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Gangotri women build their own road

UTTARAKASHI: The women here are convinced political parties don't spare a moment for their problems. No candidate talks about issues troubling them. And yes,...

Mumbai based photographer wins World Press Photo award in Nature category

MUMBAI: A Mumbai based wildlife photographer, Nayan Khanolkar, has won the second prize in the coveted World Press Photo Awards 2017, by featuring a prowling leopard on...

Students create a park out of recycled materials

By Deepika Jayaram Take a stroll along the lakeside area of the Sacred Heart College and a riot of colors welcome you. On a closer examination you...

Hindu population reducing in India, minorities flourishing: Rijiju

NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju today said Hindu population was reducing in India as they "never convert people", while minorities are flourishing unlike some other...

MGR loyalist Ponnaiyan joins Panneerselvam camp

CHENNAI: Former minister C. Ponnaiyan, an MGR loyalist, on Febnruary 11 joined the camp of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam who has been expanding his support base over the...

‘Won’t wait long’: Sasikala loses some big names, meets rest to take stock

Chennai: After issuing a veiled threat to Governor C.H. Vidyasagar Rao and the Union Government that her patience was running out, AIADMK General Secretary V.K....

Won’t construct statues, memorials any more, will focus on development: Mayawati

Bijnor: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on February 11 said her government, if voted to power, would concentrate more on the development of Uttar...

63% turnout recorded in first phase of UP polls, says EC

Lucknow: Sixty-three per cent voters exercised their franchise till 4 pm in 73 assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase UP polls, the...

World’s heaviest woman lands in Mumbai for operation

MUMBAI: After two months of preparations, the world's heaviest woman - Eman Ahmed from Egypt who weighs over 500kg with a girth of five feet - flew into...

Much more gender discrimination in US than India: Minister

AMRAVATI: India is being wrongly pictured as a country where violence is inflicted upon women as there is "much more" gender discrimination in countries like the...