Although the Jaipur marathon was held to highlight the cause of preserving the city’s heritage and making it a world class city, with actors
Salman Khan, Bina Kak and Rajiv Khandelwal who flagged off the marathonSalman Khan and Rajiv Khandelwal marking their presence, however, things turned ugly at the event due to an unruly crowd.
At one [...]
The tablet — which Apple has never acknowledged or confirmed that it’s releasing but which is widely expected to be introduced Jan. 27 — is already the second most-preferred development platform, behind the iPhone and Android and ahead of Palm’s WebOS, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and Nokia’s Symbian, according to the report.
Appcelerator, a platform for developing [...]
Mumbai, Jan. 26NTPC is sitting pretty but this has not stopped it from eyeing more business in terms of operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts of thermal plants. Mr R.S. Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, spoke to Business Line about the roadmap ahead and the likely diversification of operations.
Are you looking at operations and maintenance as [...]
COLOMBO, Jan 27 – Sri Lanka’s president took a strong lead in early returns on Wednesday, but his main challenger said he feared arrest after troops surrounded the hotel where he and other opposition leaders were staying.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa led with 1.51 million votes against 983,022 for his former army commander, General Sarath Fonseka, with [...]
New Delhi: India is celebrating 60 years of becoming a Republic on Tuesday with President Pratibha Patil presiding over the ceremony at Rajpath in New Delhi.
President Pratibha Patil arrived along with the Chief Guest South Korean President Lee Myung Bak at Rajpath escorted by the President’s 46 bodyguards on horses.
Even though the capital was enveloped [...]
NEW DELHI: FOUR days after India lodged a protest with Pakistan over cease-fire violations, Pakistani troops at Kanachak sub-sector in Akhnoor ofJammu district while a group of militants were trying to infiltrate into the country.
The latest cease-fire violation took place along the border came as Republic Day was celebrated across the country. The firing lead [...]
UDAIPUR: In a shocking instance of alleged medical negligence, a newborn died at a government hospital here after her arm was nearly chopped off
during a Cesarean section, prompting local residents to stage protests and the administration to order an inquiry.
The family alleged that the newborn girl was not even given a proper dressing after the [...]
Dhaka: A script that overwhelmingly favours India took on a mild twist when Mahmudullah Riyad partially sealed the cracks amidst batting ruins. The all-rounder’s unbeaten 96 helped Bangladesh score 233. It is a modest total, but even that had seemed impossible at one stage when the host struggled at 51 for five in the second [...]
JAIPUR: As the fifth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival comes to a triumphant close it is time to take stock, to look at what worked, what didn’t and why.
To say that the festival was a runaway success, a celebration that nourished the mind, body and soul would be to state the obvious. An estimated [...]
Chikmagalur/Bangalore, January 24, 2010: On the third day of the Tiger Census volunteers and forest department officials have sighted rich presence of big cats in the reserved forests of Karnataka. The state has the second highest population of tigers in the country after MP, according to the last tiger census.
Though the volunteers were unable to [...]
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