250 rare documents chronicle making of Delhi
February 15th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In 1911, when King George V announced that the national capital would move to Delhi from Kolkata, this city shed its tag of a historical ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
19 infants die in two Bengal hospitals
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Highlighting the poor state of health services in West Bengal, 19 infants have died in two district government hospitals in the past two days, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Apple criticized for the state of its Chinese factories
January 27th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Apple has been criticized after the alleged condition of its workers in China was reported by the New York Times. The newspaper claims that the California tech ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Zardari seeks to stoke ailing Pak film industry back to life
January 20th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan.20 (ANI): Concerned by the deplorable condition of the country's film industry, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has formed a committee to submit recommendations for its revival.During a meeting with a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Urban services are lax in major Indian cities: survey
March 31st, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The condition of urban infrastructure in India is abysmal and services to the urban poor are pathetic, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The Society for Participatory Research ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘Only copy of Devdas (1934) rotting in Bangladesh’
August 22nd, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) A copy of Promothesh Barua's "Devdas", made in 1934 and said to be the only copy existing, is in a bad shape in the Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Welfare schemes not reaching tribals: Rahul
April 26th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by admin
By Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), April 26 (IANS) The government's welfare schemes aimed at poor tribal people were not reaching them, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said after visiting some tribal pockets ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Bihar’s sacked minister resigns from party post
April 17th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by admin
Patna, April 17 (IANS) Newly appointed vice-president of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Monajir Hasan, who was dropped from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) state ministry earlier this week, resigned from the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Orissa’s Gaja-Lakshmi puja spreads ’save jumbos’ message
November 14th, 2007 - 2:59 am ICT by admin
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Posted in National |