(HOLD) Kamat was aware of illegal mining: Shah commission
September 8th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat and two key bureaucrats have been indicted by the Justice M.B. Shah Commission, which has established a Rs.35,000 crore iron ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dream of affordable homes gathers dust in Maharashtra
April 25th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) An ambitious plan to construct 500,000 affordable homes in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra is gathering dust due to "inaction and policy paralysis" on ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Banerjee seeks one-time special grant for railways
August 19th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday passed the Indian Railways' supplementary demands for grant for fiscal 2010-11 with Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee suggesting a one-time special grant worth ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
CPI-Maoist showing Dantewada massacre CD to cadres
April 27th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 27 (IANS) In a bid to inspire its cadres, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is showing its cadres a CD of the April 6 massacre in Chhattisgarh in which ... Read more...
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Talladega Given New Rules By NASCAR, Not Favored By Drivers
November 2nd, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Talladega, Ala, Nov. 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) NASCAR'S precautions were of no avail on Sunday at Talladega, as the racers did not pay any heed to the warnings. NASCAR had even ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Dust mites indulge in 24hr sex marathons
July 10th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 10 (ANI): Sydney mattresses are home to thousands of dust mites, who indulge in sex marathons lasting as long as 24 hours, says an expert.Dr. Matt Colloff, a CSIRO Entomology ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How ferocious piranhas got their fearful bite
June 26th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Argentina, the US and Venezuela have uncovered the jawbone of a striking transitional fossil that sheds light on how the ferocious piranhas got their teeth.Named 'Megapiranha ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New York-based photographer beaten up by Trinamool activists
May 7th, 2009 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A New York-based freelance photographer says he was beaten up and his camera and lenses were damaged by Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal's trouble-torn Nandigram after ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Major fire reduces part of Assam’’s Janata Bhawan to ashes
September 11th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Sept.11 (ANI): A devastating fire that broke out in Dispur has reduced to ashes a part of the Janata Bhawan on Wednesday evening.
According to information, the fire broke out at ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Puducherry chief minister in New Delhi to save ministry
August 16th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, Aug 16 (IANS) With five cabinet members turning rebellious, Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy flew to New Delhi Saturday to meet the Congress high command - the second time this week ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |