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After skull cap,Modi refuses Arabic scarfSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:07 IST

Chief Minister Narendra Modi,who has been touring the state as part of his Sadbhavana Mission,today triggered another row at a function at Lunsikui here when he turned down an Arabic scarf

UID will prevent fund pilferingSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:06 IST

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Aadhaar,the Unique Identification number project,will ensure that all 100 paise reach the beneficiary.

Paid news: EC disqualifies MLA,bars her for 3 yrsSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:04 IST

Election Commission on Thursday disqualified Umlesh Yadav,a sitting MLA from Bisauli Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh,and also barred her from being member of any legislature in the country for the next three years.

Rs 13-cr debris scam: Seven more arrestedSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:04 IST

As many as seven persons,including taluka development officer and assistant engineer of Anjar Nagarpalika,were arrested by the anti-corruption bureau

Scuffle in teacher selection board office,chairman beaten upSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:02 IST

The chairman of the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Sewa Chayan Board was roughed up by two members of the Board in his chamber in Colonelganj area of the city on Friday.

Heat is now on Bhatts lawyer friendSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:01 IST

The state government seemed determined to make lawyer V H Kanara an accused in the case against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt.

Man caught with gun near Rahul,third security breach in a yearSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 06:00 IST

A man carrying a firearm was caught near Rahul Gandhi at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday,the third such incident this year,raising questions on his security arrangements.

Sindhu,Sameer good medal prospects for India in World Junior Cships: EdwinSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:57 IST

There has been a rise in the level of enthusiasm in the Indian junior badminton team camp in progress at Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy,Lucknow due to the arrival of seasoned coach Edwin Iriawan of Indonesia a couple of days ago.

Engineer commits suicideSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:53 IST

An executive engineer of UP Irrigation Department posted at Gonda district reportedly committed suicide by consuming insecticide at his official residence in City Kotwali police station area on Thursday evening.

Quake jolts Gujarat,tremors felt in MumbaiSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:51 IST

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale and epicentred in Junagadh district jolted Gujarat on Thursday night,with tremors being felt across the state and in parts of Mumbai as well.

Naada ShaktiSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:47 IST

I first saw Shakti Kapoor in 1980 at the premiere of Feroz Khans classic Qurbani.

The Museum KeeperSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:45 IST

When the Nobel Museum in Stockholm,Sweden,asked their laureates permission to display something that was creatively meaningful for them,a lot of interesting objects began lining the shelves.

Labour minister appeals for merger of like-minded unionsSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:44 IST

In a development that can affect the trade union movement in the state,the state government on Thursday

Speak out against corruption in UPA,Advani tells MamataSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:43 IST

Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs observation that he was making harsh comments against him.

2 franchises for Pune in Elite Football LeagueSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:41 IST

A crowd of around 250 is seated in a rectangle on one corner of the warm-up ground at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi.

NCPCR frowns on govt for violation of RTE Act in stateSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:41 IST

When the children of brick kiln workers approached Majlispur Free Primary School in North 24 Parganas for admission

The great Junglemahal rush: Police aspirants defy Maoists to collect formsSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:39 IST

Defying Maoist diktat,hordes of young job-seekers on Thursday thronged police stations in three Left Wing Extremist affected districts of Bankura

City Briefs: MBA student assaultedSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:39 IST

A 21-year-old MBA student was assaulted with a sharp knife by a 27-year-old man on Wednesday,reportedly out of one-sided love affair.

Maoist at Didi doorstep to surrenderSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:37 IST

Days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees ultimatum to Naxals and in a boost to the peace initiative in Junglemahal

Diwali chocolates from visually challenged kidsSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:37 IST

Since three years,Diwali means round-the-clock work for Choco Niwant,a voluntary venture by Niwant Andh Mukta Vikasalaya,Vidyanagar,and its visually-challenged students.

Assembly witnesses bonhomie as leaders pay tributes to SS RaySubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:35 IST

The state Assembly on Thursday witnessed another instance of rare bonhomie between the CPM and the ruling alliance as Left leaders heaped praise on former Chief Minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray

Post Diwali,High Court to take up plea on Wanowrie landSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:33 IST

Bombay High Court is scheduled to hear a public interest litigation filed by a citizens group against the conversion of a 48-acre Mahar Watan land in Wanowrie,worth almost Rs 350 crore,for commercial purposes.

Another undertrial escapes from Sassoon,2 cops suspendedSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:31 IST

One more undertrial escaped from police custody from Sassoon Hospital,where he was admitted for treatment of tuberculosis for the past one week.

Bangladesh upset over Teen Bigha snubSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:31 IST

The absence of leading union ministers and West Bengal government representatives,including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Nod to convert Mundhwa land,residents upsetSubscriber Only

October 21, 2011 05:24 IST

The ruling NCP-Congress alliance in the Pune Municipal Corporation along with the BJP on Thursday approved a civic administration proposal to convert a 938-acre agricultural land in Mundhwa into a residential zone.