Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated: Narendra Modi
February 23, 2014
Modi says Hindus who are harassed and suffer in other countries have only one place to go and that is India
Silchar, Assam: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today said Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated in the country and detention camps would be done away with once his party comes to power.
Tamil filmmakers hail Jayalalithaa for freeing Rajiv killers
February 23, 2014
"The verdict brought out under the leadership of Jayalalithaa is historical," said filmmaker Bharathiraja
Chennai: Tamil filmmakers like Bharathiraja, Cheran and Gowthaman have expressed their gratitude to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for announcing the freedom of seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
India witnessing NGO boom, there is 1 for every 600 people
February 23, 2014
NEW DELHI: For a country which till recently had a weak civil society movement, India is now witnessing a boom in the NGO sector. With a population of 1.2 billion, the country could well be the land of opportunities for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the Central Bureau of Investigation conservatively estimating 20 lakh of them already operating in states and union territories.
White House urges unity government in Ukraine
February 23, 2014
WASHINGTON: The White House has urged Ukraine to move swiftly to form a unity government and help restore order after a spate of deadly violence.
Anti-government protesters listen to the speech of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko at Independence Square in Kiev on February 22
After farmers commit suicide, debts fall on families in India
February 23, 2014
BOLLIKUNTAL: Latha Reddy Musukula was making tea on a recent morning when she spotted the money lenders walking down the dirt path toward her house. They came in a phalanx of 15 men, by her estimate. She knew their faces, because they had walked down the path before.
NDA could bag 236 seats, UPA just 92: Poll survey
February 23, 2014
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi-led NDA could be within touching distance of power, winning 236 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, leaving it just 36 seats short of the majority mark, according to an opinion poll conducted for a TV channel. BJP alone, the ABP News-AC Nielsen poll projected, would win 217 seats, comfortably its highest tally ever.
Brain drain in reverse: China now world’s No. 3 education hub
February 23, 2014
MUMBAI: That the world flies to China and India to entice the young to their colleges is common knowledge. What is not so well known is that China has now become the third most favored nation of international students after the US and UK.
India, Pakistan set for Asia Cup face-off
February 23, 2014
DHAKA: India and Pakistan get a rare chance to score brownie points when they renew their intense, but intermittent, cricket rivalry in the Asia Cup one-day tournament which opens in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli will lead India in the absence of MS Dhoni.
Akash missile may be inducted into Indian Army soon
February 23, 2014
HYDERABAD: The successful test-firing of the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) in Odisha on Friday has the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) brimming with confidence that it would be quickly inducted into the Army.
Viking apocalypse: End of the world predicted to happen today
February 22, 2014
The end of the world is almost upon us if Norse mythology is to be believed, which predicts the Earth will split open and release the inhabitants of the underworld on 22 February.
