll.
Independents,
India playing great game in Afghanistan: Musharraf
Accusing India of trying to gain influence in Kabul after the planned US withdrawal by 2014, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has also hit out at Afghan president Hamid Karzai for 'going alo
Kalam suggests 10-point development programme for Kudankulam
Four-lane highways, a mega desalination plant, construction of houses, schools, hospitals as well as cold storages are amongst the suggestions to the central government made by former president A.P.J.
No need for fear on Kudankulam n-plant: Kalam
Asking people not to nurture even a nano sized particle fear about the safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said the four basic safety criteria have be
States ignoring silicosis among mine workers: NHRC
The health of hundreds of thousands of mine workers in India is in danger as several states have ignored the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directives on prevention of silicosis, an incurable
Jama Masjid packed on Eid, spirit of sacrifice reigns
Thousands of Muslims thronged the 17th century Jama Masjid and other mosques in the capital on Eid-ul-Zuha Monday, celebrating the festival with special prayers and the spirit of sacrifice.
Chants of
Thackeray blasts Team Anna
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday advised Anna Hazare and his team members to desist from taking undue credit for the so-called victory over various issues confronting the ruling United Progress
Boy declared dead wakes up in mortuary, doctor suspended
The Uttar Pradesh government Monday suspended a doctor in a case of medical negligence in which a teenager declared dead by him regained consciousness in a mortuary in Muzaffarnagar district.
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