Camel farmers to get Rs 10k for every calf
Aiming to stem the dwindling camel population in the state, the Rajasthan government is planning to offer an incentive of Rs 10,000 to each camel owner on the birth of a calf.It introduced 'Ushtra...
View Article'Black money disclosure well short of expectations'
The Congress on Monday called it "strange" to compare the black money disclosure of Rs 65,250 crore with a similar scheme in 1997 considering the size of the economy that has grown more than eight-fold...
View ArticleArundhati Roy's second novel to be out in June
Nineteen years after 'The God of Small Things' wove a magic spell around readers, writer Arundhati Roy will be back with her second work of fiction next June.Her publisher Hamish Hamilton UK and...
View ArticleBengali actor in rape controversy
Nusrat Jahan, a prominent face in the Bengali film industry, has two releases this festive season. She, however, has been more in the news over the last few days due to her ties with Kader Khan, the...
View ArticleRlys cancels concessions
The Indian Railways withdrew the travel concession given to senior citizens of foreign origin and non-resident Indians (NRIs).The decision which has been enforced from immediate effect will deprive...
View ArticleHaji Ali trust moves apex court over women's entry into dargah
The Haji Ali Dargah Trust on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order lifting the ban on women's entry to the sanctum sanctorum of the Muslim shrine in south...
View ArticleNithyashree races to fourth gold
Bengaluru Urban's Nithyashree clinched a fine double in athletics to hog the limelight on day two of the Dasara Games here at the Chamundi Vihar Stadium on Monday. Nithyashree, along with Prajna...
View ArticleJaguar crashes in Rajasthan, pilots safe
A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF)crashed in Pokhran area of Rajasthan on Monday, but both the pilots had ejected safely.IAF sources said the trainer aircraft crashed following a technical...
View ArticleGritty Bava downs Kirrtane
Young Haadin Bava weathered a spirited fightback from former national champion and Davis Cupper Nitten Kirrtane before eking out a 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 victory in the men's singles first round of the Fenesta...
View ArticleKishan, Puneeth spur BEL Colony RC
A seven-wicket haul from Kishan R and a century from Puneeth S Pai helped BEL Colony Recreation Club post a massive 144 runs victory over Deccan United CC in the KSCA Group I, Division IV...
View ArticleNSA meets new Chinese ambassador
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday had a meeting with Beijing's newly appointed envoy to New Delhi, Luo Zhaohui.Luo, a career diplomat, had earlier served as...
View ArticleSeries win hands India top spot
A tireless Ravichandran Ashwin, an incisive Mohammed Shami and an obdurate Ravindra Jadeja combined to land the knockout blow on a battling New Zealand as India regained their place at the top of Test...
View ArticleOver Rs 8k-cr black money under tax ambit: Centre
A whopping Rs 8,186 crore, illegally kept in offshore banks by Indians, has been brought under the tax ambit, despite constraints like non-sharing of information by Swiss authorities, the Centre told...
View ArticleA test of character, says Kohli
The best part about India's victory in the second Test match was that it was accomplished on an extremely challenging pitch. Having bullied South Africa into submission last year on a turner and...
View ArticleBowling effort was heartening: Taylor
Outplayed again by India, stand-in New Zealand captain Ross Taylor opted to look at the brighter side, saying they will be hoping to bow out on a high in the third Test at Indore. "It's disappointing...
View ArticleBJP to play corruption card against Congress for Manipur elections
The BJP has decided that "large-scale corruption allegation" against the 15-year-old Congress government in Manipur would be its main poll plank for the early 2017 Assembly polls in the state. The BJP...
View ArticleUnder Lodha rules, it's either CT or IPL for Indians: Thakur
It has been reported in some sections of the media that the BCCI wanted the ICC to modify the groupings and refrain from having India and Pakistan in the same group for Champions Trophy 2017 owing to...
View ArticleNow, child brides are cast off with triple talaqs over phone
The frail-looking girl peddles away the sowing machine, turning ever so frequently to check on her baby daughter playing at the office room a few yards away. In reality, Muneera herself is not more...
View ArticleMassive rally in support of Bhujbal
In a massive consolidation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), coinciding with the morchas of Maratha community, a major rally was held in Nashik in support of former deputy chief minister and veteran...
View ArticleM'rashtra Cabinet to discuss flood
The Maharashtra government will hold its weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in Aurangabad, the divisional headquarters of Marathwada, the region which came out of back-to-back drought of four years...
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