President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Karnataka: Bandh 'total but peaceful'

Normal life was crippled almost across Karnataka on Wednesday in the wake of a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits on the Karnataka-Maharashtra boundary row. Autorickshaws and taxis......

'Maa tujhe salaam'

My mom is a rockstarOften think had I been a girl I would have been better human being. The only reason that makes me contemplate this preposterous idea is that I simply adore my mother so much......

This village fair is all about the books

Seven years ago, Surashettikoppa, a small village in Kalaghatagi taluk of Dharwad district was in the news by organising a 'Friendship Fair'. This innovative fair provided a forum for people from......