By Madhuri Dey Suffolk, Nov. 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Suffolk County Community College has reported a raise by about 20% approximately in the enrollment of students this year. The number has significantly increased ...

Mumbai, Nov.8 (ANI): In an unusual initiative to lend their hands for a social cause Bollywood directors and actors, tried their hand at painting here on Sunday. The proceeds collected from auctioning ...

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the measures taken by his government helped India brave the financial crisis better than most countries, but it may "wind ...

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India may have faced the global downturn better than most countries but the road ahead to accelerated growth will not be an easy one to endure, ...

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) An Indian American scientist was Saturday asked to vacate his government house here in three days, nearly two weeks after being sacked from a senior post at ...

New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Praful Patel was elected unopposed as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Tuesday and the Union Minister wasted no time in listing out his priorities to ...

Ranchi, Oct 15 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday targeted the non-Congress ruled state governments for their tardy implementation of a rural jobs scheme and the rising Maoist problem. The Congress-led ...

Ranchi, Oct 15 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday blamed the Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh governments for the Maoist problem. Gandhi told reporters that while Maoists were a law and order ...

Shimla, Oct 13 (IANS) Pakistan doesn't deserve "half the importance" it was being given in India, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday while stressing that the two countries could not ...

Patna, Oct. 12 (ANI): A poor community in Bihar's Vashali district are forced to eat rats for survival. Known as 'Mushars' or 'Bhuyans', the community in Sahdai block of Vaishali district is considered ...

Lahore, Oct. 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan should not accept foreign trade at the cost of its sovereignty and prestige. "We value our relations with friendly ...

New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi has said that people had in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra had whole heartedly welcomed his visits to Dalit houses. Addressing National ...

New York, Sep.26 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has made it clear that the Obama Administration, before granting any aid to Pakistan, wants to ensure that ...

By Asheesh Goyal Mana Village (Uttarakhand), Sep.20 (ANI): The handicraft industry of Mana Village in Uttarakhand's Chamboli district is struggling to survive. The local artisans lament the neglect by Government authorities. Artisans complain ...

Hyderabad, Sep 4 (ANI): A number of admirers of the departed Andhra Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy attempted to commit suicide after hearing the news of his death. Reddy's son Jaganmohan has requested ...

Toronto, Sep 4 (IANS) Mammoth farming projects can erode the earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers. A new University of British Columbia (UBC) study offers ...

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Thursday condoled the tragic and untimely demise of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy, saying that he would always ...

Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new study has found that large-scale farming projects by humans can erode the Earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers. The ...

London, August 13 (ANI): A team of scientists has used satellite images to determine that the highest mountains are located near the equator because warmer climates enhance mountain growth. Three things control how ...

Nevada (US), Aug.12 (ANI): Sanskrit mantras are reportedly increasingly bringing healing to the West. Many healing centers, yoga studios, etc., are reportedly turning to mantra chanting for various purposes. Mantra CDs by Western ...

Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) With the Pakistani Army reporting that 90 percent of the Malakand division in the country's restive northwest has been cleared of the Taliban, Prime Minister Yousuf said ...

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Congratulating Indian social activist Deep Joshi on winning the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his work should inspire others to dedicate ...

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday mourned the death of Gayatri Devi, the erstwhile maharani of Jaipur who was once considered one of the world's most beautiful ...

Kuala Lumpur, July 28 (ANI): Hindraf leader K Vasantha Kumar is planning to set-up a non- government organization to speak-up for the needs of the Malay Indian community. Kumar, who was ...

London, July 16 (ANI): Marilyn Monroe's perfect hourglass figure made her a worldwide sensation but her famous curves were not all natural - they were enhanced by a 1950s version of a ...

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will receive an annual grant of $120,000 from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the improvement of the game after the ...

Oscar winning Hollywood star Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting) was in Delhi and Chennai in India this week for his H2O Africa Foundation, which aims at raising awareness about clean water ...

London, June 28 (ANI): Britain's official chart compilers have revealed that late King of Pop Michael Jackson is all set to top the country's album chart six years after his last ...

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) India is strengthening its self-help groups to involve women in income generating work to arm them against the impact of economic meltdown, Women and Child Development Minister ...

Thiruvananthapuram, June 15 (ANI): Kerala's State Water Resources Minister N K Premachandran on Monday said that CM V. S. Achuthanandan would write to Prime Minister seeking his intervention to resolve the ...