Kathmandu, Nov 21 (IANS) The most controversial religious fair in Nepal's Terai plains, where thousands of birds and beasts are doomed to be slaughtered next week, has fallen into more disrepute with ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Some 3,000 Indians, mostly in Jammu and Kashmir, have been killed in landmine explosions over the past 10 years, according to an NGO working for a world ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) Sabarimala, Kerala's famed temple, opens its doors Monday for the annual two-month pilgrimage that is expected to see over 40 million devotees visiting the hilltop shrine this year. ...

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The 29th edition of India International Trade Fair opened for business visitors at the sprawling Pragati Maidan exposition grounds here Saturday with 7,500 domestic and overseas ...

By Meena Kar Mumbai, Nov.11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) People in Mumbai as well as in the some other coastal regions are busy checking the Mumbai Cyclone Update on Wednesday afternoon. Weather observatories in Mumbai ...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 10 (IANS) Nepal's best-loved comedian duo, who have also become the voice of the fledgling republic's conscience, have joined the growing protests in Nepal against the horrific slaughter ...

Jammu, Nov 10 (IANS) The nomadic Gujjar community of Jammu and Kashmir has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to accord them rights to forests, similar to those given to other ...

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Criticising the ban on prepaid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti Monday said it "casts a shadow of doubt" ...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) India's Home Decretary G.K. Pillai Saturday wound up bilateral security talks with Nepal here with no progress in the new extradition treaty proposed by New ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Norwegian government Wednesday signed an agreement to grant the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) $9 million for strengthening participation of women in local governance ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Temperatures are expected to rise here as well as in other north Indian states in the coming few days, India Meteorological Department said Wednesday, adding that temperature ...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) A group of Buddhists from Nepal as well as animal rights organisations have begun urging India's state administrations and animal welfare organisations to help prevent the ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Arvind Sanger, an Indian American with a B. Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has been appointed chairman of Pratham USA, which helps ...

Ranchi, Nov 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren Monday said that supporting Madhu Koda as chief minister was a blunder and in future his party would not support any ...

Ranchi, Nov 2 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is faced with allegations of corruption, was interrogated on camera Monday while the Income Tax department (IT) and enforcement directorate ...

Kathmandu, Nov 2 (IANS) An Indian pilgrim was among the two people killed while nearly two dozen were injured in a stampede in southern Nepal Monday during a Hindu religious festival. Laxman Shah ...

Shillong, Oct 31 (IANS) Civilian and militray intelligence agencies have suggested a joint mechanism and effective border management to tackle terrorism in the northeast, officials said. The police and intelligence chiefs of the ...

Ranchi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Income Tax Department, which is probing a disproportionate assets charge against former Jharkhand chief minister and MP Madhu Koda, Saturday conducted raids at 70 places in eight ...

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) Over 50 percent of those ,living in Mumbai are migrants, the largest numbers coming from Uttar Pradesh, a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ...

New Delhi, Oct.28 (ANI): A 102-page Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has said that the Indian Government is falling short of providing hundreds of thousands of patients access to pain-related treatment. The HRW ...

Aizawl, Oct 28 (IANS) Police in Mizoram have been asked to deport non-domicile Indian citizens staying in the state without valid inner line permits, state Home Minister R. Lalzirliana said here Wednesday. "Indian ...

London, Oct 27 (IANS) Britain's Prince Philip joked with British-Indian business leader Atul Patel about his name during a reception at Buckingham Palace, a media report said. As guests lined up to ...

Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) PMK leader S. Ramadoss said Wednesday that with nearly one-third of secretary-level posts in the central government being held by Malayalis, the "country is ruled by Kerala" and ...

RK Nagar (Tripura West district), Oct 16 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has claimed that insurgent groups operating in the northeastern Indian states have camps in Bangladesh. "The main camps of ...

Dumariya forest region (Bihar), Oct.14 (ANI): A Maoist leader has said that the rebel group is ready to face the police forces in Bihar and in other parts of the country. "The ...

Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) Putting the DMK-led state government on the mat, opposition leader J. Jayalalithaa has said the nod to Kerala to carry out a survey for construction of a dam ...

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday flagged off a fleet of five mobile dental vans to mark World Oral Health Day and appealed to the people to ...

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With the monsoon set to withdraw in north-west India in mid-September, a draft report by the agriculture ministry has said the Aila cyclone that hit West Bengal ...

Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) Two Indian telecom majors have sought a corridor through Bangladesh to reach the isolated north-eastern region and in return offered a stand-by submarine cable. Indian telecom giants - Bharti ...

Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) A shopkeeper has been arrested here for illegally keeping rare species of turtles and selling them, police said Friday. Monu Kumar, owner of a meat shop in Sector 37 ...