September 3, 2015
Amid a growing concern in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) about the changing demographic profile of India, one of the top leaders of its affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded that the 'two children norm' must strictly be implemented among Muslims.
File photo of VHP chief Praveen Togadia.
September 3, 2015
Colombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party TNA was on Thursday declared the main Opposition in the parliament with its leader R Sampanthan becoming the first lawmaker from the minority community to lead it in the House in 32 years.
September 3, 2015
NEW DELHI – The Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the country is prepared for a short or long conflict and can inflict heavy losses on India in case "war hysteria" overcomes the Indian leadership.
September 3, 2015
The piece of wing found on the shore of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has been formally identified as part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
September 3, 2015
Karimagar: A 14-year-old girl from the city has entered the Guinness Book of Records for her feat of carving 12 idols of Ganesha on a 8 cm-long piece of chalk.
September 2, 2015
Colombo: Registering a historic series win against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday, fifth-placed India gained crucial ranking points to inch closer to arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Test team ratings.
September 2, 2015
New Delhi: India and Australia on Wednesday night decided to deepen their bilateral defence partnership by taking a slew of fresh initiatives including setting up of a joint working group on defence research and material cooperation and focusing on maritime security ties in the Indian Ocean region.
September 2, 2015
New Delhi: In its first sentencing in the Common Wealth Games (CWG) lighting scam, a Delhi court has sentenced Managing Director of private firm Sweka Powertech Engineers Pvt Ltd TP Singh to six years in jail in the case. Four MCD officials have also been sentenced four-year jail term each.
Septemebr 2, 2015
In good news for engineering students across the country, IT giants Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) have upped fresher salaries for first time in many years, according to media reports. Entry-level employees hired from engineering campuses will get 10-12 per cent higher salaries that last year, reports said.
September 2, 2015
Yangon: The Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section of the Asian highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand has been put into service, the media reported.
