March 26, 2012
A Tibetan protester lit himself on fire at a demonstration in the Indian capital ahead of a visit by China's President.The protester was engulfed in flames as he ran near the speakers at the rally near the Indian Parliament. Fellow activists beat out the flames with Tibetan flags they were carrying, while others poured water on him.
March 26, 2012
President Pratibha Patil's wanderlust has cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors.
March 26, 2012
Despite initiating steps to prevent crime in trains and stations, there has been an increase in cases of misconduct against women passengers.
As per data available with the Railways, a total of 712 cases including rape, murder, robbery and eve-teasing were reported against women and children in railway premises in 2011 as against 501 cases in the previous year.
March 26, 2012
Pakistan will continue to seek access to civil nuclear technology as it believes any strategic imbalance with India could lead to instability in the region, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday.
March 26, 2012
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has undertaken an ambitious Rs.20,000 crore project to establish telecom links in all villages across India and to take e-governance to rural and far-flung areas in the next two years, a BSNL official said here.
March 25, 2012
Paying glowing tributes to batting ace Sachin Tendulkar, Selection Committee Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth described his achievement of scoring 100 international tons as something super human and cited him as a classic example of "thriving in an imbalanced world."
Selection Committee Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
March 25, 2012
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar refuted the allegation that NCP ditched Congress in the recent elections to the posts of Zilla Parishad chairman and vice-chairman in the state, saying it was Congress which had failed to honor the 'dharma' of coalition.
March 24, 2012
Large and dynamic countries like China cannot be contained, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, making it clear that India aims to have "cooperative ties with both China and the US".
"I do not think that large and dynamic countries like China can be contained," Singh said in an interview to South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo ahead of his visit to Seoul.
March 24, 2012
The genre-bending, art-defining percussionists Zakir Hussain, Fazal Qureshi, Rakesh Chaurasia, THV Umashankar, Dilshad Khan, Navin Sharma, Abbos Kosimov, and Meitel Pung Cholom are a blessing to humanity. Every performer is a genius in the instrument he picked — nothing less! Entertainers — their mission is to cheer people. They are such experts who can push their skills to the limit. Their two-hour long performance at the Kennedy Center was riveting.
March, 2012
Lata Mageshkar is jubilant about Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th international ton but is unhappy about suggestions that he retire from the game. "Why do we do this to the best of our artistes and sportspersons," Lata asked angrily.
