Bollywood continues to back smoking on screen
The Indian film fraternity is yet to be convinced about banning scenes showing tobacco consumption.
Manmohan Singh meets childhood friend from Pakistan
For Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it was flash back in time as he met his childhood friend from Pakistan, Raja Mohammed Ali, after nearly six decades here Friday evening.
8-year-old Indian American kid spells history
Sriram Hathwar, an 8-year-old Indian American boy, has become the youngest speller in the history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee even as he could not go too far in ...
50th convocation of IIT-Kanpur to be held Saturday
The 50th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) would be held here Saturday.
Ramdev takes 1,000 followers on Vedic cruise to China
One thousand people aboard luxury cruise liner Superstar Virgo will practise yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, Vedic lifestyle and ayurveda on the seas off Communist...
Ordination of women priest against Jesus' wishes: Vatican
The Vatican has reiterated that women attempting to be ordained priests and those attempting to ordain them, face automatic excommunication, a top Vatican official said F...
Centre asks states to encourage inter-caste marriages
The central government has asked all states to encourage inter-caste marriages to combat caste based discrimination, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mei...
Kerala wants to woo Chinese tourists
Kerala wants to woo Chinese tourists to its lovely beaches and tranquil backwaters and to then look after their wellbeing with ayurveda.
Pune turns a city beautiful for Commonwealth Youth Games
All major roads, walkways and cycling tracks in Pune are being done up as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) less than 150 days away.
Maniac held in Maharashtra for serial killings
A mentally deranged man was arrested here Friday for stoning to death a sleeping man and seriously injuring another in a similar manner Thursday night.