Pak has DNA of terrorism: India on Kashmir at UNESCO

India gave a befitting reply to Pakistan over its false claims and propaganda on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the cash-strapped nation itself is "a DNA of terrorism". "Pakistan's neurotic behaviour......

MVA partners to jointly contest Maha polls, seat-sharing talks soon: Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said his party, Congress, and the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray led by Uddhav Thackeray will jointly contest the......

Yoga enters UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity

In a diplomatic triumph for India, an intergovernmental committee of the United Nations has inscribed yoga in UNESCO's Representative List as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. "This......

'Encroached by Pak Army', PoK temple seeks Indian help

The Save Sharda Committee (SSC) in Bengaluru on Friday sought the help of the Indian government to remove the 'encroachment by the Pakistan Army' on the Sharda temple premises in Pakistan-Occupied......

Privacy: Google to call for new laws

Google, the search giant under fire from various quarters over privacy issues, will later on Friday call for new international laws to protect personal information online. Agencies quote the......

Art in focus in AIDS fight

In an attempt to create awareness about AIDS and HIV in rural areas where media cannot reach, the Public Affairs Office of the US Consulate General, Kolkata, would make use of scroll-painters to......

Tourism ministry wins PATA award

The Union Ministry of Tourism has bagged the 2005 PATA Grand Award for Heritage for its Ajanta Ellora Conservation and Tourism Development Project. The ministry gained the trust of the community......

Rural poverty ratio halves from 1983

The poverty ratio in rural areas dropped to nearly half between 1983 and 1999-2000. The proportion of the rural population living below poverty line, estimated at 45.65 per cent, has come down to......

Sports Shorts: Ankita crashes out of US Open Qualifying event

IMAGE: Ankita Raina failed to keep her momentum. Photograph: Ankita Raina/Twitter India's top women's singles player Ankita Raina crashed out of the women's singles US Open qualifying event......