Bangladesh trade transit boost
2016-02-19
New corridor to shorten distance to SiliguriContinue Reading
Indian employees underprepared for retirement, survey says
2016-02-19
Rising consumerism, higher medical and education expenses, as also weakening joint family system are to be blamedContinue Reading
Child treated for spontaneous combustion dies
2016-02-19
Sanjay suffered from “spontaneous human combustion.”
Papal plane hit by laser in Mexico City
2016-02-18
No one was hurt, but the matter caused much concernContinue Reading
Miscreants damage images at Sinquerim church
2016-02-18
Calangute: Miscreants broke the protective glass of two portraits at the main entrance of St Lawrence Church, Sinquerim, on Tuesday. The incident came to light on Wednesday morning, when parishioners were on their way home. While the protective glass was broken, the two portraits of the Holy Family and StContinue Reading
Fashion among farmers to commit suicide: BJP MP
2016-02-18
Shetty’s remarks come at a time when Maharashtra is reeling under an agrarian crisis with 124 farmers committing suicide since January this yearContinue Reading
Widow pawns sons to pay for husband’s funeral
2016-02-18
Keonjhar: In a heart-wrenching tale of poverty from a mineral-rich region of Odisha, a widow was forced to pawn her two minor sons for money to perform the last rites of her husband in Champua. Her tragic story came to light on Wednesday after block development officer S Nayak andContinue Reading
High-mast tricolours to fly in all central universities
2016-02-18
New Delhi: The BJP-led government decided on Thursday to fly the Tricolour atop a 207-feet mast in all central universities across the country to evoke nationalistic sentiments on campuses, many of which have been rocked by anti-establishment protests over the past few weeks. The first such flag will be unfurledContinue Reading
2,200 corrupt govt officials identified in 2015, CBI says
2016-02-18
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday claimed to have identified 2,200 corrupt senior government officials in 2015 and initiated enquiries against them. The agency said there was a 94% jump in crackdown against corruption in the country from 2014. CBI director Anil Sinha said the agencyContinue Reading
Woman ‘sold’ to porn makers
2016-02-18
A newlywed woman from Bihar’s Saran district has alleged that her in-laws in Haryana sold her off to porn filmmakers. Ruby Kumari, who is in her late twenties, said that when she realised what her in-laws had done, she fled and travelled alone by train to reach her family homeContinue Reading