Assam girl student in shorts made to wrap curtain around legs in exam

A 19-year-old girl appearing for an examination in Assam was made to wrap a curtain around her legs by an invigilator who chafed at her wearing shorts, provoking outrage and allegations of gender......

Assam: 17 die after taking mushroom meal

In a tragic incident, at least 17 persons, including women and children, died in different villages in eastern Assam districts of Golaghat, Jorhat and Sivasagar during the last four days after they......

How good is Bt brinjal

Indicating that introduction of Bt Brinjal in India could be avoided, Anand Agriculture University (AAU) vice chancellor Dr M C Varshaney on Monday said that there were other ways to increase yield......

Now, Nano faces farmers' roadblock in Gujarat

The land acquisition row seems to chasing the Tata's Nano car project even out of Singur as farmers of villages near Sanand, the project's new address, have staked claim on the plot. A group of......

Tata Nano to roll out from Gujarat

Within days of exiting from West Bengal, Tatas have decided to relocate their Rs 1 lakh-Nano car project in Gujarat, after scouting many sites including that Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Tata......

A farmer's innovative success story

Ganakabari is a small village with 87 households in Jorhat District of the Indian state of Assam. Every year, the low-lying area is subject to deep flooding due to monsoons that cause the overflow......

Thorpe gets his due 110 years after double gold at Stockholm Games

Jim Thorpe, a Native American and one of the 20th century's greatest athletes having also played professional baseball and American football, was stripped of his medals in 1913 after reports of the......

Budhia wants to win Olympic gold

Orissa's marathon child Budhia Singh, who has run a distance of 65 km non-stop, today said he cherished a dream to win an Olympic gold for the country."My dream is to bring honours to my country by......